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Minutes of the Board of Military Exemption for Charlotte County, Virginia 1862 1863 Transcribed from the original by Kathy Liston, 14 January 2009
(Note: The original minute book is in the office of the Charlotte County Clerk of the Court. The second half of the book contains the minutes of a special court called for apportioning among the slaveholders of the County the requisition of the Governor of VA for slaves to work on fortifications and other public works
- mostly long lists of owners' names with the number of slaves they provided, 1862 - 1865. At this time I have not transcribed those minutes; however, those, as well as those of the Exemption Board herein transcribed, can be found on microfilm Reel No. 289 at the Library of Virginia. ** I have done my best to transcribe the minutes exactly as written, including misspellings and punctuation. Even where misspelled, medical terms are close enough to allow them to be found in a medical dictionary. Notes I have added are in [brackets]. At a Meeting of the board of Military Exemption continued & held for the County of Charlotte at the Court House of the said County Wednesday the 12th day of March 1862 Present - James F. Marshall, P[residing] J[ustice], Charles A. Raine, & Willshire Cardwell, Other Justices The following persons applied for exemption from Military duty for the reasons set and were exempted by a unanimous vote of the board for the opposite their names respectively. Davis H. Morton Disease of the heart Exempt unan. Wm. W. Read Ulceration of right ear; total deafness in the same & destruction of some of the smaller bones he Tympanum entirely destroyed. Very large Wenn on the right arm just above the wrist & several on other parts of his body - one large one in the right groin & Piles from his ___ [blotted] Exempted unanimous Jno. R. Cardwell Deafness & disease of the lungs. Exempted unanimously John G. Smith Aggravated Case of Piles unable to exercise much at any time on horseback or on foot without great pain. Exempted unanimous A. J. Johnson (unan) Labouring under effects of a severe attack of Typhoid fever limbs stiff & great debility John F. Powers Lumbago, Sciatica, inflammation of the bladder & chronic diarrhea Joel W. Daniel Pterrygium [sic] Producing double sight Charles M. Pugh Nevus Maternus George N. Tunstall Chronic dysentery. J.B.M. Osborne Inflamation [sic] prostate & bladder. Hernia and diseased eyes. Isham Harvey Diseased lungs Charles R. Clements Chronic Rheumatism, contraction of the tendons of feet & legs Larkin Driskill Asthma John A. Morton Curvature of spine & irritable bladder; discharged from army. John R. Garrett Scrofula & spinal irritation. George T. Roberts Disease of the Kidneys discharged from the Army on that account. James F. Calhoun Diseased lungs (discharged volunteer) B. M. Gipson Gunshot wound in the left arm. Robert B. Spencer disabled in the right hand. Cornelius S. Garland Epileptic fits. Wm. A. Lewis Double Hernia. Tumor in the bowels & diseased lungs Wm. H. Adams diseased lungs John W. Lewis Hernia & disabled in the right Shoulder. Richard J. Holt Disease of the lungs & heart. Wm. H. Johns Disease of the lungs & heart. Joseph H. Glenn Chronic disease of the liver, stomach & bowels producing sometimes aberration of mind. M. C. Read Diseased prostate & ulceration bowels. James H. Elliott Diseased lungs. Thursday 15 March 1862 Present James P. Marshall, Charles A. Raine and Willshire Cardwell The following persons applied for exemption from Military duty and were exempted by unanimous vote of the board for the various [reasons] set forth opposite their names respectively to wit: Charles W. Harvey Disease of the kidneys & internal hemorrhoids J. B. Lynch Organic disease of the heart Wm. C. Harvey Very Nearsighted (discharged volunteer) John W. Daniel Paralysis of the optic Nerve almost blind Thos. P. Jackson One Short leg effects of whiteswelling John D. Spencer Portion of Skull bone removed by gunshot wound received in battle of Manassas (discharged volunteer) Thomas J. Moore Hernia John D. Hankins Rheumatism & inflamation [sic] prostate & bladder Wm. M. McNutt Effusion of water in the right leg. Varicose veins & ulceration left leg. Miles H. Carey Almost blind in the right eye produced by scrofula. Thomas G. Broocks Fracture & dislocation of the right ankle. Charles A. Hundley Blind in the right eye. R. P. Nickell Diseased lungs (discharged volunteer) Thos. S. Henry Disease of the lungs (discharged volunteer) Wm. J. Mullins Serious injury of the right shoulder from White Swelling Matthew F. St. John Disease of the lungs. Wm. S. Moseley disabled in right foot by a burn. Wm. P. Moseley double hernia
