William Jennings Pay Voucher
This Confederate pay voucher, written on Form No. 3 (Officers Pay Account), documents Captain William Jennings' pay from September 1, 1862 through November 28, 1862. Captains were paid $140.00 per month, so Jennings received a total of $410.67 for his service during this period. Receipt of delivery signed on the pay voucher places Captain Jennings in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 13, 1863.
Dates
- 1863 April 18
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This Confederate pay voucher, written on Form No. 3 (Officers Pay Account), documents Captain William Jennings' pay from September 1, 1862 through November 28, 1862. Captains were paid $140.00 per month, so Jennings received a total of $410.67 for his service during this period. Receipt of delivery signed on the pay voucher places Captain Jennings in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 13, 1863.
Biographical/Historical Note
William Jennings was born in 1827 in Kentucky. He married Lucy A. Hawkins on April 8, 1852 and the couple had at least three children. Jennings enlisted in Company K of the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry at the rank of Captain on July 25, 1862 at Livingston, Tennessee. He resigned his post on November 29, 1862 in order to accept a post as a military surgeon. Jennings survived the war and returned to his family in Kentucky, where he most likely died in 1892.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Special Collections purchased this voucher on April 15, 2011.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository