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James Billett was married 19 Aug 1851 to Marian A. Billett. He enlisted in 1st La Hv Arty, Co. C, then, in 1863, in 1st Tenn Hv Arty, (2nd) Co. C. He was captured upon the surrender of Vicksburg. Twice during his captivity, he refused to take a parole. As time went on, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy but was rejected because of “physical disability.” In Dec of 1864, he signed the Oath of Allegiance to the United States and was released. This info is from his CSR.

He died 6 Sep 1866 in Warren Co., Miss.

Marian A. Billett’s widow’s pension application is dated 14 Jul 1900. She states her husband enlisted 1862, was captured at Vicksburg, and was held till the close of the war; that he was discharged at close of war.

According to the Mississippi Code, a veteran (or his widow) would have had to swear (among other things) that this soldier or sailor was honorable discharged or paroled or did not desert the confederate service.

My question is: Would his wife’s widow pension application have been approved, despite her prisoner-husband’s attempt to join the U.S. Navy and his signing the Oath of Allegiance?

I have seen pension applications online that have been marked Approved or Rejected, but there are no markings on this one submitted by Mrs. Billett.

My write-up for James T. Billet is at
http://www.tinyurl.com/soldiers-rest/index_of_veterans/billett_james_t/billett_james_t.htm

It is not yet linked into my site.

Thanks in advance for your help. /Anna

Here are the sources links if you are interested.

http://www.fold3.com/image/271/66402731/
James Billett’s CSR at fold3.com

http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/pensions/show/10242
His wife’s pension application at Misissippi Department of Archives and History (Image 172)

The Annotated Mississippi Code, pg. 552 at Google Books

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