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I William Sullivan a native of the state of Tennesee and now a citizen of Tennesee, resident at Craigfield, in the County of Williamson, in the state of Tennessee in the war between the United States and the Confederate states do hereby apply for aid under the act of the general assemby of Tennesee....And I do solomnly swear that while in the discharge of my duty in the service of the conferate or United States, as a member of Baxter's Artilery Confederate I was wounded in battle and that from the effects of such wound or wounds I was disabled as follows, almost lost my hearing and contracted Rheumatism. In what county or state were you born? Dickson County, Tennesee Born Aug. 26 1826.
In what battle or battles were you wounded? "Lost hearing by concussion in artilery." Where you incapable of service for wounds? "No." What was the name of the surgeon who attended you? "Walker at Macon Georgia and Slosiar Chithberth." How did you get out of the Army? "Captured at Macon and paroled." Did you take oath of Allegiance. "Yes" where? "At chattanooga after capture." Are you married? "Yes." What is the size of your family? "Three." What are the ages of your wife and children? "Wife, 73; grandchild 6 years." To what sex do your children belong? "Female." Are some of your children able to support you? "No." In what business are you now engaged? "Farming." How have you supported yourself for the past five years? "By what I could make on the farm." Do you use intoxicants to any extent? "No." How long have you been a resident of Tennessee? ""All my life." Have you any attorney to look after this application.? "No." "Witness my hand this 15th Sept 1899 William Sullivan."
Witnesses:
Jesse J. Cox, M.D. physician
A? or G? Green
H. A. Spencer

State of Williamson County Tennessee
I certify that I have examined the applicant William Sullivan the second time and find him suffering with chronic rhematism caused by exposure while in the service as a soldier of the Confederate States Army in Capt. Baxter's Company artilery which disease attacked him the years of the war and disabled him at one time through months the last year of the war and became a permanent disease from the effects of this disease his right leg was for a long time entirely useless by the formation of a deep seated absess under the knee and rhematism has continued to effect him until now with his age 76 years he is almost helpless; almost deaf too he thinks caused by concussion produced by firing of the artilery in the service. I think him in bad condition as if he had lost a limb.
J. T. Cox, M.D.
Sworn and subscribed before me this year
7 1902 J.W. Hendricks, Notary Public.