Exhibit A - Claimant
Case of David H Savage, No. 291,007
On this 14 day of October, 1884 at McConnellsville, county of Morgan, state of Ohio, before me, John A Carr, a special examiner of the Bureau of Pensions, personally appeared David H Savage, who, being, by me first requested to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this special examination of aforesaid claim for pension, deposes and says:
Q. Please state your age, occupation, post office address, and military service
A. I am 42; cooper, McConnellsville, Morgan Co., Ohio, was a private in Co F 77th Ohio Vols; I was in only one service.
Q. Upon what ground do you claim a pension?
A. Heart disease, loss of sight - both eyes - partial loss of sight of each eye; piles, the result of diarrhoea
Q. When did each disability originate?
A. The heart disease began at Paducah, Ky, in February or March, 1862; loss of eye-sight was caused from measles taking cold on measles at Marietta, Ohio in December, 1861; the diarrhoea began at Camp Dennison, Ohio about February, 1862; I was troubled with diarrhoea for eight years after I came out of the army, and when it stopped I was taken with the piles.
Q. What caused the heart disease?
A. I do not know what caused the heart disease, only that at Paducah, Ky, one night we "double-quicked" and that was the first I felt of it. I had a pretty bad spell of it that night.
Q. When did your eye-sight begin to fail?
A. It failed me right away after I had measles. I had sore eyes - inflamed - during the service, from the time I took cold and measles. They were sore for two or three years after I came home from the army. I did not notice the loss of sight so much while my eyes were sore, but when the inflammation passed off I could not see so well.
Q. For whom did you work at or before enlistment?
A. I worked for Wildman Longley, now in Minnesota, Mr Broomhall, of Stockport, is now dead, Henry Newman of McConnellsville.
Q. For whom did you work for after the war?
A. I did not do any work to amount to anything at my trade (coopering) since the war, as I could not see. I think Henry Newman was the first man I worked for after my return; Broomhall is dead; I worked for him, too, I work for Ed Morris, Malta;
Q. Who treated you for each cause while in the service?
A. Dr. Warfield, our surgeon; was the only one in the service who treated me for measles, diarrhoea. He did not treat me for my eyes.
Q. Why did he not treat your eyes, if they were sore?
A. I don't know; he never gave me anything for my eyes. The most of the time I was able to go to his quarters, an he there gave me medicines.
Q. Who treated you when you came home? For what cause?
A. The first man was Dr. Scott of McConnellsville, Ohio. He treated me for heart disease. he told me he would doctor my eyes if I wanted him to do so, but I would not let him do it. I was afraid he would make them worse.
Q. Did he ever treat you for the diarrhoea or piles?
A. No he never treated me for either cause.
Q. How soon after your return from the army did he
David H Savage
Deponent.
subscribed before me this 14th day of October, 1884 and I certify that the contents were fully made known to deponent before signing.
John A Carr
Special Examiner
Exhibit A - continued
Case of David H Savage, No. 291,007
On this 14 day of October, 1884 at McConnellsville, county of Morgan, state of Ohio, before me, John A Carr, a special examiner of the Bureau of Pensions, personally appeared David H Savage, who, being, by me first requested to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this special examination of aforesaid claim for pension, deposes and says:
treat you and how long did he continue to treat you?
A. It was in 1866 I believe. He treated me one summer.
Q. Was that the first treatment you had for any cause?
A. That was the first treatment I had, only such medicine as I would buy. My mother doctored me all she could.
Q. What medicines did you buy?
A. The most I bought was medicine for darrhoea. Dr Jason Roberts, now of Osceola, Iowa, treated me before Dr Scott, but he says he has lost his books, and cannot remember now. He says he has only a faint recollection of treating me.
Q. When did he first treat you? How long did he treat you? And for what did he treat you?
A. It was but a short time after I came home in 1862. He treated me for a year off and on. He treated me for heart trouble and after I was taken with piles, he doctored me for the piles.
Q. What was the nature of the heart trouble?
A. Just a heavy thumping; then it would make me short of breath, and kind of smother me. This has been the way it has been ever since my first attack at Paducah. It used to come on me by spells, but now it is on nearly all the time. Any excitement makes it worse.
Q. Who was your physician before your enlistment?
A. i never had one after I was 10 years old - when I had lung fever; I was a sound boy. Our family physicians are both dead now - Drs McLaughlin and Robinson, but they never doctored me.
Q. By whom do you expect to show the origin of your troubles?
A. Christopher Heskitt, James McCarty, Jesse McKibben, John Hook.
Q. Who was your captain, lieutenants, and orderly seargent.
A. Captain Letchen is dead; Lt Herschel White, dead; Davis Henry, dead. Augustus McCarty, orderly sergeant is dead. These were all the officers who were in when I was.
Q. By whom will you show your condition at discharge?
A. Freeman Scott, Christopher Heskitt.
Q. Who are your witnesses as to the conditions since?
A. Thomas Foutz, Amanda Savage, Thomas J Foutz
Q. It is your privilege to be present in person or by attorney at the taking of all testimony. What is your wish in this matter?
A. I am not particular about being present.
David H Savage
Deponent.
subscribed before me this 14th day of October, 1884 and I certify that the contents were fully made known to deponent before signing.
John A Carr
Special Examiner
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