Samuel Grey Civil War Pension File – Samuel Grey, Co. H 104th Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry (Download)

This American Civil War Veteran Pension file is available thanks to Kerri Fawcett.

These Civil War pension records were obtained from the U.S. National Archives and are public domain government documents. They are shared here freely for historical and genealogical research.

Samuel Grey

Born March 3, 1804 Centre County , Pennsylvania

Son of Catherine Hartsock Gray and John L Gray, Jr. Husband of Mary Jane Gray.

Died 22 Jan, 1888 Centre County, Pennsylvania

Served in Co. H 104th Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry

Enlistment Date: October 17, 1863

Discharge Date: May 13, 1865

Pension Application Filed: August 13, 1890

Disabilities Listed: Loss of sight, injury to right eye, and chronic diarrhea

Claim Number: 874994

Numerical File Number: 931508

Pension file is 105 pages, mostly about benefits for his wife after his death. Her character is called in to question, with a good number of community members making statements.

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