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Deserted Wife & Son, She divorced him & remarried DEPOSITION Ex "A' Case of Charles Pemberton, No. 520,093 On this 19th day of May, 1888 at Near Lick Mountain, County of ConwayState of Arkansas, before me, T. A. Stockslagan, a Special Examiner ofthe Pension Office, personally appeared Charles Pemberton (Chuk), who,being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatoriespropounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid pensionclaim, deposes and says: I am 46 years old, Farming Occupation, MyPost Office is Lick Mountain, Conway Co. Ark. I am the identicalCharles Pemberton who enlisted on the 17th day of January in Co. I,3rd Ark Cavalry and was M.O. (Mustered out) with Reg. June 30/65. Myservice in aforsaid Co. and Regiment, constitutes my only militaryservice. I am also the identical Charles Pemberton who filed anapplication for Pension on or about 1884, in either July or August. Iclaim Pension on account of Gunshot wound of left hand and left foot,both of which were received on or about the 3rd day of Feb 1864 atabout 4 miles South East of Yellville, Marion Co. Ark. I could notstate with absolute certainty that I was wounded on the 3rd day ofFeby. /64. The facts connected with my wounds and the circumstancessurrounding me at the time as near as I can relate them are these. OurRegiment was stationed at Little Rock and I had been in the Co. a fewdays only when Co. I under command of Capt. A.D. Napier started on ascout. We started some time in Janry 1864 and the entire Co. proceededN.W. to Searcy Co. Ark. When on or near Long Creek Searcy Co. a squadwas detailed from the Co. and placed under Sergt. Dink Parks of ourCo. The detail as well as I remember was our Commander Sergt. DinkParks, comrades William Duncan, Peter Brimage James Harrington, JohnParks and myself. Sergt. Dink Parks' family resided on Bear Creek Searcy Co. and westayed two nights at his house. Our mission was to scour the countryin search of enemies concealed in the mountains and brush. And myunderstanding at the time was that we were to scour certain territoryand upon a day fixed by Capt. Napier were to report at Burlville[Burrowsville] - now Marshall - Searcy Co and then rejoin our Co.which would reach Burlville [Burrowsville] at the time appointed tomeet us there. We had reached Bear Creek and hearing that a Federal force consistingin part of the 2nd Ark. Cav. and the 8th Missouri. S.M. Vols. were incamp about 2 miles up the creek. We moved up to their camp and foundit had been abandoned by the Federals and was at the time we reachedit occupied by Confederates. We had a short running fight with them, and theyretreated towards Burlville [Burrowsville]. Sergt. Parks thendetermined that it was unsafe to attempt to reach Burlville[Burrowsville] and said to the few men with him if we attempt to makeBurlville [Burrowsville] we will be ambushed and murdered. He then started to overtake the 2ndArk. Cav. and the 8th Missouri. S.M. Cav. I remember that we felt andbelieved we were cut off from our other men and that we all thought itbest to report to the officers of any Federal Command we could reach.We started in pursuit of the Federals and overtook them same day and camped withthem that night. Sergt. Parks reported to the Officer in command ofthe scout and the next day we proceeded with them to Yellville wherethere was a Federal Military Post. I don't know who was in Command ofthe post at Yellville. My recollection is that the highest rankingofficer was a Major, and I think there were present a Maj. from boththe 2nd Ark. Cav. and the 8th Missouri. S.M. Cav. The men stationed atYellville were scouting nearly all the time and I think the Post wascommanded by different officers. After reporting we were told toremain there and consider ourselves under orders. We were soon sentout reconnoitring. We were not placed in charge of a CommissionedOfficer and on the day I was wounded Sergt. Parks was not with us. Onthis occasion I had charge of the squad. It was not uncommon to searchwith only one companion. And we were out on scouting expeditionsalmost every day we were at Yellville. On the day and at the time Iwas wounded, we were near Adams Mill 4 miles from Yellville. JohnParks (Decd.) , Peter