Remarks: The claimant testifies to his Union sympathies to his opposition to Secession and the war, and other aid and comfort rendered by him to person hiding from the conscript officers. He was notified by a conscript officer, and in view of the fact that his wife was subject to fits almost daily, he thought it better to furnish a substitute than to leave the country. Two witnesses testify to these facts and to his loyal reputation and conversation. We are satisfied that he did not furnish the substitute through any desire to render aid to the rebellion; and in view of the evidence, and the loyal surroundings of claimant in the County of Winston where Union men abounded, we find him loyal. The supplies were taken by General Wilson in 1865 and we allow $272. [signed] A.O. Aldis, J.B. Howell, and O. Ferriss, Commissioners of Claims

To the Honorable Commissioner of Claims, Under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1871, Washington, D.C.: That he is a citizen of the United States and resides at present: Winston County, Alabama.

That he has a claim against the United States for property and provisions taken by General Wilson’s command during the month of March 1865 and used by the U.S. Army as follows:

1 black mule, second class, ($100); 100 bushels corn ($200); 1200 pounds fodder ($12); 300 pounds bacon ($75); 150 pounds pork ($15); total: $402.50

That all the items in the above schedule were of the full value therein set forth and were taken from the residence of your petitioner for the use of and were used by the United States army at or near his residence in Winston County, Alabama by General Wilson’s army on their march south on the 25^th day of March 1865. The mule was carried south by said command by soldiers unknown to your petitioner.

That no voucher, receipt or other writing was given therefore by the persons taking same as aforesaid or received at any time by your petitioner.

That your petitioner resided at the time his said claim accrued in Winston County, Alabama.

That William M. Jackson of Winston County, Alabama was the original owner of said claim, and that he still is the proper owner of said claim and he is the present owner of the same.

That your petitioner remained loyal adherent to the cause and the Government of the United States during the war, and was so loyal before and at the time of the taking of the property for which this claim is made.

That said claim has not before been presented to the Commissioners of Claims or any department of this government.

That Stilson, Bundy & Webster, of Washington, D.C., are hereby authorized and empowered to act as his Attorneys for the prosecution of this claim.

Wherefore your petitioner prays for such action of your Honorable Commission in the premises, as may be deemed just and proper. [signed] William M. Jackson, Witnesses: [signed] A.J. Ingle and Paul Ingle

State of Alabama, County of Winston: I, William M. Jackson, being duly sworn deposes and says, that he is the petitioner named in the foregoing petition, and who signed the same; that the matters therein stated are true, of the deponent’s own knowledge, except as to those matters which are stated on information and belief, and as to those matters he believes them to be true; and deponent further says that he did not voluntarily serve in the Confederate army or navy, either as an officer, soldier, or sailor, or in any other capacity, at any time during the late rebellion; that he never voluntarily furnished any stores, supplies, or other material aid to said Confederate army or navy, or to the Confederate government, or to any officer, department or adherent of the same in support thereof, and that he never voluntarily accepted or exercised the functions of any office whatsoever under, or yielded voluntary support to, the said Confederate government. [signed x his mark] William M. Jackson, Witnesses: [signed] A.J. Ingle and Paul Ingle

Sworn and subscribed in my presence, the 13^th day of May 1871 [signed] William H. Wilbanks, Justice of the Peace.

Names and residences of witnesses who will be relied upon to prove loyalty:

William Y. Norris, Larissa, Winston County, Alabama

Jonathan Barton, Larissa, Winston County, Alabama

Post office address of claimant, Larissa, Winston County, Alabama

I certify that W.H. Wilbanks is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and is duly commissioned and qualified as such this May the 27^th, 1871 [signed] R.W. Swinney, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Winston County, Alabama

That, by the following named persons, the Claimant expects to prove the taking or furnishing of the property for the use of the army of the United States:

Paul Ingle, of Walker County, Alabama

Cornelius Jackson, of Winston County, Alabama

The Claimant now prays that the testimony of the witnesses just designated be taken and recorded, at such place an at such time as the Special Commissioner may designate, at the reasonable cost of the said Claimant; and that due notice of the time and place of the taking thereof be given to the Claimant, or to his counsel.

Submitted on this 7^th day of July 1874 [signed] William M. Jackson, Claimant; [signed[ C.S. Bundy, Attorney.

