His father was Audley Campbell and his mother was Mariah Brinegar.
William served in the Civil War. He joined the Union forces, as a private in the 47th Regiment of the Kentucky Infantry, Company E, on August 8, 1863. He was later promoted to corporal. In January of 1864, he was ordered to ride his horse from Bighill, Kentucky to Camp Nelson, which was about 30 miles. It was bitterly cold and his feet became frost-bitten. By the end of 1864, he had developed painful hemorrhoids, and he began having chest pains. He was discharged for his medical problems on Dec. 26, 1864.
He married Sarah Ann Neal, on August 10, 1878, at his cabin along White Oak Creek. The marriage record shows that her three illegitimate children were there at the wedding: Joseph (age 8); Loulie (age 5); and Green (age 4). William adopted those children, gave them his last name, and raised them as his own.
On May 31, 1889, William applied for his military pension, because his medical problems stemming from his service in the war had become so severe. This was just the start of a long struggle with the government, just to obtain his small pension. He was subjected to at least five medical exams, from 1889 to 1902, which were humiliating and demeaning. The government did this to try to delay paying him, and then to deny paying him his "increase." He was finally awarded his pension, on August 21, 1891, of $8 per month. But he was due his "increase" of an additional $2 per month, because he had more than one serious medical problem.
He filed for his increase many times, but the government kept denying it. At one point, the government even stated that there was nothing wrong with him, and one doctor even stated that William would never get an increase, after falsely claiming that there was nothing wrong with him. There is simply no understanding why the government treated him so badly, concerning his small military pension, which he obviously was qualified to receive.
After his death, his widow Sarah then fought for his pension as well.
For some reason, William was treated very badly, while simply trying to get the pension that was due to him, even though he had served his country well, and that service had ruined his health. It was so sad.
William served in the Civil War. He joined the Union forces, as a private in the 47th Regiment of the Kentucky Infantry, Company E, on August 8, 1863. He was later promoted to corporal. In January of 1864, he was ordered to ride his horse from Bighill, Kentucky to Camp Nelson, which was about 30 miles. It was bitterly cold and his feet became frost-bitten. By the end of 1864, he had developed painful hemorrhoids, and he began having chest pains. He was discharged for his medical problems on Dec. 26, 1864.
He married Sarah Ann Neal, on August 10, 1878, at his cabin along White Oak Creek. The marriage record shows that her three illegitimate children were there at the wedding: Joseph (age 8); Loulie (age 5); and Green (age 4). William adopted those children, gave them his last name, and raised them as his own.
On May 31, 1889, William applied for his military pension, because his medical problems stemming from his service in the war had become so severe. This was just the start of a long struggle with the government, just to obtain his small pension. He was subjected to at least five medical exams, from 1889 to 1902, which were humiliating and demeaning. The government did this to try to delay paying him, and then to deny paying him his "increase." He was finally awarded his pension, on August 21, 1891, of $8 per month. But he was due his "increase" of an additional $2 per month, because he had more than one serious medical problem.
He filed for his increase many times, but the government kept denying it. At one point, the government even stated that there was nothing wrong with him, and one doctor even stated that William would never get an increase, after falsely claiming that there was nothing wrong with him. There is simply no understanding why the government treated him so badly, concerning his small military pension, which he obviously was qualified to receive.
After his death, his widow Sarah then fought for his pension as well.
For some reason, William was treated very badly, while simply trying to get the pension that was due to him, even though he had served his country well, and that service had ruined his health. It was so sad.
His father was Audley Campbell and his mother was Mariah Brinegar.
William served in the Civil War. He joined the Union forces, as a private in the 47th Regiment of the Kentucky Infantry, Company E, on August 8, 1863. He was later promoted to corporal. In January of 1864, he was ordered to ride his horse from Bighill, Kentucky to Camp Nelson, which was about 30 miles. It was bitterly cold and his feet became frost-bitten. By the end of 1864, he had developed painful hemorrhoids, and he began having chest pains. He was discharged for his medical problems on Dec. 26, 1864.
He married Sarah Ann Neal, on August 10, 1878, at his cabin along White Oak Creek. The marriage record shows that her three illegitimate children were there at the wedding: Joseph (age 8); Loulie (age 5); and Green (age 4). William adopted those children, gave them his last name, and raised them as his own.
On May 31, 1889, William applied for his military pension, because his medical problems stemming from his service in the war had become so severe. This was just the start of a long struggle with the government, just to obtain his small pension. He was subjected to at least five medical exams, from 1889 to 1902, which were humiliating and demeaning. The government did this to try to delay paying him, and then to deny paying him his "increase." He was finally awarded his pension, on August 21, 1891, of $8 per month. But he was due his "increase" of an additional $2 per month, because he had more than one serious medical problem.
He filed for his increase many times, but the government kept denying it. At one point, the government even stated that there was nothing wrong with him, and one doctor even stated that William would never get an increase, after falsely claiming that there was nothing wrong with him. There is simply no understanding why the government treated him so badly, concerning his small military pension, which he obviously was qualified to receive.
After his death, his widow Sarah then fought for his pension as well.
For some reason, William was treated very badly, while simply trying to get the pension that was due to him, even though he had served his country well, and that service had ruined his health. It was so sad.
William served in the Civil War. He joined the Union forces, as a private in the 47th Regiment of the Kentucky Infantry, Company E, on August 8, 1863. He was later promoted to corporal. In January of 1864, he was ordered to ride his horse from Bighill, Kentucky to Camp Nelson, which was about 30 miles. It was bitterly cold and his feet became frost-bitten. By the end of 1864, he had developed painful hemorrhoids, and he began having chest pains. He was discharged for his medical problems on Dec. 26, 1864.
He married Sarah Ann Neal, on August 10, 1878, at his cabin along White Oak Creek. The marriage record shows that her three illegitimate children were there at the wedding: Joseph (age 8); Loulie (age 5); and Green (age 4). William adopted those children, gave them his last name, and raised them as his own.
On May 31, 1889, William applied for his military pension, because his medical problems stemming from his service in the war had become so severe. This was just the start of a long struggle with the government, just to obtain his small pension. He was subjected to at least five medical exams, from 1889 to 1902, which were humiliating and demeaning. The government did this to try to delay paying him, and then to deny paying him his "increase." He was finally awarded his pension, on August 21, 1891, of $8 per month. But he was due his "increase" of an additional $2 per month, because he had more than one serious medical problem.
He filed for his increase many times, but the government kept denying it. At one point, the government even stated that there was nothing wrong with him, and one doctor even stated that William would never get an increase, after falsely claiming that there was nothing wrong with him. There is simply no understanding why the government treated him so badly, concerning his small military pension, which he obviously was qualified to receive.
After his death, his widow Sarah then fought for his pension as well.
For some reason, William was treated very badly, while simply trying to get the pension that was due to him, even though he had served his country well, and that service had ruined his health. It was so sad.
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