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State of Michigan
County of Oakland
On this 22nd day of June AD One Thousand Eight hundred and eighty personally
appeared before me deputy clerk of the circuit court of Oakland County- a court of record
within and for the county and state aforesaid John M Baird aged 54 years a resident of the
township of Holly, County of Oakland, State of Michigan Who being duly sworn
according to law,Claims that he is the identical John M Baird who was enrolled on the
19th day of September 1861 in the regimental Band of the first Cavalry Regiment
commanded by (?. ?.) Broadhead and was honorably discharged at or north city of
Washington DC on the 14th day of September 1862; That his personal description is as
follows; Age 54 years, hight five feet 7 1/2 inches; complexion light, hair light eyes blue.
That while a member of the organization aforesaid in the service and more than in the line
of his duty, near Woodstock in the state of Virginia on or about the 26th day of April
1862 he was injured under the following circumstances and in manner here in after stated;
Major (Towns) at the time above ------ was in command of I think the first battalion of our
regiment, before the first battle of Winchester VA March 23rd 1862 he sent for
Volunteers from the band to join his command in the front. Three of us, Charles Sheldon,
George ( Leline) and myself members of the band went with him in the fight and in the
charge after the confederates gave way, we were with the Major and his service several
times after. we were in the charge an during in (Lury Valy) State of Virginia, Also when
the forward movement of the army was made from Woodstock up the Valy towards
Harrisonburg the three band volunteers were in the ranks with the fighting boys and doing
the duties of common soldiers in ----- service. The band non-combatants remained at
Woodstock. we had been on the march about an hour. Had gone out of town some five
miles. When a mounted messenger came dashing along from the front and just before
coming up to us his horse took fright at something and dashed headlong into the column.
I was the unlucky one for the horse plunged against me sticking my right leg just below
the knee jambing it between his shoulder and my saddle and horse in a wicked manner
almost ----ing it and ------ing the large blood vessel of my leg below the knee. I was taken
back to Woodstock. That he was treated in the hospital there for several days then the
band boys took me to there quarters. There I was treated from the hospital and the
regimental surgeon for several months being moved in an ambulance as the army moved
after Hamburg and back with General Banks in his famous retreat out of the Shannandoah
Valley, kept with the command until discharge which was a few days after the second Bull
Run fight doing but ---- little duty the time ---- ----- crutches.
That he has been employed in the military Service otherwise than as stated above, he
recruited for the 8th Michigan regiment. Was mustered out into the service March 26th
1863 as first Lieutenant in Company K regiment Commander John Stockton. and was
honorably discharged or mustard out of service July 20th AD 1865 at Pulaski, Tennessee.
That since leaving the service this applicant has resided the most of the time in the
township of Holly in the state of Michigan and his occupation as been that of an insurance
agent.
That prior to his entry into the service above named he was a man of good sound physical
health being. When enrolled a carpenter and (joiner). That he is now totally disabled from
obtaining his substance by manual labor by reasons of his injuries above described,
received in the service of the United States; And he therefore makes this declaration for
the purpose of being placed on the invalid pension roll of the United States.
He hereby appears with full power of substitution and revocation ----- P Wat---- of Holly,
Oakland county state of Michigan his -ine and lawful Attorney to prosecute his claim, that
he has not received or applied for a pension That his post Office address is Holly county of
Oakland State of Michigan .
John M Baird
wit: Fred Wat(sons)
James A Cummins
Also personally appeared Jas H Cummins residing at Holly Michigan and John (Evans)
residing at Holly Michigan persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit
and who being by me duly sworn --- they were present and saw John M Baird the claimant
sign his name to the foregoing declaration; that they have reason to believe from the
appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with him that he is the identical person
he represents himself to be. and they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
James H Cummins
John Evans
<seal> Signed by county clerk Fred W ? date June 1880