Before the Commissioners of Claims, Under Act of Congress of March 3, 1871.

In the matter of the Claim of William M. Jackson of Larissa, in the County of Winston and State of Alabama.

Comes now the Claimant before John C. Moore, Esq., Special Commissioner for the State of Alabama, and represents that he has heretofore filed with the above-named Commissioners a Petition for the allowance of a claim for property taken for the use of the army of the United States, which claim, as stated below, does not exceed the sum of five thousand dollars.

That the said claim, stated by items, and excluding therefrom all such items as refer to the damage, destruction and loss, and not the use, of property; to unauthorized or unnecessary depredations of troops and other persons upon the property, or to rent or compensation for the occupation of buildings, grounds or other real estate, is as follows:

1 black mule, second class, ($100); 100 bushels corn ($200); 1200 pounds fodder ($12); 300 pounds bacon ($75); 150 pounds pork ($15); total: $402.50

That, as stated in the Petition referred to, the property in question was taken from or furnished by William M. Jackson, of Winston County, in the State of Alabama, for the use of a portion of the army of the United States, known as General Wilson’s Cavalry and commanded by General James H. Wilson, and that the persons who took or received the property, or who authorized or directed it to be taken or furnished, were the following: General James H. Wilson.

That the property was removed to the camps of the Union army, and used for or by the Union troops; all this on or about the 25^th day of March, in the year 1865, as appears by the petition presented to the Commissioners.

That, by the following named persons, the claimant expects to prove that, from the beginning of hostilities against the United States to the end thereof, his sympathies were constantly with the cause of the United States; that he never, of his own free will and accord, did anything, or offered, or sought, or attempted to do anything, by word or deed, to injure said cause or retard its success, and that he was at all times ready and willing, when called upon, or if called upon, to aid and assist the cause of the Union, or its supporters, so far as his means and power and the circumstances of the case permitted:

William Y. Norris, of Larissa, Alabama

Jonathan Barton, of Larissa, Alabama

Marion A. Addison, of Larissa, Winston County, Alabama

Paul Ingle, of Larissa, Winston County, Alabama

Before the Commissioners of Claims, Washington, D.C.

Claim of William M. Jackson of the County of Winston and State of Alabama, numbered 2180.

It is hereby certified that on the 11^th, 12^th, and 13^th days of January, 1875, at the house of claimant in the County of Winston and State of Alabama came personally before me, for the purpose of a hearing in the above-entitled cause, the following persons, namely:

William M. Jackson, Claimant

Marion A. Addison, Witness

Paul Ingle, Witness

Cornelius Jackson, Witness

Each and every deponent, previous to his or her examination, was properly and duly sworn or affirmed to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth concerning the matters under examination; the claimant’s witnesses were examined separately and apart from each other; the testimony of each deponent was written out by me in presence of such deponent, who signed the same in my presence after having the deposition read aloud to such deponent, and the signature of such deponent was by attested at the time it was affixed to the deposition.

Witness my hand and seal this 14^th day of January 1875 [signed] John C. Moore, Special Commissioner.

1 – William M. Jackson, 47 years of age. I reside in the County of Winston, State of Alabama and have so resided about 14 years. My occupation is that of a farmer.

2 – I am the claimant.

3 – In the State of Georgia in the County of Henry.

4 – I resided in the County of Walker and State of Alabama six months before the rebellion in the spring of 1861. I moved to the County of Winston, State aforesaid, where I now reside. My business has been that of farming all my life.

5 – There were on the Union side from beginning to the end of the rebellion.

6 – I never said anything against the Union cause and I never done anything against the Union cause only. I hired a substitute and put him in Rebel service in place of myself. I would not have done this, but for the fact I had a wife and five children. My wife had fits daily and times got so hot in this section of country and the conscript law was put in full force by the Confederates. I found out they would force me into service and for the purpose of staying up at home to take care of my fityfyed wife and little children. I hired and sent a substitute, not because I was friendly to the rebellion, for I was bitterly opposed to it, all the time, but it was because I was obliged to stay and take care of my wife. My children were too small to pull her out of the fire. I sent this substitute because I thought that was the best I could do under the circumstances. The bad health of my wife kept me from lying out, or going to the U.S. army.

