Augusta Disallowed Claims: 1871

• Claim of Adam Fix, May 18, 1871, Claim No. 7011

  Adam Fix filed this claim May 18, 1871, for $180, claiming that Union troops confiscated 1 mare from his Augusta County farm. The claim was disallowed in 1872.

• Claim of Jacob L. Humbert, July 17, 1871, Claim No. 2524

  Humbert filed this claim for horses, livestock, household goods, and food taken in September, 1864. In 1872, the Commissioners ruled against him because he voted in favor of the Ordinance of Secession and furnished a substitute to keep his son out of the Confederate Army.

• Claim of Jonas Wampler, August 7, 1871, Claim No. 2561

  Wampler's claim for $162 worth of property was disallowed by the Commission, and he appealed this decision in 1892, when the Congressional Court of Claims found him loyal to the United States.

• Claim of Daniel Fishburn, August 11, 1871, Claim No. 2136

  Daniel Fishburn filed this claim August 11, 1871, for $1105.50, claiming that Union troops confiscated 2 mares, 8 sheep, 6 hogs, corn, butter, bacon, lard, salt beef, apple butter, sorghum molasses, vinegar, and hay. The claim originally belonged to Fishburn's mother, Lydia (or Lidia) Fishburn, and for that reason was disallowed in 1872 (specific date of disallowment not given).

• Claim of Thomas Hayden, August 11, 1871, Claim No. 10259

  Thomas Hayden filed this claim August 11, 1871, claiming that Union troops confiscated 3 horses from him during the march through the Valley of Virginia in 1864 and 1 additional horse in 1865 during army occupation. Hayden kept a livery stable in Staunton, Augusta Co., Va. His claim was disallowed in 1873.

• Claim of Franklin H. Myers, August 15, 1871, Claim No. 12126

  Myers' claim for horses and oats was disallowed because he served in the local militia. He unsuccessfully appealed this decision to the Congressional Court of Claims in 1892.

• Claim of Lewis Defenbaugh, August 15, 1871, Claim No. 11252

  Lewis Defenbaugh filed this claim August 15, 1871, for $300.00, claiming that Union troops confiscated 1 horse and 1 mare in June 1864 from his property near Staunton, Augusta Co., Va. The claim was disallowed (date of disallowment not given; claim was still active in 1874).

• Claim of Jacob B. Carwell, August 17, 1871, Claim No. 1380

  Carwell's claim for farm animals was disallowed because he purchased a substitute for Confederate Army service, despite the fact that he left the Confederacy and worked in a U.S. Quartermaster's office in West Virginia. Carwell appealed this decision to the Court of Claims in 1895. Of particular interest is Carwell's brother's testimony, which claims that Carwell also served in the Home Guards of a town near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

• Claim of Henry Demasters, August 18, 1871, Claim No. 11452

  Henry Demasters filed this claim August 18, 1871, for $270.00, claiming that Union troops confiscated 1 bay mare, 2 heifers, and 2 guns. The claim was disallowed (date of disallowment not given; claim was still active in 1872).

• Claim of Isaac Ware, August 21, 1871, Claim No. 12671

  Isaac Ware was a black man living in Staunton during the war; presumably he was a slave, since his name is not listed in the Registry of Free Blacks for Staunton. The Commissioners were satisfied that he was loyal to the United States but did not see sufficient evidence proving that Union troops took his horse, and therefore disallowed the claim.

• Claim of James Beard, August 21, 1871, Claim No. 15991

  James W. Beard of Mint Spring, Augusta Co., Va., filed this claim in August 21, 1871, for $108, claiming that Union troops confiscated 13 tanned calf skins, 2 saddles, and 8 bushels of corn. The claim was disallowed December 8, 1873.

• Claim of Simon Stickley, August 22, 1871, Claim No. 978

  Simon Stickley filed this claim in 1872 for $135, claiming the Union army under General Hunter's command took one horse in 1864. Stickley was a 32 year old farmer who was arrested once by Confederate authorities. He failed to answer questions 10 to 13 and only one neighbor testified to his loyalty. The claim was disallowed.

• Claim of William Bull, August 22, 1871, Claim No. 2586

  William Bull filed this claim August 22, 1871, for $300, claiming that Union troops confiscated 2 mares (one with a saddle and bridle) and 1 horse from his farm near Mount Sidney, Augusta Co., Va. in 1864. The claim was disallowed (date of disallowment not given).

• Claim of George W. Furr, August 22, 1871, Claim No. 5710

  George W. Furr filed this claim August 22, 1871, for $140, claiming that Union troops confiscated one bay mare on June 8, 1864, from his farm near Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia. The claim includes the voucher Furr received when his horse was taken, signed by J. M. Wiggins of the 20th Ohio Cavalry. The Claims Commission did not find J. M. Wiggins in its records and thereby determined that the claimant was "imposed upon" by someone taking the horse for non-Army purposes; the claim was disallowed (in 1872?).

• Claim of Joseph Flory, August 23, 1871, Claim No. 2585

  Joseph Flory filed this claim August 23, 1871, for $341.25, claiming that Union troops confiscated two horses, a saddle, and bacon from the farm of his mother, Christina Flory, located three miles southwest of New Hope, Augusta County, Virginia. Flory further claimed that a third horse was confiscated from him while he was on his way to reclaim the other two horses. The claim was disallowed in 1871.

• Claim of John Engleman, August 25, 1871, Claim No. 1382

  Engleman's claim for more than a thousand dollars worth of livestock, produce, and household goods was disallowed by the Commissioners in 1872 on the grounds that he voted for the Ordinance of Secession. When appealing this decision to the Congressional Court of Claims between 1893 and 1897, Engleman and his heirs went to great lengths to prove that he had not, in fact, voted for secession. The Court of Claims ruled in 1896 that Engleman had been loyal to the United States, but it is not clear that his heirs ever received compensation.

• Claim of John B. Fauver, August 26, 1871, Claim No. 1383

  Fauver's claim for 2 horses and a large quantity of bacon was disallowed because he served in the state militia in 1861. He appealed this decision to the Congressional Court of Claims in 1895.

• Claim of Henry Mish, August 30, 1871, Claim No. 1387

  The Commission disallowed Mish's claim for $3,500 worth of agricultural goods on the grounds of disloyalty. His son appealed this decision to the Court of Claims in 1900.

• Claim of Peter Sheets, September 1, 1871, Claim No. 1729

  Sheets' claim for horses, livestock, and farm implements was disallowed by the Claims Commission in 1878, despite evidence of his loyalty to the United States, because they ruled that the Union Army had not taken Sheets' property for strictly military use. Sheets appealed this decision in 1901, when the Congressional Court of Claims ruled in his favor. Sheets' son George died while serving in the Union Army. In one of the briefs filed by Sheets' attorney, witness William Houff stated that Sheets' neighborhood, Mt. Sidney, was known as "the little United States" due to its high population of Unionists.

• Claim of Simon P. Stover, September 2, 1871, Claim No. 15855

  The Commissioners of Claims disallowed Stover's claim for one horse in 1874 because he voted for the Ordinance of Secession and took a loyalty oath to the Confederacy while a member of the militia.

• Claim of William Stickley, September 5, 1871, Claim No. 977

  Stickley's claim for the value of one horse was disallowed by the Commission for insufficient proof of loyalty. His daughters appealed this decision to the Court of Claims in 1903.

• Claim of John Bumgardner, September 5, 1871, Claim No. 9293

  John Bumgardner filed this claim September 5, 1871, for $210, claiming that Union troops confiscated 1 horse with saddle and bridle, 1 patch of corn, and 1 hog from his farm in 1864. A witness, Humphrey Ware, testified that 2 horses were taken; one sheet within the claim includes a second horse in a varying claim of confiscated property: 2 large bay horses, both 5 years old, one valued at $250 and one at $200; also, 40 bushels of corn, valued at $40.00. Why the lists vary is unclear. The claim was disallowed December 9, 1872.