Friday 14 March 1862 Present Same members of the board as yesterday. The following persons applied for exemption from Military duty and were exempted by a unanimous vote of the Board for various [reasons] set forth opposite their names respectively Wm. O. Bouldin Erysipelas of legs & constitutional debility (discharged volunteer) Robert H. Robinson Rheumatism. Scarcely able to walk. John W. Hunter Ulceration of the lachrymal duct to the eye producing imperfect vision. Francis Y. Noell St. Vitus' dance Nathaniel C. Wilson disabled by effects of a long spell of Typhoid fever Henry E. Vaughan Predisposition to consumption, general health very bad & varicose veins in one leg. John J. Boswell Disease of the heart & Hernia Wm. R. Hamersley Depression of the Skull & paralysis produced by a blow on the head from a falling tree. John Jas. Morton Not able to see much out of his right eye. Dr. Jas. W. Carter Consumption & disease of the heart. Wm. M. Wilson Scrofula, Ulceration of the throat & asthma Joseph L. Scott Enlargement of the heart Richard J. Penticost General health. Some disease of the heart & tenderness of the spine. Nervous system very much deranged. Wm. W. Guthrie Incipient consumption Reps A. Barnes Fistula in ano. Very bad case. John T. Hailey Hernia John A. Hamlett Disease of the heart, general health bad. Francis B. Thornton Disease of the lungs & in feeble condition. Abram A. St. John Dropsy of the bowels (dischg volunteer) Robert W. Ramsey Diseased bladder & prostate Louis P. Bailey Fracture of the thigh (dischg volunteer) Saml F. Barnes Injury to the left Shoulder by a fall from a horse. Drury L. Dickerson Rheumatism Wm. T. Thornton General debility & digestive organs very much disordered. David S. Pugh A very feeble, small man, with disease of the heart (discharged volunteer) Wm. D. Garner Partial paralysis & stricture of swallow Richd. D. Garner Idiotic Powhatan Bouldin Near Sighted (discharged volunteer) Thos. C. Spain disabled in left arm Stiff from dislocation Robert S. Roberts Double Hernia Phil. S. Roberts Double Hernia Saturday 15 March 1862 Present Same Members of the board as yesterday. The following persons applied for exemption from Military duty & were exempted by unanimous vote of the board for reasons set forth opposite their names respectively to wit: Zach T. Morris Rheumatism & diseased liver A. W. Wingo Hernia H. C. Moseley Mental aberration O. F. Cassada Whiteswelling B. C. Dunn Deformity of the right foot & right leg short A. G. Hailey Bronchitis Thos. O. Hailey Varicose Vein in left leg E. D. Guthrie Diseased lungs. P. C. Jones Hernia James O. Mason Idiotic. Phineas E. Almond Enlarged Testacle [sic], tenderness of spine & disease of Kidneys Wm. W. Crawley An affection of his head. Nervous system disordered & very much diseased for five years past. Simeon W. Harvey Varicose ulcers. Joseph Dinwiddie Brights Disease of Kidneys, discharged volunteer Joseph J. Allen Disease of the heart. Edward A. Roberts Disease of the heart & varicose veins, dischd volunteer John W. Thompson Double Hernia Edward S. Boewer[?] Consumption Wm. S. Talley Fractured & dislocated wrist C. E. Redd Fractured ankle & Stiff joint Wm. T. Collins Disease of Kidneys John H. Moore Disease of heart & lungs. Wm. T. Garrett Scrofula & diseased eyes Joseph T. Harris Gunshot wound in right hand, dischg volunteer Robert Crile[?] Abscess in the Neck & deaf. S. W. Duffer White Swelling discharged volunteer Walter T. Smith Hernia John E. Hamersley Very bad case of asthma. Henry S. Daniel Disabled in right hand. John Osborne Disease of the heart. Lafayette H. Mason Hernia H. H. Roberts Enlargement of heart & disabled in right ankle Ro. M. Garland Piles Robert Harvey General debility Monday Jacob W. Dickerson Bones of his head never closed producing some disease of the brain Saml. T. Morrison Very frail & delicate, left breast larger than the right, produced probably by enlargement of the heart. John R. Ford Disease of the heart & chronic sore throat. Joseph B. Friend Enlargement of the heart. Wm. D. Harkins Blind in the right eye Richard V. Marshall Large Tumor at the end of the spine, dischg volunteers Henry J. Farley Varicose veins in left leg Paul C. McPhail Epileptic fits. Pleasant L. Thornton Very frail, delicate man in his best health not able to walk a mile. Now confined to his bed. James H. McCargo Disease Hip joint, right leg 4 inches shorter than left. John W. Moon Hernia James D. Collins Hernia R. C. Price Predisposition to consumption. Very delicate young man. Ro. W. Booth Stricture Uretha [sic] & general health very much impaired C. H. Maloney Neuralgia in the Shoulders Ro. W. Chaffen Hernia discharged volunteer Geo. A. Lipscomb Disease of the Heart David H. White Disabled in the left hand.