7 – I did. I fed and sheltered many Union men that were lying out. I sheltered them in my barn (it was George Baird, Clark Howell, et al). I was doing such favors for the Union men and lyouts, from about the year 1862 until the final surrender of the Rebel forces.

9 – I had two brothers in the 1^st Alabama Cavalry Regiment Volunteers. They entered service at Decatur or Huntsville, Alabama. I don’t recollect at which place, in the early part of 1864, and remained in service until after the surrender. They were legally discharged.

10 – I was not.

11 – Nothing, only as before stated. I sheltered, fed, and assisted the Union men and layouts, all I could.

12 – I voted against Secession and done all I could for the Union cause.

13 – I adhered to the Union cause from beginning to the end of the rebellion.

14 – I always felt sad and sorry on hearing of a victory gained by the Rebels and was glad and rejoiced on hearing of a victory gained by U.S. forces.

15 – None was ever granted, from the fact I lived in a section of country where none could be granted me.

16 – I never have.

17 – Paulus Ingle, Marion A. Addison, George Hold and Wiley Dodd, et al, some of the above named will be called on to testify to my loyalty.

18 – I was. Sometimes 40 or 50 Confederates would camp around me, eat my meat and bread, feed on and pack off my corn and fodder. They tried to force me into service, arrested me 4 or 5 times. This was done from about the year 1862 at different times until the surrender. They frequently abused me, with their tongues, and call me a damned old Tory &c &c.

19 – As before stated, I was arrested by Captain Barto 3 times. He belonged to some Tennessee regiment of Confederate Cavalry. They released me because my neighbors told him the condition my wife was in. I was also arrested by old Adjutant May, conscript officer belonging to General Roddy’s command and was released for the above reasons. I was also arrested by Col. McCaskill and was released. I suppose for the same reasons above named. I did not take any oath or give any bonds to get released. The longest time they ever kept me under arrest was about 12 hours. All this happened from the last of 1862 up to the final surrender.

20 – None, except as before stated. I never was paid anything for it and I never presented any account for the same to the Confederate government or any rebel officer. This was all taken from me in Winston County, Alabama and from 1862 to surrender.

21 – There was not.

22 – I never did, except as before stated.

23 – Nothing more than before stated. I was compelled to hire a substitute on account of the bad health of my wife. By doing this, I was permitted to stay at home and take care of her.

24 – I was not.

25 – I was not.

26 – I did not.

27 – I did not.

28 – I was not.

29 – I was not.

30 – I did not.

31 – I never did.

32 – I never did.

33 – I was not.

34 – I did not.

35 – I did not.

36 – I had one brother about 45 or 50 years of age that was in the Confederate service. He lived in the State of Georgia and I learned he never went into service until conscripted. He died; never returned home. All I know about all this is hearsay.

37 – I have not.

38 – I never done anything for which I needed any pardon.

39 – In the fall of 1865 in Houston, the County Court of Winston County, I took the amnesty oath. I don’t recollect who administered it to me. I took it because I was willing to be governed by the Constitution of the U.S. and the laws thereunder.

40 – I was not.

41 – I was not.

42 – There was not.

43 – There was not.

44 – I voted for Union men and against Secession every time I voted.

45 – I did not.

46 – I was not.

47 – I was not.

48 – I did not.

49 – I was not.

50 – I was not.

51 – I was not.

66 – I was. I made it by my own industry by hard work &c.

67 – It was taken from my farm or plantation situated on Blackwater Creek in the County of Winston, State of Alabama. My farm contained about 30 acres which I cultivated. There was about 130 acres woodland. I suppose there is only 3 or 4 acres of wastelands.

68 – I never have filed a petition in bankruptcy, neither have I never been declared a bankrupt.

72 – I was present and saw the mule, the corn, the fodder, the bacon and the pork taken.

73 – The most of the property was taken in the day time, some little was taken in the night time. The army was camped near my house.

74 – I made complaint to the commissary of the corps, he replied that they were obliged to have or take everything to subsist upon and if he didn’t take it, that after they left the Rebs would come and take it.

75 – I asked for no receipts, or vouchers, and none was given.

76 – There never has any payment ever been made, to me, or to any one representing me, for any property named in this application, from any source whatever, and I have never before presented this claim for payment, or any of the property therein named to any officer or any department of the Government or any person whatever.