• Claim of James F. Davis, September 6, 1871, Claim No. 2135

  Davis' claim for one mule was rejected for the vagueness of testimony on both loyalty and taking of property. He unsuccessfully appealed this decision to the Congressional Court of Claims in 1892.

• Claim of Richard Anderson, September 8, 1871, Claim No. 1725

  Anderson's claim for horses and farm supplies was disallowed in 1872 because the commissioners were not satisfied that he was loyal to the Union during the war. His heir, John Fauver, filed several appeals of this decision with the Congressional Court of Claims beginning in 1902.

• Claim of John Wampler, September 11, 1871, Claim No. 2558

  The Commissioners disallowed Wampler's claim for the value of four horses, taken in October, 1864, because they were not convinced that he had been loyal to the United States throughout the war.

• Claim of Abraham Lavell, September 12, 1871, Claim No. 2638

  Lavell's claim for the value of two horses was disallowed for lack of evidence of active loyalty. His widow appealed this decision to the Court of Claims in 1893.

• Claim of John D. Price, September 13, 1871, Claim No. 6901

  John D. Price's claim for two horses was rejected because the Commissioners were not convinced of his loyalty. Details of his claim correspond with those of his father, John Price. His claim was forwarded to the Congressional Court of Claims with that of his father, although only the senior Price seems to have been involved in the appeal.

• Claim of John Price, September 14, 1871, Claim No. 6902

  Price placed his claim for horses and cattle in the fall of 1871, and the Commissioners disallowed it in 1872, citing his vote in favor of the ordinance of secession as evidence of disloyalty. Price's heirs appealed this decision to the Court of Claims in 1895, and the case appears to have continued until 1904 without reaching any real resolution. Price's two daughters testified for the first time in 1895.

• Claim of John R. Buchanan, September 14, 1871, Claim No. 6893

  Buchanan's claim for one horse was disallowed because the Commissioners believed that Buchanan, as a minor during the war, could not have owned the horse outright.

• Claim of Amelia McCray, September 14, 1871, Claim No. 6898

  Amelia McCray claimed the value of three horses. The Commissioners rejected her claim, designating her behavior during the war as neutral, rather than truly loyal to the United States Government. There is some dispute in the historic record as to whether McCray lived in Augusta County or Rockingham County.

• Claim of David Sansabaugh, September 14, 1871, Claim No. 6904

  Sansebaugh's claim for two horses was disallowed by the Commissioners in 1872 because his name was listed on Augusta County poll books as having voted for the Ordinance of Secession. Sansebaugh appealed this decision to the Congressional Court of Claims in 1896 and again in 1898.

• Claim of Abner Shumake, September 16, 1871, Claim No. 2572

  Abner Shumake filed this claim in 1871 for $75, claiming the Union army under General Sheridan's command took one horse in 1864. Shumake was a 47-year-old merchant who took an oath to the Confederacy but helped his nephew flee to the North. The claim was disallowed.

• Claim of Peter Ellinger, September 16, 1871, Claim No. 6477

  Ellinger's claim for over $200 worth of property was disallowed because he voted in favor of secession and had two sons in the Confederate Army. He filed an unsuccessful appeal with the Congressional Court of Claims in 1890.

• Claim of Mary Baker, September 16, 1871, Claim No. 7071

  Mary Baker filed her claim in 1872, but it was rejected for having insufficient evidence. She appealed to the Congressional Court of Claims during the years 1892-1901.

• Claim of Thomas J. Gilbert, September 19, 1871, Claim No. 7264

  Gilbert's claim was disallowed by the Commissioners because his wartime experiences suggested neutrality rather than loyalty to the Union Government. Gilbert appealed this decision to the Congressional Court of Claims in 1895; his son filed a second appeal in 1898.

• Claim of Joseph H. Craun, October 26, 1871, Claim No. 8943

  Joseph H. Craun of Mossy Creek, Augusta Co., Va., filed this claim October 26, 1871, for $125.00, claiming that Union troops confiscated 1 sorrel mare. Craun testified that he lived and farmed in Indiana from 1863 until his return to Virginia in 1865. The claim was disallowed on December 9, 1872.