Brimage, James Harrington and William Duncanalso a Reffuge citizen by the name of Asa Watts were present at thetime I was wounded. We were riding along the public road and saw awoman at a house motioning with her hand which we conceived to be asignal to Bush whackers on the opposite side of the house. Weinstantly put spurs to our horses and gave chase. My horse was theswiftest and I passed the house first. After passing the house Idiscovered two men running afoot. I took after them and called uponthem to Halt and surrender. They stopped and I thought intended tosurrender without resistance but upon coming near in they fired uponme. One of them shot at me with a rifle and hit me in the left foot. I then fired and shot the man with the rifle.The other man then fired upon me with a shot gun which I suppose wascharged with buck-shot. I received a wound in my left hand also aslight flesh wound in my right hand. The wound in my right hand wasslight and did not disable me any. Consequently I ask nothing for itin my application. I had shot the man with the shot gun before hefired upon me. And had wounded him mortally. The man who had the riflemade his escape. My comrades seemed to have halted near the house.Whither from fear of being overpowered or not I do not know. I calledto them and they all came up. The man who shot me through the foot wasa man by the name of Reed who lived in sight of where the shootingoccurred. Don't know who the man killed was but I learned he was aMissourian and that his name was Houston. Reed's Widow lived on the same place some years back. She was there 9years ago. Reed was a citizen and Bushwhacker. I understand andunderstood that the man killed had been a regular Confederate Soldierbut he was then a Bushwhacker. After being wounded, I got sick and we went a short distance andstopped at a house occupied by a widow woman and got some material andbandaged my hand. Our entire party then went to camp. When I got tocamp at Yellville the boys hunted up a Doctor and my recollection isthat the Doctor that dressed my wounds Dr. Green a Surgeon in the 8thMissouri. S.M. Cav. The ball injuring my left hand entered back ofhand between index and middle finger and ranged towards the joints offinger coming out at middle joint of index finger fracturing bone of fingerand rendering middle joint stiff and causing said finger to be stationary at right angles. The ballthat entered my foot entered from top just back of toe next to smalltoe and ranged towards heel coming out at outside of foot near bottom.No bones were broken´in my foot but my foot was permanently injuredand gives out when I walk on it much. I think Maj. Hart of the 8thMissouri. S.M. Cav. was in command of the Post at Yellville when I waswounded. I was not in a Regimental Hospital at Yellville. Wasquartered with a private family. I was quartered with the family ofDavid Parks. David Parks was a brother to Sergt. Dink Parks. David and Dink Parks both resided in Hickory Co. Missouri. the last I knew ofthem. I have been to their house once since peace was made. I wasthere in 1867, and they lived on a little creek which I think wascalled Meango. David Parks had a water mill on this creek. They didnot reside far from the county seat of Hickory Co., but I haveforgotten the name of the town. I had no direct information fromeither of the Parks since 1867. David Parks at the time I was lyingwounded in his house had two boys at home about grown and two or threegrown daughters but I cannot tell you their names. I remained atYellville about 10 days after I waswounded when Peter Brimage of ourCo. and a scout from Yellville went to Springfield Missouri. ComradeBrimage and I had a pass from Maj. Hart of the 8th Missouri. S.M.Cav.This pass was really a furlough as it was our authority to passanywhere in the Federal lines until I was able to reach my command. Comrade Brimage was given a similar paper in order to help to takecare of me. Upon reaching Springfield I went to the Post Surg. and askhim to dress my wounds. He told me to report to the Hospital and thatI would be cared for and my wounds dressed. I went to the Hospital butdid not get my wounds dressed. The surgeons ordered me to turn over myhorse and enter the Hospital and I did not want to go in the Hospitaland