McClure v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. Claimant is a citizen of the United States and resides in the city of Indianapolis, State of Indiana. II. He enlisted July 6,1861, for three years as a private in Company H, Twenty-first Indiana Infantry, and was discharged December 31, 1863, to enable him to reenlist as a veteran volunteer.
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The Reporters’’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. Claimant is a citizen of the United States and resides in the city of Indianapolis, State of Indiana. II. He enlisted July 6,1861, for three years as a private in Company H, Twenty-first Indiana Infantry, and was discharged December 31, 1863, to enable him to reenlist as a veteran volunteer. He' reenlistecl as a veteran volunteer January 1, 1864, for three years, or during the war, in the same company and regiment. III. He is reported on his company rolls as having deserted September…
1Opinion of the CourtBooth, J.
Claimant, Alfred A. McClure, enlisted July 6, 1861, for three years, as a private in Company H, Twenty-first Indiana Infantry. On December 31, 1863, he was discharged to enable him to reenlist as a veteran volunteer. On January 1, 1864, he did reenlist as a veteran volunteer for three years, or during the war, in same company and regiment. On September 25,1865, claimant without leave left his command and never returned thereto, and hence was borne on his company rolls as a deserter. TIis company was discharged January 20, 1866. This claim is for arrears of bounty, back pay, and allowances…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Mahan v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1903