War Department Service Record Report
This is the War Department's official reply, dated November 28, 1888, to the Bureau's request on page 5: the Adjutant General's Office, over the printed signature of Adjutant General R.C. Drum (signed by proxy M.B. Ewing), reports that Elias Roberts, a private in Capt. Jas. Gillaspie's company of Col. J.C. Hays' Regiment Texas Mounted Volunteers, was enrolled on April 24, 1847 at San Antonio for six months and mustered out with his company at San Antonio on June 4, 1847. This is the official record that establishes his April 1847 enlistment date, one year later than the "1846" Roberts himself had recalled in his original application.
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War Department,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Washington, Nov 28, 1888.
(top left margin, handwritten:) O.W. & I. [?] #20682
Respectfully returned to the Commissioner of Pensions.
Elias Roberts, a Private of Company [blank], Capt. Jas. Gillaspie, of Col. J.C. Hays Regiment Texas Mtd. (Mex. War) Volunteers, was enrolled on the 24th day of April, 1847, at San Antonio for 6 months, and is reported: On muster out roll of co. dated June 4th 1847, at San Antonio, a private, mustered out with co. on said date and place. Traveling to place of rendezvous 250 miles, and from place of discharge home same number of miles. Place of residence not stated.
(left margin, small mark:) AH
(several ruled blank lines follow, uncompleted)
R. C. DRUM,
Adjutant General.
By M.B. Ewing
(2.) 397 (handwritten, bottom right)
(bottom left, handwritten, diagonal:) April 7 / May 31 / June 4 — 42 days
(bottom left corner, small marks:) "Ee" and an illegible initialed flourish
Printed form number (bottom): o 3-019.
