Civil War Pension Index
15048,6890West, Solomon
Service: D 3 KY Cav
Date of Filing: 1883 Mar 23; Class: Invalid; Application No. 477,123; State filed from KY, Law J, Certif 808.590
KY Civil War Union Volunteers 1861-1866
93451Pg 68 Adjutant General’s Report; Roll of Company D Third KY Volunteer
1 Solomon West, Rank: Farrier, Enrolled: 7 Nov 1861; Mustered In: 13 Dec 1861 Calhoon KY; Period: 3 yrs
US Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles 1861-65
945Solomon West
Resid: Calhoun, KY
Enlistment Date: 7 Nov 1861
Rank at Enlistment: Farrier
Enlistment Place: Calhoun, KY
State Served: KY
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, KY 3rd Cavalry Regiment on 13 Dec 1861. Mustered out on 26 Dec 1864 at Nashville, TN.
Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of KY
Civil War Service Records Union Records
106061 (If 38 yrs old in 1861 means born in 1823; born in Morgan Co AL; but enlisted in Greenville; Him?)
Card 1: 2002 West, Solomon, Co D, 3 KY Cav, Farrier, Farrier, (20 Card #’s)
Card 2: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Farrier, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Mtd Vols, age 38 yrs; Appears on Company Muster-in Roll of the organization named above. Roll dated Calhoun KY 13 Dec 1861; Muster-in date 13 Dec 1861; Joined for duty & enrolled 7 Nov 186(blank) Greenville, period 3 yrs. This organization subsequently became Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cav /s/ Allen, Copyist
Card 3: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Farrier, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cavalry, Appears on Company Muster Roll for dtd 31 Dec 1861. Present or Absent: not stated /s/ Harper, Copyist
Card 4: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Farrier, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cav, Appears on Company Muster Roll for Jan & Feb 1862, Present, Remarks: From second Auditor’s Roll, /s/ R. S. Richardson, Copyist
Card 5: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Farrier, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cav, Appears on Company Muster Roll Mar & Apr 1862 Present /s/ Allen, Copyist
Card 6: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Farrier, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cav. Appears on Company Muster Roll May & Jun 1862 Present /s/ Allen, Copyist
Card 7: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Far’r, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cav. Appears on Company Muster Roll Jul & Aug 1862 Present /s/ Lachman
Card 8: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Farrier, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll 30 Jun to 31 Oct 1862 Present /s/ Lackman
Card 9: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Farrier, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll Nov & Dec 1862 Present /s/ D. P. Webster, Copyist
Card 10: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Farrier, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll Jan & Feb 1863 Present /s/ D. P. Webster, Copyist
Card 11: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Farrier, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll Mar & Apr 1863 Present /s/ D. P. Webster, Copyist
Card 12: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Farrier, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll May & Jun 1863 Absent: Remarks: In Mechlenburg county sick /s/ D. P. Webster, Copyist
Card 13: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Farrier, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll Jul & Aug 1863 Present /s/ D. P. Webster, Copyist
Card 14: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Farrier, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll Sep & Oct 1863, Present /s/ Lackman, Copyist
Card 15: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Farrier, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll Nov & Dec 1863. Present /s/ Lackman, Copyist
Card 16: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Farrier, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll 31 Dec 1863 to 30 Apr 1864. Absent; Remarks: At Hospital, Nashville, TN /s/ Lackham, Copyist
Card 17: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Farrier, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cavalry. Appears on a Detachment Muster Roll of the organization named above for 3 Mar 1864 Station: Nashville, TN, Present /s/ Newman, Copyist
Card 18: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Far’r, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll May & Jun 1864, Absent; Remarks: At Hospital Nashville, TN; Book mark: Discharged 11 Jun 1864 - Dr. D. R. /s/ Lachman, Copyist
Card 19: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Far’r, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll Jul & Aug 1864 Absent; Remark: at Nashville TN Hospital /s/ Lachman
Card 20: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Farrier, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cavalry, Appears on Company Muster Roll Sep & Oct 1864 Remarks: Discharged 3 Sep 1864 /s/ Bechel, Copyist
Card 21: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Farrier, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cavalry, age 38 yrs. Appears on Co. Muster-out Roll dtd Savannah GA 26 Dec 1864. Last paid 31 Dec 1863; Remarks: Discharged 5 Sep 1864 Nashville TN; Book mark 11 Jun Vide D & D.R. /s/ Bechel, Copyist
Card 22: West Solomon, I, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cavalry, 1 Enclosures
Document # 147 Certificate of Disability for Discharge in the Case of Solomon West a Private Co D, 3 Reg’t of KY Cavalry, Head ? Dept Cumberland Chattanooga TN 7 Jun 1864. To be discharged by ? Maj Gen Thomas, Henry M. Cist, Capt T. Wolf, Adjutant General’s Office, 18 Jun 1864, Duplicate sent the Pension Office, Entered on CG. Received (A.G. Office) G.G. 186(blank) 1864. Head, Ops? Det Cumberland Medical Directors Office, Chatta. S. 6 Jun 1864. Approved /s/ Joninghs?, Asst Surg Nfa, Asst Med Director, Compared with and corrected by rolls
Document: Army of the US Certificate of Disability for Discharge (Approved M. C. Cecedeson?, Sure USA, Asst Med Dir, DC) Solomon West, a Farrier of Capt T. A. Lovelace, Co D of the 3rd Reg’t US Cavalry vol was enlisted by A. N. Davis of the 3rd Regiment of KY Cavalry at Greenville KY on the 7th Nov 1861 to serve 3 yrs he was born in Morgan Co AL is 38 yrs of age, 5’4 1/2” high, Light complexion, Blue eyes, light hair and by occupation when enlisted a Farmer. During the last two months said soldier has been unfit for duty 60 days. Said soldier was a healthy man when he came into the Army his disease has been contracted in the Army while in the line of his duty. Station Camp Smith, Nashville, TN 12 May 1864 /s/ Mr. J. Davis, Lieut, Commanding Company. I certify that I carefully examined the said Solomon West of Capt Lovelace’s Company and find him incapable of performing duties of a soldier because of chronic bronchitis (of one years standing) with Tuberculosis. Attended with such a degree of general disability and emaciation as to leave no doubt that he will be entirely disabled during the balance of his term of enlistment. He is not a subject for the Invalid Corps /s/ Robt M. Fairleigh, Surgeon, 3 Reg’t. Discharged this 11 Jun 1864 at Nashville, Camp Smith - Car? Depot /s/ R. H. King, W Co, Commanding the Reg’t
Misc Card A: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cav. Appears on Company Descriptive Book of the organization named above. Description: age 38 yrs, height 5’ 4 1/2”; complexion light; Eyes blue; hair light; born: Morgan Co AL; Occ: Farmer; Enlistment 7 Nov 1861 Greenville by A. N. Davis for 3 yrs /s/ Long, Copyist
Misc Card A 2: W 3 Cav KY, Solomon West, Pvt, Co D, 3 Reg’t KY Cavalry. Appears on Returns as follows: May 1863 Absent sick in Mecklenburg Co; Jul to Sep 1864 Absent sick at Nashville; Oct 1864 Discharged 3 Sep 1864 Nashville /s/ Dunton, Copyist