77 – It was taken by troops on the march.

78 – I was present and saw the black mule, the corn, the fodder, the bacon taken. I did not see the pork taken.

79 – The mule named in said application was, as was said, about 14 years old, in good work order, was sound, of medium size, a common work and riding mule. At the time taken was worth $100 in U.S. money. There was 100 bushels corn; it was in my barn. It was in the shuck and was good sound corn. I planted and tended in corn that year before, about 20 acres. My corn was very good, would have averaged 20 bushels to the acre. I had hauled it, and put it in my barn. I had 12 good loads. My wagon held from 10 to 12 bushels per load. I know that there was at least 100 bushels of good corn and at the time I was taken it was worth $200 in U.S. money. After the troops passed through here, corn sold from $2 to $2.50 per bushel. There was at least 1200 pounds fodder. I gathered that year 5000 pounds fodder. I only had little stock, and I had not fed much of it away. The most that had been used, was taken by the Confederate cavalry. I know by the bulk of it that there was at least 1200 pounds good, dry, sound fodder. It was in my barn. It was worth at the time taken $1 per 100 pounds in U.S. money. There was 300 pounds bacon taken. I killed 12 good hogs that year, and they averaged nearly 200 pounds each. We had use but a few of the shoulders and hams. They took all I had, except 10 sides which I had hid away. The bacon was in the smoke house, was good and will dryed meat, and at the time taken was worth 25 cents per pound in U.S. money. That was what bacon sold for that summer after the troops passed through the country.

While the troops were camped near me, I heard hogs squealing; next morning 2 of my shoats was missing. I did not see them kill my shoats, but I am satisfied they killed and eat them. They were fine and fat and in good order and would have weighed 75 pounds each and at the time taken was worth $15 in U.S. money. All of the above named property was taken on or about the 26^th March 1865. The troops that taken the property was called Wilson’s Raid, commanded by Major General Wilson. I knew none of the officers by name. I seen the man pass along the road that they said was Major General Wilson. The troops went into the lot, caught the mule and led it off to camps on the march. The troops went into my barn, packed off the corn in sacks mostly; some was packed out and put in their wagons. The fodder was tied up with ropes and bridle reins and packed off. They went into my smoke house, gathered the meat and packed it off to camps on the march. It was said there was 12,000 troops that passed by house. 5 or 600 was on foot. The balance was mounted. There was about 200 wagons. They were about 3 hours passing my house, about 24 hours. They come in the evening about one hour by son and kept on coming until 10 o’clock that night. The commenced passing next morning to pass and kept on until one hour by su555555555555555555555555555555555n. Officers were present. I knew them by their stripes. They never said anything about the property, only as I before stated. The manner and way in which they took the property into possession, in the presence of the officers led me to think that it was by order of the army officers that the property was taken and was for the necessary use of the army of the U.S.

Additional answer to Question No. 46: As before stated in my answer to Question No. 6, In the fall of 1862, or Spring of 1863, I hired James Beckner as a substitute and put him under Captain John R. Powell in General Roddy’s command. Before I would do this the conscript officers came to my house, told me that I would have to do something, or go into Confederate service. I talked to my Union friends and neighbors and they advised me if I could not get to stay at home to take care of my wife and little children without hiring a substitute, if they were in my fix they would do it. This I regretted to do, but my wife, having fits daily, and was subject at any time to fall in the fire and burn up, this being my situation, all things being considered I thought it was my duty to stay with her and take care of her so long as she lived. I then hired said Beckner as aforesaid and put him in service instead of myself. By doing this, I was privileged to stay at home for the express purpose (and none other) of taking care of my wife. If it had not been for the fix she was in, I would have went to the U.S. army through the lines or lay out in the woods. I never intended to do the Rebels any service, no more than I could help. As to the whereabouts of James Beckner, if living, I know not. [signed] W.M. Jackson; Attest: [signed] John C. Moore, Special Commissioner

1 – Marion A. Addison, 27 years of age. I reside in the County of Winston, State of Alabama, and have so resided for about 7 years. My occupation is that of a farmer.

2 – I am a brother-in-law to the claimant, and I am not interested in the success of his claim.

