Last week I posted the table of contents for Henry A. Hayes’s Civil War Pension File. Today is for his in-law Milton T. McCoy.

Milton McCoy Civil War Pension File

24^th Iowa Infantry Volunteers Company F

Service: 29 Feb 1864-13 May 1865

26 May 1865 Certificate of Disability for Discharge
7 June 1865 Claim of Officer or Soldier for Invalid Pension
23 Aug 1865 Additional evidence for claim
24 Sept 1867 Surgeon’s Certificate
1 Sept 1871 Examining Surgeon’s Certificate (Dr. James Lang)
6 Dec 1871 Letter from Milton McCoy to Hon. J. H. Baker written in Oxford, Iowa
6 Sept 1875 Surgeon’s Certificate for Pension Review (Post Office Plato, Missouri)
28 Dec 1875 Declaration for the Increase of an Invalid Pension
21 Mar 1876 Sworn statement from Milton McCoy
23 May 1876 Examining Surgeon’s Certificate for Increase in Pension (Dr. Jas. Tynee?)
6 Sept 1877 Surgeon’s Certificate for Pension Review (Dr. R.B. Lynch)
29 April 1879 Letter regarding pension

3 Sept 1885 Declaration for the Increase of an Invalid Pension
28 Oct 1885 Increase of Pension Claim
28 Oct 1885 Surgeon’s Certificate Increase of Pension (No doctor name – papers cut off)
7 Jan 1886 S.E.D. Cover Sheet that says Claim unworthy of attention.
15 May 1886 Declaration for the Increase of an Invalid Pension
28 June 1886 Letter from Milton McCoy to Gen JG Black
19 Sept 188(6) Letter from Milton to W.W. Indley
21 Oct 1886 Court Case
29 Oct 1886 Letter from Milton to Gen J.G. Black
21 Dec 1886 Depositions
12 Mar 1887 Letter from Milton McCoy to J.G. Black
4 Apr 1887 Affidavit from J.E. Cunningham
12 Oct 1887 Notice to furnish records on Milton McCoy to Pension Office
5 Dec 1887 Letter written by Milton McCoy stating his service and injury information
2 Jan 1888 Note from Milton McCoy regarding failing health
20 Jan 1888 Proof of service and wound at Cedar Creek
20 June 1888 Letter from Milton McCoy to Gen J.G. Black
1 Aug 1888 Letter from Milton McCoy stating his service and injury information. Contains acknowledgments from J.E. Cunningham and Olivia Cunningham that they know said Milton McCoy. (These are his in-laws).
23 July 1888 Letter from Milton McCoy to Gen J.G. Black
5 Feb 1889 Letter from Milton McCoy stating his service and injury information.
11 Feb 1889 Letter from Milton McCoy to Gen J.G. Black
18 Feb 1889 Affidavit from (DW) Lingo? (difficult to read) Former Confederate.
21 Feb 1889 Letter from Milton McCoy to Gen J.G. Black
16 Mar 1889 Letter from Milton McCoy to Hon J. W. Noble
30 Mar 1889 Law Division Appeal notice for pension
24 Apr 1889 Appeal Dismissed notice
22 July 1889 Declaration for the Re-Rating and Increase of an Invalid Pension
13 Nov 1889 Letter from Milton McCoy to Hon G. B. Raum (Ramm?)
14 Dec 1889 Letter from Milton McCoy to Hon Commissioner
10 Feb 1890 Letter from Milton McCoy to Hon Commissioner Raum
10 July 1890 Neighbor Affidavit (JE Cunningham E Tracht, William Driscoll, S.R. Toad (Foad) M.D. (?)
10 July 1890 Soldier’s Application
11 Aug 1890 Physician’s Affidavit Dr. S.K. Foote (?)
16 Feb 1891 Letter from Milton McCoy to unknown. Discusses pension and injuries
1 Apr 1891 Surgeon’s Certificate for Pension Increase
21 July 1891 Letter from Milton McCoy to Hon President
4 Aug 1891 U.S. Pension Agency form stating last paid amount was $6
18 Aug 1892 Letter from Milton McCoy to Comrade Palmer (mentions G.A.R. post)
8 Mar 1893 Surgeon’s Certificate for Pension Increase
11 May 1893 Authority to Prosecute Claim
26 Feb 1895 Letter from Henry Driscel describing Milton McCoy’s injuries
6 May 1895 Bureau of Pensions Milton McCoy overview
20 Aug 1895 Bureau of Pensions Medical Division information
5 Sept 1895 Letter to Milton from Bureau of Pensions
Oct 1895 Assessment List
25 Jan 1896 Widow of Milton McCoy to receive pension
1896 Overview of pension and payments
11 Feb 1896 Affidavits from William Walker, Joseph Cunningham, Henry Driscel, Joseph E. Cunningham, Margaret A Powall
28 Mar 1896 Assessment letter
7 May 1896 Affidavit from Squire K. Foote
23 May 1896 Affidavit from Mary E. McCoy
3 July 1896 Affidavit from Nancy E Powers
26 Feb 1898 Widow Claim for Pension
26 Feb 1898 Affidavit from Mary E. McCoy
Copy of Marriage License issued 19 Oct 1867 for M.T. McCoy and Mary E. Cunningham.
Widows Pension information
Information on increase in payment
4 Nov 1928 Drop Report – Pensioner due to death (Mary McCoy)
Overview of payments