ent Office. While performing
clerical duty, studied medicine and graduated from Medical College at
Georgetown, D. C. Owns a home in Washington. Is probably a democrat at the
present time. Did not answer my letter of inquiry.

JOHN P. MULLENIX, Fairfield, Iowa.

May, 1861-March 25, 1862. Born in Ohio. Thirty-six years old when
enlisted. Receives pension at rate of thirty dollars a month for
disability incurred in service; has drawn pension from date of discharge.
Badly crippled; cannot go without crutches; has no use of left arm and
shoulder; rheumatism is the main difficulty. Is a Presbyterian in belief,
and a republican from principle.

ALBERT PIERSON, 10 Prospect Street, East Orange, New Jersey.

June 3, 1861-November 20, 1862. In 1863, when Confederate army came up
into Pennsylvania, enlisted in a militia company, and served thirty days.
Born in Orange, N. J. Was twenty-two years old when enlisted. Had the
pleasure of participating in only one battle during the war--that of
Fredericktown, Missouri. About November 1, 1861, became very sick at
Bird's Point, Missouri. On the 20th of that month received furlough and
went to Mr. Jessup's, Na-au-say township, Kendall county, Illinois, where
he remained for six months a very sick man. In May, 1862, was sent to East
Orange, N. J., his former home, in charge of a personal attendant, and
came near dying on the journey. Remained at East Orange, sick, for four
months. In August reported to hospital, on Bedloe Island, from which he
was discharged November 20, 1862, and it is the regret of Comrade Pierson
that he was not with Company K, 20th Illinois Regiment, during the whole
war. Since discharged he has been seriously sick, and has paid out money
to doctors. "Yet, I believe there is One above who rules over all, and
when my time comes no doctor can save me." (Doctor Taylor, what think you
of this?) Comrade Pierson is a Presbyterian. He is not a pensioner; he has
never applied for pension. He is a republican; is a powerful republican,
and is in grief because of the ascendancy of the democratic party. This is
the way he writes: "O, what a great big humbug Grover is, anyway; he ought
to be in England, not America. I recall the night after the election; I
expected nothing from New Jersey--she has always been a democrat--but I
did expect good news from the Prairie state. At twelve o'clock report
came, 'Illinois is against Harrison.' At first I refused to believe it. I
had been