George W Reaves’ pension application (1896)
8 May 2022
Private George Washington Reaves, 13th Georgia Infantry was about 30 years old when he was wounded in a most frightful way at Sharpsburg in September 1862. He later described it in his application for a Confederate veteran’s pension in 1896 (click to enlarge).
This helpful document is online from Georgia Archives Virtual Vault.
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