52 – In favor of the claimant.

53 – I have know him intimately all my life.

54 – I lived in 4 miles of him during the war.

55 – I expect on an average I seen him once a week from the beginning to the end of the rebellion.

56 – I talked with claimant time and again about the war, its causes, progress and results and he never at no time from beginning to the end of the rebellion expressed himself in any other way, than being opposed to the Confederacy, and in favor of the Union cause. He voted and done all he could against secession and I know of my own knowledge that he remained loyal to the Union cause from beginning to the end of the rebellion.

57 – I know that from the year 1862 to the end of the rebellion he fed Union men and lyouts time and again. He fed Reuben? Austin, Washington Austin, Bird Norris, et al, some of these men belonged to the 1^st Alabama Regiment Cavalry Volunteers.

58 – I do not except he hired a substitute and put in the Rebel service. This he was forced to do on account of his wife having fits, so as to get to stay at home and take care of her. If he had not done this, the Confederates would have conscripted him and put him in Confederate service. He regretted very much to do so, but was compelled to do that, or leave his wife and little children to take care of themselves. They not being able to take care of and pull their mother out of the fire, should she happen in a fit, to fall therein.

59 – I never heard of claimant saying or doing anything against the Union cause, except the hiring of said substitute and all I ever heard of him saying or doing was against the Rebel cause, except as before stated.

60 – His public reputation was that he was truly loyal to the Government of the U.S. I knew it by his talk, his actions, and deeds. I knew it by hearing Ely Henson and David Manasco speak of him as such; Wiley B. Manasco and J.L. Stewart his near neighbors during the war could testify to his loyal public reputation.

61 – The before mentioned persons, George Holt and Paulus Ingle, I know of my own knowledge they could, and would testify to claimant’s loyalty.

62 – I was. I have proved myself a loyal claimant, before the Commissioner of Claims and have received pay for property taken by the U.S. troops. The claimant knew I was loyal by my talk, actions, and deeds.

63 – I knew that he was threatened to be killed by the Confederate Cavalry for being a Union man. He was cursed and called a damned old Lincolnite. He was fed on and eat off of, from time to time from 1862 until the final surrender.

64 – I know everything said or done by him would have kept him from establishing his loyalty to the Confederacy (except the hiring of that substitute).

65 – I don’t know that I can, except I know of my own knowledge that every true loyal Union man in the neighborhood approved of and recommended him for hiring that substitute that by so doing claimant got to stay with and take care of his fityfyed wife. [signed x his mark] Marion A. Addison, Attest: [signed] John C. Moore, Special Commissioner

1 – Paul Ingle, 47 years of age nearly. I reside in the County of Walker and State of Alabama and have so resided all my life. My occupation is that of a farmer.

2 – The claimant is my brother-in-law. I am not interested in the success of said claim.

52 – In the favor of the claimant.

53 – I have been intimately acquainted with him 15 or 20 years.

54 – I lived in one mile of claimant.

55 – I met him frequently, almost daily.

56 – I talked with and heard the claimant speak of the war, its causes, progress, and results from the beginning to the end of the war. I was with him almost daily. I went with him to the election. He and I voted against secession and has done all he could against it, was a true and loyal man from beginning to the end of the rebellion. I heard him say that if he had to go to the war, that he intended to go to the U.S. army, or words to that amount.

57 – The militia was ordered out by Col. Jenkins to muster the boys and as we supposed to come on the Union men and layouts of Winston County. Us Union men chose claimant for our courier. He would go and stay all day with the Colonel’s men and his militia and report back to us that night. He kept us fully posted and let us know what they were doing. I have heard in the year 1864 Clark Howell, George Baird and Benjamin Jackson, Union men and U.S. soldiers say that claimant furnished them bedclothes and rations to live on while they were lying out and I further know of my own knowledge that claimant and his brother-in-law Benjamin Williams fell out during the war about their politics and have never had any dealings since; claimant being a strong Union man and Williams a strong Rebel.

58 – I do not, except one thing. He hired a substitute and put in the Rebel service. This he done on the account of his wife having fits. He disliked very much to hire a substitute, but myself and his neighbors advised him to do so on account of the bad health of his wife. She was having fits almost daily, and was subject to fall in the fire and burn up at any time and needed claimant’s personal attention. If he had not hired a substitute, the Confederate conscript officer would have sent him to the Rebel army. To do this was his only choice—to stay and take care of his wife and little children.

