The State of Texas County of Cherokee

The State of Texas County of Cherokee

On this day the 8th of January 1863 personally appeared before the undersigned, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county and State aforesaid; Torger Anderson, who, after being duly sworn according to laws, deposeth and sayeth that he, Torger Anderson, is the father of Anton, deceased a Private in Captain [R. H.] Gaston's Company [H], First Regiment of Texas Volunteers, commanded by Col. [Alexis T.] Rainey, in the service of the Confederate States in the present war with the United States. That the said Anton Anderson entered the service at Kickapoo in Anderson county, Texas, on or about the 30th [20th] day of March, 1862, and that the aforesaid Anton Anderson died on or about the 15th [17th] day of September, 1862, somewhere in Maryland, leaving Torger Anderson, the father, the only surviving heir, he, Anton Anderson, having no wife or children. And that Torger Anderson makes this deposition for the purpose of obtaining from the government of the Confederate States, whatever may have been due the said Anton Anderson at the time of his death, for pay bounty or other allowance for his service as volunteer as aforesaid.

Subscribed and sworn to Torger Anderson (signed) Before me this 8th day of January, 1863 N. M. Lain (signed) J. P.

And on the same day and year as aforesaid also appeared before me a Justice of the Peace as aforesaid, Thomas Smith, who is well known to me and whom I hereby certify to be a person [of] veracity and credibility, who, having been by me duly sworn, says on oath that he is well acquainted with Torger Anderson, the claimant, and also well knew Anton Anderson, the deceased soldier herein mentioned; and that the statements made under oath by the said Torger Anderson, the claimant, as to relationship to the deceased soldier is true and correct in every particular to the best of his knowledge and belief, and that the said Thomas Smith is wholly disinterested.

Sworn to and subscribed Thomas Smith (signed)before me this the 8th day of January, 1863 N. M. Lain (signed) J. P.

The State of TexasCounty of Cherokee

I hereby certify that N. M. Lain, before whom the aforegoing affidavits of Torger Anderson and Thomas Smith appear to have been made, and whose genuine signature is subscribed thereto, was at the time of making and signing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and to all whose official acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given, as well in Courts of Justice as thereout.

Given under my hand and seal of office in the Town of Rusk this the 12th day of January, 1863M. P. Rittain (signed) of Cherokee County

Torger Anderson received $ 53.25 from the C.S. Treasury Department on June 9, 1863.