My great great grandfathers POW discharge paper from the civil war

[DeepseekerADS]

My great great grandfather's POW discharge paper from the civil war

I had posted this document on the thread about the confederate flag waving on I-95.

And, I had the idea it should have its' own thread - because of what my great great grandfather had to swear an oath to.

It should apply to us all today. I'll post the picture, which you can enlarge and read, and I'll also transcribe what he had to swear to.



And that is:

I, A. H. Robertson released Prisoner of War, of the County of Patrick, VA, do solemnly swear that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States against all enemies, whether domestic or foreign; that I will bear true faith, allegiance, and loyalty to the same, any ordinance, resolution, or laws of any State, Convention, or Legislature, to the contrary notwithstanding; and further, that I will faithfully perform all the duties which may be required of me by the laws of the United States; and I take this oath freely and voluntarily, without any mental reservation or evasion whatsoever.

Of particular note, he swore to defend the Constitution against all enemies, whether foreign or domestic.

It seems no one swears that anymore...

 

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[mamabear]

What a treasure you have there. Can you read the signatures on it?

 

[DeepseekerADS]

What a treasure you have there. Can you read the signatures on it?

I have the yellowed original put safely away. On the copy I made, because of the age, fading, and handwriting style of the time, you can't really tell who signed them. And it must have gone through two groups, because both sets have signatures crossed through.

I have never really investigated his circumstances, and really I should. I have a copy of his estate when he passed - around 100 acres, some pots & pans and a 3 legged stool - estate valued at $32.

We figure he was with JEB Stuart, because thats the county we're from. He died in a forest fire in the early 1870's. Realistically, we know very little about him, and that's sad. When I bought the farm (now 50 acres) from my grandmother in 1979, and she passed in 1983, there was one box of paperwork from our ancestors. We know we were the original settlers of the land - around 1740 or so, but the county courthouse burned in 1834, with all the previous records. It took my mother over 30 years to put together our geneology, tracing gravestones, digging through papers she could find, and of course networking.

 

[mamabear]

It's amazing you have this document. It would have been nice to have some stories to go with the paper. But at least you have that.

 

[njal]

Deep that's an awesome document, maybe send a copy of it
up to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue .
I think they need a refresher course.

 

[DeepseekerADS]

Right on njal !!!!

 

[Jason in Enid]

Of particular note, he swore to defend the Constitution against all enemies, whether foreign or domestic.

It seems no one swears that anymore...

That is an incredible piece of family history you have, cherish it!

Every soldier, sailor, airman and marine swears to defend the constitution when they enlist. The only problem is nobody today understands what that really means.

 

[austin]

You know, there are census records, military records, college special collections(in your area), county and state records. Some are online, others are not. You may be surprised at the amount of information out there...