• Claim of George Craun, October 26, 1871, Claim No. 8944

  George Craun of Mossy Creek, Augusta Co., Va., filed this claim October 26, 1871, for $422.50, claiming that Union troops confiscated 1 bay horse, 1 mare, 3 bridles, 3 halters, 2 saddles, and 4 grain bags. His claim was disallowed in 1872. Note that one witness who testified to the confiscation, Isaac Miller, was an African American laborer.

• Claim of David Bowers, 1871, Claim No. 1379

  David Bowers filed this claim in 1871 for $428.50, claiming Union troops confiscated 2 horses, 1 rifle gun, 2 saddles, 2 halters, 4 bridles, bacon, flax seed, vinegar, and flour from his property near Middlebrook, Augusta Co., Va. The claim was disallowed in 1874. Bowers filed an additional claim, No. 20827, for $382.25; it was also disallowed. See claim No. 20827 for additional information.

Augusta Disallowed Claims: 1872

• Claim of Julius C. Waddle, March 25, 1872, Claim No. 12658

  Waddle lived in Hampshire County, (West) Virginia during the war but filed his claim in Staunton, where he worked as a United States Storekeeper beginning in 1869. Despite Waddle's loyalty to the Union during the war, the Commissioners disallowed his claim because most of the property for which he requested compensation did not qualify as "stores and supplies" under military regulations.

• Claim of John K. Keiser, August 2, 1872, Claim No. 17367

  Keiser's claim for horses, livestock, food, and forage was disallowed by the Claims Commission in 1872 because they were not satisfied with the proof of his loyalty. Two of Keiser's former slaves testified about the taking of the property by Union soldiers. Keiser appealed to the Congressional Court of Claims in 1898.

• Claim of Benjamin T. Bagby, August 3, 1872, Claim No. 15503

  Bagby's claim for 16 horses and 3 cattle was disallowed on the grounds that he served in the Home Guard and sent a substitute into Confederate service. He appealed this decision to the Congressional Court of Claims in 1892, when he was again found disloyal.

• Claim of Daniel Miller, September 3, 1872, Claim No. 2541

  The Commissioners disallowed Miller's claim for the value of one horse because he voted in favor of the Ordinance of Secession.

• Claim of Jacob Myers, September 4, 1872, Claim No. 2557

  Myers claimed $460.00 worth of provisions, for which he provided a receipt. The Commissioners of Claims, however, disallowed his claim because he gave insufficient proof of his loyalty to the United States. Myers appealed this decision to the Congressional Court of Claims, apparently unsuccessfully.

• Claim of Reuben A. Garber, September 5, 1872, Claim No. 2505

  Reuben A. Garber filed this claim September 5, 1872, for $300, claiming that Union troops confiscated two horses from his farm southeast of Mount Sidney, Augusta Co., Va., on September 29, 1864. The horses were taken during the Burning of the Valley of Virginia. The claim was disallowed December 9, 1872.

• Claim of Samuel Garber, September 5, 1872, Claim No. 2508

  Garber's claim for horses and livestock was disallowed because he voted in favor of the ordinance of secession. He unsuccessfully appealed this decision to the Congressional Court of Claims in 1892.

• Claim of John H. Bates, September 5, 1872, Claim No. 16245

  David Myers, administrator of the estate of John H. Bates of New Hope vic., Augusta Co., Va., filed this claim September 5, 1872, claiming that Union troops confiscated a horse valued at $175 from said Bates, who died in 1865. Additional testimony was supplied in 1878; the claim was disallowed (date of disallowment not given).

• Claim of Benjamin F. Wampler, September 6, 1872, Claim No. 2565

  Wampler's claim for livestock taken in the fall of 1864 was disallowed by the Commissioners because he served in the state militia and voted in favor of the Ordinance of Secession.

• Claim of George L. Arehart, 1872, Claim No. 1377

  George Arehart (or Archart) submitted his claim for $160.00 in 1872, but the claim was disallowed because he had voted in favor of secession and purchased a substitute for Confederate service, and the Commission held him disloyal. He appealed the charge of disloyalty in a brief filed with the Congressional Court of Claims on December 14, 1895.