The following persons Overseers on the farms of widows were exempted from Military duty, the board deeming it indispensable for the police and convenience of the community, viz Edward V. Layne overseer for Mrs. Mary B. Booth Andrew J. Alkins[?] overseer for Mrs. R. T. Malone James B. Broocks overseer for Mrs. Elizabeth Broocks Lafayette H. Fallin overseer for Mrs. S. P. Hutcheson Ro. E. F. Meems overseer for Mrs. D. H. Skidmore David C. Hutcheson overseer for Mrs. Frances C. Bacon Samuel V. Elam overseer for Mrs. Martha Elam L. P. Boswell overseer for Mrs. Frances Booth Charles H. Eudailey overseer for Mrs. Sarah Eudailey Jno. C. Collins overseer for Mrs. Elizabeth Collins Stephen S. Moon overseer for Mrs. Robina Garden Wm. M. Legrand overseer for Mrs. Rebecca Legrand Hillery W. Collins overseer for Mrs. Tabitha Collins John H. Toombs overseer for Mrs. Fanny Toombs Hezekiah F. Harvey overseer for Mrs. Charlotte E. Hannah John W[esley] Elam overseer for Mrs. Martha J[ane] Elam Benjamin T. Redmon overseer for Mrs. Clarissa Redmon F. J. Barnes who is engaged in Manufacturing Saltpetre for the Government was also exempted. F. S. Waddle Engaged in Manufacturing Wagons for the Government. The following persons produced certificates setting forth that they had placed substitutes in Service, viz Edward Barbee John B. Hamilton James E. Moseley Joseph N. Edmunds R. W. Priddy Exempted as deputy Sheriff Winslow Robinson Clerk of the County & Circuit Courts of this County being wholly incapacitated for performing the duties of his office by reason of Paralysis, Wm. A. Smith. deputy Clerk for the said Winslow Robinson Clerk is exempted from Military duty, to perform the duties of the said office. The following persons Tanners & Millers were also exempted from Military duty being deemed by the board indispensable to the comfort of the community in which they live to wit Theophilus T. Robey Miller Uriah Lipscomb Tanner John Q. A. Wayne Miller Morris [Moses?] H. Hamersley Tanner Wm. Grady Miller The following persons were elected physicians for the County. Doct. Joseph O. Snell Doct. L. B. Spencer Doct. Wm. T. F. McCargo Doct. Thos. C. Goode Horace P. Lacey George C. Hannah filed his application for exemption from Military duty and was exempted on account of disability caused by an injury to the right hand. Monday 7 April 1862 Lebam[?] Ulman filed his application for exemption from Military duty, and was exempted on account of disability caused by Consumption. James H. Cole is exempted from Military duty on account of his being an overseer for Mrs. Martha C. Cole the board deeming it indispensable for the comfort of the community. Wednesday April 23rd 1862 John Newcomb filed his application for exemption from Military duty and was exempted on account of disability caused by diseased liver. Thomas C. Palmer filed his application for exemption from Military duty and was rejected. Applicants for Exemption from Military duty Friday 15 January 1863 Names Applicants Names Witnesses Isaac L. Weil Certificate of Substitute Wm. A. Woods L. B. Spencer & John P. Brown Joseph H. Glenn Ro. B. Spencer & P. H. Flournoy [Patrick H. Flournoy was a doctor.] Wm. W. Read Patillo Spencer & Flournoy Geo. C. Daniel Spencer & Flournoy Melancthon C. Read Flournoy & Patillo Asa C. Pugh Watkins & Flournoy William H. Adams Patillo & Flournoy Isham Harvey Spencer & Flournoy William Harvey Watkins & Flournoy Wm. A. Lewis Spencer & Patillo John A. Morton Reps A. Barnes At a Meeting of the Board of Exemption for Charlotte County Friday the 16 day of January 1863, Present - James P. Marshall, P.J., and Thomas Mack and John W. Eggleston other justices. The following persons are exempted from Military duty for the reasons set forth opposite their names respectively to wit; Jos. H. Glenn Chronic affection liver & bowels producing aberration of Mind Philip C. Jones Hernia on one side (Very bad case) Joseph B. Friend Disease of the heart. Charles H. Adams General debility Wm. D. Garner Paralysis Drury L. Dickerson Rheumatism Samuel F. Barnes Lameness of Shoulder Joseph L. Scott Disease of the Heart. Richard P. Daniel Idiot Wm. H. Hailey Double Hernia Wm. J. Watson Stricture Wm. J. Johnson Disease of Kidneys Joel W. Daniel Unguis Henry J. Farley Varicose Veins Josiah Vaughan Consumption Wednesday 28 January 1863. Isham Harvey Consumption Wm. W. Read Disease of right ear producing total deafness in same & aggravated Hemorrhoids George C. Daniel Rheumatism Susceptible to improvement. M. C. Read