59 – I never heard of claimant saying or doing anything for the Rebel cause except as before stated and all I ever heard of him saying or doing was in favor of the Union cause except as before stated.

60 – His public reputation was loyalty to the Government of the U.S. I knew it by his talk, his actions, and deeds and I heard Thomas Carroll and George W. Holt speak of him as such and Jacob Stewart and William Smith his neighbors during the war could and would no doubt, testify to his loyal public reputation.

61 – The above named persons, Reuben and William Norris, et al, and I am satisfied that such persons would and could testify to claimant’s loyalty.

62 – I was. He knew it by my talk, my actions, and deeds. I have twice proved myself loyal before the Commissioners of Claims.

63 – I know that he was foraged on by the Rebel cavalry from 1862 to the end of the rebellion and I know he was arrested 2 or 3 times by said cavalry but turned loose and was annoyed by them a great deal.

64 – All that I know of him saying or doing would have prevented him from establishing his loyalty to the Confederacy except the hiring of said substitute, as before stated.

65 – I don’t know that I can state anything further than I have stated. [signed] Paul Ingle; Attest: [signed] John C. Moore, Special Commissioner

1 – Paul Ingle, 47 years of age nearly. I reside in the County of Walker and State of Alabama and have so resided all my life. My occupation is that of a farmer.

2 – The claimant is my brother-in-law. I am not interested in the success of said claim.

72 – I come to claimant house and saw the troops taking his corn and fodder. That was all I saw them take. I know that he had the mule and other property named in said petition, before the troops come through the country and I know it was all missing when they passed through the country.

73 – It was in the daytime, that I saw them taking claimants corn and fodder.

74 – If any complaint was made about the taking of the property, I never heard it. If any vouchers or receipts was asked for or given I never heard or seen it and if any payment has ever been made or asked for, from any source whatever for the property named in said application, I am not apprised of it.

77 – It was taken by troops on the march.

78 – I saw the corn and fodder taken and nothing else. I would not seen that had I not left home to go over there for the purpose of seeing how much had been taken from claimant. I would not seen anything taken, when the troops was passing through the country, everybody stayed at their homes, and that is the reason that it is so difficult for proof to be made of the taking of property by anyone except by a man’s own family, but from what I know of the claimant, I am satisfied that the troops took from the claimant everything set forth in his application. I know the troops were at his house about the 25^th March 1865. It was said it was a portion of General Wilson’s Corps and commanded by Major General Wilson. There was as was said 10 or 12,000 troops. The way they took the property through the country as they went through led me to think that it was by order of the army officers and it was for the necessary use of the army of the U.S. [signed] Paul Ingle; Attest: [signed] John C. Moore, Special Commissioner

1 – Cornelius Jackson, 21 years of age nearly. I reside in the County of Winston, Alabama and I have so resided about 14 years. My occupation is that of a farmer.

2 – The claimant is my father. I am not interested in the success of said claim.

72 – I was present and saw the corn, the fodder and bacon taken. I didn’t see the mule taken. I know the mule was in the stable when the troops come up, and I knew the mule was gone when they left. I am fully satisfied they did take the mule.

73 – Some of the corn and fodder was taken in the night time. The balance of it and the bacon was taken in the day time.

74 – If any complaint was made I never heard it about the taking of the property.

75 – If any was asked for, or given, I never heard of it.

76 – There never has been anything paid for any of the property named in said application. If so, I never heard of it.

77 – It was taken by troops on the march.

78 – I saw the corn, fodder and bacon taken. I know the mule and the 2 shoats was on the place when the troops came up, and I know they were missing when they left our premises.