• Claim of David Buchanan, 1872, Claim No. 6892

  David Buchanan filed this claim in 1872 for $350, claiming General Hunter's Union troops took two horses in 1864. David was a 68 year old farmer, residing near Walker's Creek, who had two sons in the Union Army and one son in the Confederate Army who deserted. The claim was disallowed.

• Claim of Samuel Glick, 1872, Claim No. 2562

  Samuel Glick filed this claim in 1872 for $320, claiming the Union army took three horses in 1864 during Sheridan's burning of the Shenandoah Valley. Samuel was a 48 year old farmer who served for a few weeks in 1862 in the Virginia State Militia. The claim was disallowed.

• Claim of Henry K. Eakle, 1872, Claim No. 16218

  Henry K. Eakle filed this claim in 1872 for 225.00, claiming that Union troops confiscated 1 bay horse, 1 cow, rye, and buckwheat. Note that Henry Eakle's testimony includes a reference to the Battle of the Piedmont. The claim was disallowed (date of disallowment not given).

• Claim of Christian Kline, 1872, Claim No. 2503

  Christian Kline filed this claim in 1872 for $555, claiming the General Hunter's Union army took two horses and three cows in 1864 during Sheridan's burning of the Shenandoah Valley. Christian was a 62 year old farmer and miller near Mount Sidney. He was a member of the Dunker (German Baptist) church. The claim was disallowed.

• Claim of Hays Moffett, 1872, Claim No. 15469

  Hays Moffett filed this claim in 1872 for $748, claiming the Union army under General Hunter's command took four horses, corn, and flour in 1864. Hays was a farmer and slaveholder who voted for the Ordinance of Secession. The claim was disallowed.

• Claim of Jacob Ritchie, 1872, Claim No. 2570

  Jacob Ritchie filed this claim in 1872 for $230, claiming the Union army under General Sheridan's command took two horses and sheep in 1864 during the "burning raid." Ritchie was a farmer near Mt. Sidney who had five sons in the Confederate Army. The claim was disallowed.

Augusta Disallowed Claims: 1873

• Claim of William A. Landes, February 13, 1873, Claim No. 596

  Landes' claim for the value of 1 horse was disallowed because he paid a substitute for Confederate Army service. He went through the lines in January 1863, and worked as a farm laborer in Ohio for two years.

• Claim of Samuel Driver, February 21, 1873, Claim No. 19563

  Driver's claim for a horse and some corn was disallowed because he voted to ratify Virginia's Ordinance of Secession in 1861. He appealed this decision to the Court of Claims in 1896.

• Claim of James T. Quick, February 25, 1873, Claim No. 7885

  The Commissioners rejected Quick's claim for one horse because he provided supplies to a Confederate army wagon maker for 5 months in 1863. Quick successfully appealed this decision in 1896.

• Claim of Adams Lushbaugh, March 7, 1873, Claim No. 19932

  Lushbaugh's claim for farm animals and agricultural products was disallowed because the Commissioners were not satisfied with the evidence of his loyalty. Lushbaugh's former slave, Henry Carter, testified on his behalf.

• Claim of Andrew J. Palmer, March 11, 1873, Claim No. 19860

  Palmer's claim was disallowed by the Commissioners because he was on record as having voted for the ordinance of secession. Palmer appealed this decision in 1895 but refused to answer questions about his vote.

• Claim of Jacob Stover, March 12, 1873, Claim No. 19888

  The Claims Commission rejected Stover's claim for horses, grain, and commissary supplies because his name appeared on the Augusta County polls as having voted in favor of the ordinance of secession. His son appealed this decision to the Court of Claims in 1889. The case went through several appeals between 1896 and 1901.

• Claim of Elias Kindig, March 14, 1873, Claim No. 19885

  Kindig's claim for the value of two horses was disallowed because he voted in favor of the Ordinance of Secession.

