Balaam Bolin, Surgeon General Reports to Pension Office

DOCUMENT 1:

DOCUMENT 2:

(Invalid.)

(No. 6.)

Department of the Interior,

PENSION OFFICE,

February 17, 1876.

Sir:

In the invalid claim, No. 211,534, of Balaam Bolin, late a Priv Co. B. 67 Regiment of Ind Vols., it is requested that you will furnish this Office, from data given below, a record of his treatment.

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NAME OR NUMBER AND LOCALITY OF HOSPITAL. // ALLEGED DATES OF TREATMENT.

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Camp Morton, near Indianapolis, Ind.

Rolls for Nov & Dec. 1862, "absent sick at home Monroe Co. Ind Since Nov 26.62 and so reported to April 20. 63." May & June 63 Discharged at Indianapolis, Ind. May 8, 1863 for disability.

Allegations as to time, place, and circumstances. Disabled by Chronic diarrhea & heart disease contracted in Kentucky, September 1862.

Very respectfully,

Chas R. Gill

["H. M. Atkinson" lined out]

Commissioner.

The Surgeon General U. S. A.,

Present.

W. S. S. Examiner.

Please return this Circular with your report.

DOCUMENT 3:

WAR DEPARTMENT,

Surgeon General's Office,

RECORD AND PENSION DIVISION,

Washington, D. C., November 1^st, 1876.

(TRANSCRIPT FROM RECORDS.)

It appears from the records filed in this Office, that Certificates for Discharge were approved, at the Med Dir Office, Dist of Ind, in the Case of Balaam Bolin Priv "B" 67 Ind Vols, May 5, 1863, Diagnosis - Chronic Diarrhoea. - Date of discharge not given. - Regt'l records and records of Cp Morton near Indianapolis Ind (to Nov 1863) are not on file.

By order of the Surgeon General:

J. J. Woodward

["Assistant" lined out] Surgeon, U. S. Army

Per J. Price Kepner

Vol. 40

No. 2333

(NOTE.- This transcript should not be detached from the accompanying papers. If additional information is desired relative to the case, the papers should accompany the application therefor.)