79 – There was 100 bushels corn in the shuck. We hauled 11 or 12 loads and put it in the barn. The wagon hauled 10 or 12 bushels to the load. The fodder was packed on the corn. The corn had none of it been used up to the time it was taken. I am well satisfied there was at least 100 bushels of good, sound corn. At the time taken it was worth $2 per bushel in U.S. money. That is what corn sold for after the troops passed on through the country. There was at least 1200 pounds fodder. I know so by the bulk of it and I know so by the amount we gathered and put in the barn that season. It was good, dry and well cured fodder and was worth at the time taken $1 per 100 pounds in U.S. money. There was at least 300 pounds of bacon. I know it by the number of hogs we killed that season. We had not used many of the hams and shoulders. They took all the sides but 8 or 10 sides that was hid away. At the time the meat or bacon was taken it was worth 25 cents per pound in U.S. money. All of the above property named was taken about the 26^th March 1865. It was taken as was used by Wilson’s Corps and commanded by Major General Wilson. They went into the barn and backed off the corn and fodder to camps on the march in sacks, tying up the fodder in ropes and bridle rains. They went into the smoke house, took the bacon, and packed it off to the camps. There was a great many troops, perhaps 12 or 15,000. They were mostly mounted men, 4 or 500 were on foot with the wagons. I suppose there were two hundred wagons. I seen officers. I know they were officers by their stripes. I knew none of their names, all I heard them say was that if we wanted to save any corn for bread, we had better carry it in the house. All this property before named being taken by the troops in the presence of the officers led me to think it was done by their orders, and was for the necessary use of the army of the U.S. [signed] Cornelius Jackson; Attest: [signed] John C. Moore, Special Commissioner

Before the Commissioners of Claims, Washington, D.C.

Claim of William M. Jackson of the County of Winston and State of Alabama, numbered 2180.

It is hereby certified that on the 23^rd day of June 1876 at the residence of claimant in the County of Winston and State of Alabama came personally before me, for the purpose of a hearing in the above-entitled cause, the following persons, namely:

Reuben Norris, Witness

John N. Baughn, Witness

Each and every deponent, previous to his or her examination, was properly and duly sworn or affirmed to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth concerning the matters under examination; the claimant’s witnesses were examined separately and apart from each other; the testimony of each deponent was written out by me in presence of such deponent, who signed the same in my presence after having the deposition read aloud to such deponent, and the signature of such deponent was by attested at the time it was affixed to the deposition.

Witness my hand and seal this 23^rd day of June 1876 [signed] John C. Moore, Special Commissioner.

Additional testimony in case No. 2180 of William Jackson of Winston County, State of Alabama: Reuben Norris being duly sworn says:

1 – Reuben Norris, 41 years of age, I reside in the County of Walker, State of Alabama and have so resided all my life. My occupation is that of a farmer.

2 – I am not the claimant and am no kin to him and not interested in the success of his claim.

52 – In the favor of the claimant, William M. Jackson of Winston County, Alabama.

53 – I have been acquainted with claimant about 21 years. From my first acquaintance to the present, I have been intimately acquainted with him.

54 – I lived near to him during the war (in about 3 ½ miles).

55 – I met him oftentimes during the rebellion—can’t tell how often. I was lying out around his farm frequently during the rebellion to escape Confederate service and Confederate cavalry. Claimant fed or furnished me rations many times while I was lying out around him.

56 – I conversed with claimant oftentimes during the war; heard him talk and spend his opinion about the war, its causes, progress, results, &c. and he always talked and acted as a good, true and loyal man to the U.S. While I was lying out to keep out of the Rebel service, I met him frequently. I was not afraid to meet him at any time. The time I saw him and met him as before stated, was in the years of 1861, 1862 and 1863. About that time I left and enlisted in U.S. service.

57 – I knew he layout during the war to escape the Rebel service. I know that he came to my house during the rebellion and posted me and told me all about what the Rebels were going to do and how they were going to look for us &c &c. This was about the year 1863.

58 – I do not.

59 – I never heard of claimant saying or doing anything against the Union cause. I heard him say if he had to go to the war he would go to the U.S. army.

60 – It was loyalty to the U.S. I always took him to be loyal—never heard anything else said of him. I knew he was loyal by his actions, his talk, and his favors rendered to the Union men during the rebellion. I heard my brothers, John B. Norris and William Norris, speak of him as such, and Thomas Carroll, Jacob Stewart (and many others), his neighbors during the war can testify to his public reputation.

61 – The before named persons, John N. Baughn, William Baughn, and George Holt, and many others, his neighbors during the war, can and will, if necessary, as I think, testify to claimants loyalty.