• Claim of William D. Hemp, March 1873, Claim No. 1385

  Hemp's claim for horses and farm products was rejected because the Commissioners did not believe there was sufficient proof of his loyalty. He appealed this decision to the Court of Claims in 1900 and again in 1902.

• Claim of David Bowers, April 4, 1873, Claim No. 20827

  David Bowers filed this claim in 1873 for $385.25, claiming Union troops confiscated 1 grey mare, 1 bay horse, 2 saddles, 4 halters, 2 bridles, bacon, molasses, bags, and lard from his farm near Middlebrook, Augusta Co., Va. The claim was disallowed in 1874. Bowers filed an additional claim, No. 1379, for $428.50, that was considered "substantially the same" as the prior claim; it was also disallowed.

• Claim of William Gibson, December 1, 1873, Claim No. 8955

  William and Alexander Gibson, sons of William Gibson (deceased) and executors of his estate, claimed that Union troops confiscated 9000 pounds of beef and 2 horses from their father's farm near Arbor Hill, Augusta Co., Va. The testimony reveals that the "fresh beef" were actually live cattle. The Claims Commission ruled that a portion of the claim had already been paid ($210) and that the remainder of the claim was unsubstantiated; thus the claim was disallowed (1874).

• Claim of Jacob Bowman, 1873, Claim No. 17165

  Jacob Bowman filed this claim in 1873 for 4 items, including horses, corn, bacon, and flour, amounting to $600. He claimed the property taken by General Averill's Union troops in June of 1864. Jacob was a 37 year old farmer and miller and a member of the Lutheran Church. He voted for the Ordinance of Secession. The claim was disallowed.

• Claim of David Guthrie, 1873, Claim No. 14090

  David Guthrie filed this claim in 1873 for $849, claiming the Union army under General Beatty's command pastured their animals on his property in addition to taking corn, hay, cord wood, rails, and some of his horses in 1863 and 1865. David was a 71 year old farmer who resided near Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennesse during the war. The Union army took his property from there. David moved to Augusta County after the war. All witnesses are from Jonesboro, Tennesse. Included in the claim is testimony of William Watkins, a slave working for David but owned by Susan W. Watkins. The Commission did not consider the second claim separately as it was extremely similar to his first claim. Both claims were disallowed.

• Claim of Julia Hurley, 1873, Claim No. 16876

  Julia Hurley's claim, most likely for agricultural supplies and farm animals, was disallowed because she was never a citizen of the United States.

• Claim of Christian Palmer, 1873, Claim No. 15854

  Christian Palmer filed this claim in 1873 for $200, claiming Union troops under General Hunter took one horse in 1864. Christian was a 35 year old farmer who did not vote at all regarding the Ordinance of Secession but who failed to produce much evidence of his loyalty to the Union. The claim was disallowed.

Augusta Disallowed Claims: 1874

• Claim of Eli A. Garber, January 12, 1874, Claim No. 2560

  Eli A. Garber filed this claim January 12, 1874, for $100, claiming that his two milch cows were driven off by Union troops, being part of a larger herd owned by his father, Samuel Garber. The confiscation occurred during the burning of the Valley of Virginia in September 1864, and Samuel Garber's barn was burned as the cattle were confiscated. Despite the Claims Commission's satisfaction that Eli Garber was in fact loyal to the Union, the claim was disallowed on a technicality: many of the cattle taken during the Valley burning were sold and the money paid to the Treasury. Therefore, the cattle were not necessarily used as army supplies. The claim was disallowed around 1876.

• Claim of Kilburn H. Rowsey, May 23, 1874, Claim No. 7650

  Kilbourn Rowsey filed his claim in Augusta County, where he resided at the time, but during the war he lived in Rockbridge County. His claim for blacksmith tools and a saddle was disallowed by the Commission in 1879 for lack of evidence. He appealed this decision, apparently successfully, in 1903.

• Claim of William V. Strough, July 20, 1874, Claim No. 17938

  The Commissioners disallowed Strough's claim for one horse, despite evidence of his loyalty to the Union, because the Union Army had not taken his horse for military purposes, but rather as part of the destruction of the Valley in October, 1864.

