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I did not know William Allen, claimant in this case, prior to his enlistment in
Troop H, 10th U.S. Cavalry and (as near as I can fix the date when I became
acquainted with him) sometime in 1884 he came into the troop and was a Pri-
vate at first, later became Farrier of the troop and Feb. 1, 1885 was reduced to
a Private and I was appointed as Farrier in his place as shown by the Certifi-
cate of Appointment as Farrier of Troop H, 10th U.S. Cavalry, signed by Capt.
Charles C. Cooper which I have now in my possession. (The certificate was
shown to special examiner)
Q. Did claimant incur any injury, wound or suffer any sickness while in the
service?
A. I do not remember that he received any injury or wound but he had consid-
erable sickness, as I remember going with him to the doctor a number of times,
I was First Sergeant at the time.
Q. What was the nature of this sickness?
A. Colds, fevers and I remember one time his case was diagnosed as Catarrh,
probably more than once.
But say, there were two Aliens in the company, one was Duty Sergt., his name
was Henry Allen. I remember he got a gunshot wound, but William Allen was
a yellow man about 5 ft. 7 inches high. I do not remember that he was
wounded or injured in any way, but as I said before I took him to the surgeon
on account of sickness a number of times during the winter of 1884 and 1885
and I think it was because of his ill health to a certain extent that he was re-
duced from Farrier of the troop.
I only remember these colds which affected his lungs more than his head as he
was weak chested and the fever accompanying these colds.
Yes, it does seem to me that his hearing was affected that same winter and that
he showed the deafness by failing to obey orders when on drill and when
called to account for not obeying, he said he could not hear the orders but I
have no knowledge as to the cause of this affliction of hearing and only re-
member it that winter. He also acted as Chief Cook for the troop for nearly a
year, as I remember the time I appointed him to this position while I was 1st
Sergt.
I do not know whether he served his time out or was discharged on disability. I
can only say that I remember him as not being apparently a strong lunged or
chested man, easily affected by colds from which he frequently suffered and
that in the winter of 1884 and 1885 his hearing was affected or he was hard of
hearing. His hearing may have been affected prior to that but I do not remem-
ber that it was and I remember that his hearing was good when I first became
acquainted with him and he was a fine looking man, (Claimant statement was
read to Casey).
Hearing claimant's statement refreshes my memory so that I remember now,
distinctly the circumstances of the incurrence of his pistol shot wound which
was just as he relates them. I also remember the campaign that he speaks of
from Fort Davis, Texas to Eagle Springs, Texas, the scouts we made while15
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Sayre, Harold Ray. Warriors of Color, book, 1995; Fort Davis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth285883/m1/24/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .