Compiled Military Service Record of Uriah Holton
From the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
M311, roll 370
Viewed and Transcribed by Robin Ingle, June 17, 2002

Holton, Uriah, Co. A 37 Regt. Ala Inf., Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing for 1st Qr., 1864. Date of issue Mar, 1864.

U. Holton, Pvt. Co. A, 37 Regt. Ala., Appears on a Hospital Muster Roll Of General Hospital At Lauderdale Springs, Miss., For Mch + Apl., 1863. Dated Apl. 30, 1863. Enlisted: When Mch 22, 1862. Where Auburn, Ala. By whom Capt Dowell. Period 3. Attached to Hospital: When Apl. 22, 1863. How employed Patient. Last paid: By whom A[unreadable] Rogers. To what time Dec. 31, 1862. Present or absent Present.

Uriah Holton, Co. A 37 Regt Ala Inf. Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing for 2nd Qr., 1864.

Uriah Holton, Prvt, Capt. Green’s Company* Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, For Mch 22, 1862. Enlisted: When Mch 22, 1862. Where Auburn. By whom J.F [or perhaps T] Dowdell. Period 3 years or war.
*This company subsequently became Company A, 37th Regiment Alabama Infantry.

U. Holton, Pvt. Co. A 37 Ala, Appears on a Register of Payments to Discharged Soldiers. Date of discharge 6 Aug 1863. Date of payment 8 Aug 1863. By whom C. G. Armistead

Uriah Holton, Priv. Co. A. 37-Ala., Appears on a Register of Payments to Discharged Soldiers. Date of Discharge Aug. 6, 1863. Date of Payment Aug. 8, 1863. By whom C. G. Armistead

CERTIFICATE OF DISABILITY (side 1)
[Much of this document is handwritten, and the ink on the two sides has bled through to the other side, making deciphering the writing very difficult]
[The next three lines are part of an oval stamp]
RECORD DIVISION
REBEL ARCHIVES
WAR DEPARTMENT
[Circled at top, handwritten:] W107
CERTIFICATE OF DISABILITY FOR DISCHARGE in the case of William Watson [William Watson’s name is crossed out] Uriah Holton, a private Co. A, 37 Reg’t of Ala vols. [unreadable] DWMaccell [unreadable]
Had [unreadable] in the field, July 22, 1863. [unreadable] + exchange orderd
By Command of [unreadable] S Ewell [unreadable] Received (A. & I.G. Office) Dec 1 1863

CERTIFICATE OF DISABILITY (side 2)
[Much of this document is handwritten, and the ink on the two sides has bled through to the other side, making deciphering the writing very difficult]
ARMY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES
CERTIFICATE OF DISABILITY FOR DISCHARGE
(To be used in duplicate in all cases of discharge, on account of disability)
[What follows is a form, and much of the handwritten parts have faded so as to be unreadable]
Private William Watson[William Watson’s name is crossed out] Uriah Holton of Captain [unreadable] Company, ( [unreadable] ,) of the [unreadable] Regiment of Confederate States [blank], was enlisted by [unreadable], of the [unreadable or blank] Regiment of [unreadable] at [unreadable] on the [unreadable or blank] day of [unreadable], 186[unreadable], to serve 3 years; he was born in [unreadable] in the State of [unreadable], is [two digit number; the first could be 2; the second digit is 1] years of age, [unreadable or blank] feet, [unreadable] inches high, fair complexion, [unreadable] hair, and by occupation when enlisted a [unreadable]. During the last two months said soldier has been unfit for duty 60 days. (Here consult directions on Form [blank] Med. Dept Gen. Reg.)
STATION: Lauderdale Springs
DATE: July 15th, 1863
R.B.Mauny Surgeon, + Pres’t of Exam’g Board, Commanding Company
I Certify, that I have carefully examined the said William Watson[William Watson’s name is crossed out] Uriah Holton of Captain Greenes Company, and find him incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of (Here consult par. 1134, p. 215, and directions on Form 12, p. 200, Med. Dept. Gen. Reg.) Tubercular Deposit at apex of Right Lung – physique exceedingly frail + he will never be of use in any Dept. of the Army.
RBMauny, Surgeon + Pres’t of Exam’g Board
Discharged this Ninth day of August, 1863, at Lauderdale Springs [unreadable]. B.B.Smith. Commanding the Post
Note 1. – When a probable case for pension, special care must be taken to state the degree of disability
Note 2. – The place where the soldier desires to be addressed may be here added,
Town – [blank] County -- [blank] State – [blank]
(DUPLICATES)

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