• Claim of John A. Mann, 1874, Claim No. 20294

  John A. Mann filed this claim in 1874 for $982.05, claiming the Union army under General Sheridan's command took various goods (including corn, flour, hay, tobacco, rye, bacon, beef, molasses, vinegar, coffee pots, kettles, buckets, crocks, and bags) in 1865. John was a 45 year old merchant in Waynesboro who was totally blind. The claim was disallowed.

• Claim of Medley Moore, 1874, Claim No. 12124

  Medley Moore filed this claim in 1874 for $184.57, claiming the Union army under General Hunter's command took one horse,one cow and bacon in 1864. Medley was a 41 year old farmer who was arrested and detained nine months in 1862 by Confederate officials. He went North to West Virginia and the Pennsylvania afterwards only returning to Augusta in 1865. The claim was disallowed.

Augusta Disallowed Claims: 1875

• Claim of William D. Ewing, 1875, Claim No. 17910

  Dr. William D. Ewing filed this claim in 1875 for $383.50, claiming the Union army took Cattle, sheep, oats, & sacks in 1864 during Sheridan's burning of the Shenandoah Valley. William was a 43 year old physician who resided near Burns Mills. As a Doctor and Prisoner of the Union Army, he treated both Confederate and Union soldiers. Included in this claim is the testimony of his African American servant, Nancy Becks. The claim was disallowed.

• Claim of John W. Landis, 1875, Claim No. 17922

  John W. Landis filed this claim in 1875 for $595, claiming the Union army took three horses and nine cattle in 1864 during Sheridan's burning of the Shenandoah Valley. John was a 41 year old farmer who resided near Mount Sidney and was a member of the Dunker church. The claim was disallowed.

• Claim of John Ruebush, 1875, Claim No. 17934

  John Ruebush filed this claim in 1875 for $187.50, claiming the Union army under General Sheridan's command took six head of cattle in 1864 during the "burning raid." Ruebush was a farmer near Mt. Sidney who purportedly urged neighbors to "try Mr. Lincoln." As the property was taken during the Burning Raid, and not specifically for military use, the claim was disallowed.

Augusta Disallowed Claims: 1876

• Claim of John H. Fix, 1876, Claim No. 1384

  John H. Fix filed this claim in 1876 for $200, claiming General Hunter's Union troops took one Mare in 1864. John was a 54 year old farmer who resided near Greenville. He voted for the Ordinance of Secession and had two brothers-in-law in the Confederate Army. The claim was disallowed.

Augusta Disallowed Claims: 1879

• Claim of Harriet Doom, 1879, Claim No. 16243

  Harriet Doom filed this claim in 1879 for $150, claiming the Union army took on horse from her deceased husband Jacob Coffman in 1864 after the battle of the Piedmont. Harriet was a 31 year old who had remarried to George Doom, a Unionist, and resided near New Hope. The claim was disallowed due to her deceased husband's disloyalty to the Union.

• Claim of Hannah M. Hanger, 1879, Claim No. 19933

  Hannah M. Hanger filed this claim in 1879 for $760, claiming the Union army took horses, corn and bacon in June 1864 by General Hunter's Union troops. The property belonged to John Brown Hanger, her deceased husband who died in 1866. Hannah was a 42 year old farmer who resided in Arbor Hill. The claim was disallowed.

• Claim of William L. Masincup, 1879, Claim No. 20989

  William L. Masincup filed this claim in 1879 for $448, claiming the Union army under General Hunter's command took three horses, two cattle and corn in 1864. William was a 46 year old farmer who resided near Staunton. He voted for the Ordinance of Secession and at the outbreak of war served in a cavalry unit for two months. The claim was disallowed.

• Claim of John Wine, Jr., 1879, Claim No. 18728

  John Wine, Jr. filed this claim in 1879 for $400, claiming General Torbit's Union troops took 10 cattle in 1864. John was a 50 year old farmer who resided near New Hope. After his exemption for furnishing goods to the Confederate Army was revoked in October of 1864 he crossed through to Union lines and stayed in Illinois until July of 1865. The claim was disallowed.