would not do it. I don't know (who) was Post Surgeon or who wasthe Surgeons at the Hospital at Springfield Missouri. I reported toGen. Sanborn Commander of the Post and he countersigned our passes. Comrade Brimage and I then proceededto Fayetteville, Ark. From Fayetteville we went to Clarksville, Ark.We joined a scouting party at Fayetteville which I think was made upentirely of Co. M, 2nd Ark. Cavalry. From Clarksville we went toLewisburg Ark. where we rejoined our Co. We got to Lewisburg about thelast of March 1864. My record as furnished by the Adjt. Gen. is notcorrect. It doubtless is correct so far as the information in the A.Ge. Office shows. After we had over stayed the time at which we wereto rejoin our Co. and Burlville [Burrowsville], Searcy Co., Ark. asexplained early in the statement and considerable time had elapsedsince we had been heard from we were erroneously accounted for. OurCompany Commander did not wish to carry us as deserters because he didnot believe we had deserted. He cause quietly reported comradesDuncan, Brimage, myself and others of our party as on certain dutieswhen in fact he did not at the time know where we were or whither wewere living or dead. The fact is that Wm. Z. Duncan nor myself were never on recruiting service in Pope Co., Ark. I personally was neversent on recruiting service while I was a soldier, and do not thinkcomrade Duncan was. I am not mistaken as to the comrades who comprisedour squad at the time I was wounded and when the records contradict,me in this particular, I can only say the records were intentionallyfalsified from the truth by Capt. A.D. Napier and that such practicewas not uncommon in our Regiment. Wm. M. Williams was our 1st Lieut.Lieut. Williams is dead. I think now that W. M. Williams was our 2ndLieut. at the time and that Lieut. Rittin was our 1st Lieut. andact(in)g Augt. Wm. L. Conley was our 1st Sergt. After reaching mycommand about the last of March of 1864 my wounds though not well werenearly healed. I showed them 1st Dr. Asst. Thomas our RegimentalSurgeon. I don't remember what Dr. Thomas did suggest. I know he didnot treat my wounds as they were in no condition requiring treatment.Unless it was straightening my finger. Do not think I conversed withDr. Mathson about it at all. The two Parks who were with me at thetime I was ounded never returned to the Co. Sergt. Dink Parks wasdischarged on account of disability and John Parks was transferred tosome Missouri. Battery. Peter Brimage was with me all the time I wasabsent. I don't remember when comrades Boyd, Duncan & Harrington did return to the Co.but not till some time after my return. I have never aided orabetted the rebellion. I have but few witnesses whose whereabouts I know. I desire the testimony of comrades; David Boyd and Wm. Z.Duncan of Wileys Cove, Searcy Co., Ark. ; Peter Brimage, Dardanelle,Yell Co., Ark. ; James Harrington, Greenbrier, Faulkner Co., Ark. ;Lieut. Wm. L. Conley of this vicinity and Capt. of John W.Gill of ElPaso, Texas. I also desire the testimony of Dr. Green of the 8thMissouri. S.M. Cav. And Sergt. Dink Parks and David Parks and membersof his family if they can be found. All as to Origin and line of duty. I have fully understood your questions and my answers have beencorrectly recorded. I had a shooting affray with Capt. Napier and fired one shot at him. He did not fireupon me at all. I was confined in Military Prison about 2 mos onaccount of this affray. I was court-martialed and acquitted. I causedhis dismissal from the service. The origin of the difficulty rested ina woman he was keeping about camp, but at the time I shot at him herefused to let me go out of camp when I had a pass signed by him. Thepass had been signed by Sergt. Conley our 1st Sergt. Who wasauthorized to sign our passes. He took the pass away from me and saidit was a forgery. Tore it up and struck and kicked at me. I thereuponshot at him. He never fired at me at all. Charles Pemberton Deponent Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day of May 1888, and Icertify that the contents were fully made known to deponent beforesigning. T. A. Stockslagan Special Examiner. Parks, David, special policeman hired for when circus came to town,1882, Searcy
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