Fistula in Ano, diseased prostate. Asa C. Pugh General derangement of system produced by intemperance Wm. H. Adams Diseased Lungs & Chronic dyarrhoea [sic] Wm. A Lewis Double Hernia Tumors in bowels & diseased lungs Reps A. Barnes Fistula in Ano John A. Morton Diseased bladder & Spine Hillery C. Moseley Aberration of Mind Monday February 2nd 1863 Present James P. Marshall, P.J. and Zac Bugg & Charles A. Raine Thomas L. Hundley Varicose Veins John F. Morrisette Diseased Lungs & Kidneys Harrison Shoemaker Hepetization [sic] Left Lung John T. Hailey Double Scrotal Hernia Friday February 13 1863 Present - James P. Marshall, P.J. and Thomas Mack & Jno. W. Eggleston W. M. Cardwell Disease Kidneys ____ Hemorrhoids Tuesday February 24 1863 Present same Justices Jacob W. Dickerson Deformity of the head. Mole [soft-spot] of the head never closed. At a Meeting of the Board of Exemption for Charlotte County held at the Courthouse of said County Saturday the 4th day of July 1863. Present James P. Marshall, Presiding Justice, and Charles A. Raine and Zac Bugg other Justices The following persons applied for exemption and were exempted by unanimous vote of the board for the reasons set forth opposite their names respectively to wit: Wm. W. Read Ulceration right ear, producing total deafness & aggravated hemorrhoids Saml. F. Barnes Injury to left Shoulder. H. C. Moseley Aberration of Mind Dennis L. Morgan Bronchial disease Reps A. Barnes Fistula in Ano Joseph H. Glenn Chronic disease liver, stomach & bowels Joseph L. Scott Disease of heart Wm. J. Watson Stricture Joseph B. Friend Disease heart John A. Morton Disease Bladder Wm. A. Woods Injury to left Ankle H. T? Farley Varicose Veins Josiah Vaughan Weak lungs & piles Chs. H. Adams Disease bladder, chest & bowels. Very feeble man. Drury L. Dickerson Rheumatism very feeble man. Wm. M. McNutt Varicose Veins. Effusion water in right leg & Ulceration of Left leg. Ro. B. Spencer Lameness of right hand. Wm. J. Johnson Consumption John T. Hailey Double Hernia Harrison Shoemaker Disease Lungs Joel W. Daniel Pterrygium [sic] D. C. Hutcheson Disease bladder & Kidneys Isham Harvey Consumption Wednesday July 8 1863 Present J. P. Marshall, P.J., Tho. Mack & Jno. W. Eggleston The following persons applied for Exemption and were exempted by unanimous vote of the board for the reasons set forth opposite their names respectively to wit: John F. Morrisette Disease bladder M. C. Read Disease Bladder Wm. A. Lewis Double Hernia & abscess Lungs Wm. H. Adams Disease Lungs Wm. H. Hailey Double Hernia [End of document]
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Glossary of Medical Terms found in the Minutes of the Military Exemption Board for Charlotte County, Virginia 1862 1865 Created from sources listed below by Kathy Liston
Bright's Disease a chronic disease of the kidneys. Consumption tuberculosis Dropsy a morbid accumulation of diluted lymph (water) in body tissues and cavities. Erysipelas an acute disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by a streptococcus virus; St. Anthony's Fire. Fistula in ano an abnormal duct or passage from the anus to another cavity. Hepatization late stage pneumonia. Lumbago general, non-specific term for a dull ache across the loins and lower back. Mental aberration mental unsoundness but not insanity Mole of the head the fontanel, soft spot. Nevus maternus a congenital vascular lesion; birthmark. Pterygium a growth on the cornea. St. Vitus ' Dance nervous disease with involuntary, jerking motions; Chorea. Sciatica severe pain in the back of the leg along the sciatic nerve. Scrofula a swelling of the lymphatic glands in the neck; historically, tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands and bones; King's Evil. Stricture Urethra a narrowing or constriction of the tube carrying urine from the bladder. Unguis an ingrown nail. Wenn a sebaceous cyst. White swelling a disease of the joints, most often of the knee, characterized by swelling and white color due to tension of the skin. Historically thought to be tuberculosis of the bone. Sources: The Practice of medicine on Thomsonian principles ... and a materia medica adapted to the work, 6 th Edition by John W. Comfort; Lindsay & Blakiston , 1859. Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 11 th Edition by Clarence Wilbur Taber, F. A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, 1970. The American Heritage Dictionary, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1985. |