62 – I was. He did. He knew I was opposed to the war. He knows that I lay out to avoid Rebel service and he knows that I went and joined the U.S. service in the 1^st Alabama Regiment Cavalry Volunteers in Company M. and remained therein from the year 1863 until the final surrender of the Confederate forces.

63 – I can’t say that I recollect of any threats or injury done claimant on account of his principles. I know he lay out to keep out of the Confederate cavalry’s way.

64 – The act of his feeding me when I was lying out, and the act of his reporting to me and telling me all about the Confederate cavalry would in my opinion been sufficient cause to have prevented him from establishing his loyalty to the Confederacy.

65 – It has been so long that I can’t recollect anything more, except I know he was a good, loyal man, from beginning to the end of the rebellion.

[signed x his mark] Reuben Norris; Attest: [signed] John C. Moore, Special Commissioner

1 – John N. Baughn, 37 years of age. I reside in the County of Winston, State of Alabama and have so resided about 22 years. My occupation has always been that of a farmer.

2 – I am no kin to the claimant and not interested in the success of his claim.

52 – In the favor of the claimant, William M. Jackson, of Winston County, Alabama

53 – 18 or 20 years and I have known him intimately the most of that time.

54 – I lived in 5 miles of him.

55 – I met him frequently until I went into U.S. service.

56 – I never had any particular chat with him about the war, but he in common with all my neighbors was a Union man, opposed to the war and on all occasions I ever heard him speak of the war, he always spoke against it, from the beginning of the rebellion up to the fall of 1863 at which time I enlisted in U.S. service. I returned home from service in July 1865. On my return I found him still a good Union man and he was so regarded as such by his neighbors.

57 – I heard one of the Austin boys who was in U.S. service say that claimant was his friend, that he was all right. From reports I know that claimant went to the wife of Newton Austin (who was shot by the Rebs) and informed her of the fact and helped carry said Austin home and help take care of him. This was in the Spring of 1863.

58 – I do not.

59 – I never heard of claimant saying or doing anything against the Union cause and I never heard of him saying or doing anything for the Rebel cause except I heard that he hired a substitute for the Rebel army. This he done, because his wife had fits and he had obliged to stay at home with her to take care of her. If he had not done this, the Rebs would have put him in service. All this is only hearsay with me. I don’t recollect from whom I heard it. I think I heard this repot in the year 1863.

60 – It was that of loyalty to the U.S. Government. I heard Wash Austin, his neighbor, a U.S. soldier, speak of him as such. Also Newton Austin speak of him as such and Paulus Ingle, George Holt and Thomas Carroll, his neighbors during the war, can and will testify to claimants public reputation. I knew he was loyal by his speaking when in my presence against the Confederacy. I always understood that he voted with the Union party before the war. Since the war he voted with the Republican party.

61 – The above named persons and Joseph Norris, W.B. Manasco and many others, his neighbors during the war, can and will, as I think, testify to claimant’s loyalty.

62 – I was. He did. He knew that I enlisted and stayed in U.S. service from the fall of 1863 to June 1865 in Company L, 1^st Alabama Cavalry Volunteers.

63 – I can’t say that I do.

64 – I know that he always spoke against the Confederacy and frequently said that secession was one of the worst things that was ever brought up in the U.S.

65 – I am fully satisfied that claimant was a true Union man from beginning to the end of the rebellion and from what I have heard I have no doubt that claimant assisted and fed many Union men and Union soldiers during the rebellion. [signed x his mark] John N. Baughn; Attest: [signed] John C. Moore, Special Commissioner

The United States to William M. Jackson, Alabama. For the amount allowed him by Act of Congress, Private No. 70 approved March 3^rd 1877, entitled “An Act making appropriations for the payment of claims reported allowed by the Commissioner of Claims under the Act of Congress of March 3^rd, 1871:” The sum of $272. Payable in care of Stilson, Bundy and Webster, Washington, D.C. Treasury Department, Second Comptroller’s Office, April 4, 1877, [signed] H. Spalding, Clerk. Treasure Department, Third Auditor’s Office, March 29, 1877. [signed] J.W. Clark, Clerk

Note: William M. Jackson was born 28 Jan 1818 and died 26 May 1906. He was buried in the Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery. Jackson’s wife, M.A. Jackson, outlived him about three years. She died 8 Apr 1909 at the age of 78.