Book U ^^-y Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from The Library of Congress http://www.archive.org/details/listofwarclaimscOOunit LIST OF WAR CLAIMS CONFINED ENTIRELY TO CLAIMS FOR USE AND OCCUPATION OR RENT OF CHURCH BUILDINGS, COLLEGE BUILDINGs/aND OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS, BY THE MILITAR^ FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE WAR, J ^ ^ COUPLED IN SOME CASES WITH A CLAIM llftTT FOR DAMAGES DONE TO THE BUILD- '^ ' ING DURING THE OCCUPANCY WITH A STATEMENT OF EACH CASE COMPILED FOR CONVEN- IENCE OF MEMBERS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS IN C0NNECTI0"N WITH AN EXAMINATION OF H. R. 19115 Printed for the uae of the Senate Committee on Claims (In substantially all of the within cases no action whatever was taken to present the claim to any department of the Government prior to the date of its reference to the Court of Claims and no excuse for the delay is shown or attempted.) WASHINGTON 1912 7 - '\ T-ic-^n LIST OF CLAIMANTS. Alabama. 1. Trustees Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Athens. 2. Missionary Baptist Church, Huntsville, successor to the Primitive Church. 3. Bolivar Lodge No. 127, Free and Accepted Masons, of Stevenson. Arkansas. 4. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Clarkesville. 5. First Baptist Church, of Helena. 5^. Old School Presbyterian Church of Helena. 6. First Baptist Church, of Pine Bluff. 7. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Pine Bluff. Florida. 8. First Baptist Church, of Jacksonville. Georgia. 9. Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Ebenezer. 10. Trustees of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, of Marietta. Kentucky. 11. Baptist Church, of Bowling Green. 12. First Presbyterian Church, of Bowling Green. 13. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Bowling Green. 14. Baptist Church, of Brandenburg. 15. Harrison Masonic Lodge, No. 122, of Brandenburg. 16. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Brandenburg. 17. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Bryantsville. 18. Baptist Church, of Crab Orchard. 19. St. Andrews Lodge, No. 18, Free and Accepted Masons, of Cynthiana. 20. Christian Church, of Danville. 21. First Baptist Church, of Danville. 22. First Presbyterian Church, of Danville. 23. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Danville. 24. Presbyterian Theolosical Seminnry of Kentucky, at Danville. 25. J. Harrison Planck and P. S. Dudley, trustees of the Baptist Church of Flemings- burg. 26. Trustees of Glasgow graded common schools, of Glasgow, successor to the Glasgow Academy, or tJrania College of Glasgow. 27. Baptist Church, of Harrodslmre. 28. First Presbyterian Church, of Harrodsl:)urg. 29. Methodist Episcopal Churcli South, of Harrodsburg. 30. First Presbyterian Church, of Lelianon. 31. St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Churrh, of Lebanon. 32. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Mount Sterling. 33. Trustees of the Presbyterian ('hurch, of Mount Sterling. 34. Salt River Lodge, No. ISO, Free Ancient and Accepted Masons, of Mount Wash- ington. 35. Trustees of the Green River Collegiate Institute, successor to the Hart Seminary, of Munfordville. 3 4 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 36. Trustees of the Jessamine Female Institute, successor of Bethel Academy, of Nicholasville . 37. Cliristian Church, of Nicholasville 38. Sulphur Well Christian Church, near Nicholasville. 39. Baptist Chiu'ch, of Paris. 40. First Presbyterian Church, of Paris. 41. Trustees of Ewing Institute, of Perryville. 42. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Perryville. 43. Presbyterian Church, of Penyville. 44. Baptist Church, of Princeton. 45. Madison Female Institute, in Madison County, near Richmond. 46. Baptist Church, of ShepherdsviUe. 47. Baptist Church, of Somerset. 48. Presbyterian Church, of Somerset. 49. Antioch Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Stewart. Maryland. 50. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Boonsboro. 51. United Brethren Church, of Boonsboro. 52. Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Burkittsville. 53. Frederick Presbyterian Church, of Frederick. 54. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Hancock. 55. St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, of Hancock. 56. St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church, of Hancock. 57. Trustees and consistory of Mount Vernon Reformed Church, of Keedysville. 58. Grace Reformed Church, of Knoxville. 59. Trustees of the Christ Reformed Congregation of Middletowu, successors to the German Reformed Church of Middletowu. 60. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, near Point of Rocks. 61. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Sharpsburg, Antietam parish, Wash- ington County. Mississippi. 62. Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Corinth. Missouri. 63. Cliristian Church, of Harrison ville. 64. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Harrisonville. 65. First Baptist Church, of Jefferson City. 66. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Macon. 67. Trustees of the Presbyterian Church, of Macon. 68. Trustees of the Christian Church, of Marshall. 69. First Christian Church, of Mexico. 70. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Mexico. 71. University of Missouri. 72. First Christian Church, of Springfield. 73. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Springfield. 74. Christian Church, of Sturgeon. 75. Christian Church, of Warsaw. North Carolina. 76. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Beaufort. 77. First Baptist Church, of Newborn. Ohio. 78. The Baptist Church, of Gallipolis. Pennsylvania. 79. Trustees of the Tonoloway Baptist Church, of Fulton County. 80. St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Gettysburg. 81. St. Mark's German Reformed Church, of Gettysburg. LIST OF WAE CLAIMS. South Carolina. 82. Baptist Church, of Beaufort. 83. St. Helena Episcopal Church, of Beaufort. 84. Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, on Edisto Island. 85. Mount Zion Society, of Fairfield County. 86. German Lutheran Church, of Orangeburg. Tennessee. 87. Missionary Baptist Church, of Antioch. 88. Baptist Church of Bolivar, Hardeman County. 89. Trustees of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Charleston. 90. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Charleston. 91. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Chattanooga. 92. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Chattanooga. 93. Cumberland Presbyterian ("hurch, of Clarksville. 94. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Cleveland. 95. Cumberland Presbyterian C'hurch, of Clifton. 96. St. Peter's Protestant Ejjiscojjal Church, of Columbia 97. Boiling Fork Baptist Church, of Cowan. 98. Mill Creek Baptist Church, of Davidson County. 99. Trustees of the Christian Church, of Franklin. 100. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Franklin. 101. Missionary Baptist Church, of Franklin. 102. Presbyterian Church, of Franklin. 103. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of Franklin. 104. Germantown Baptist Church, of Shelby County. 105. Cuml)erland University, of I^ebanon. 106. First Baptist Church, of Memphis. 107. Union University, of Mm-freesboro. 108. University of Nashville. 109. Mount Olivet Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Nolensville. 110. Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Pulaski. 111. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Saulsbury. 112. Washington College. 113. Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Waverly. 114. Eudora Baptist Church, of White Station. Virginia. 115. Mount Zion Old School Baptist Church, near Aldie, Loudoun County. 116. Alfred Street Baptist Church, of Alexandria. 117. First Baptist Church, of Alexandria. 118. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of Alexandria. 119. Washington Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of Alexandria. 120. Grace Episcopal Church, of Berryville. 121. Zoar Baptist Church, of Bristersburg. 122. Westover Church, of Charles City County. 123. Baptist Church, of Culpeper. 124. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Culpeper County. 125. St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Culpeper County. 126. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of Culpeper County. 127. Calvary Episcopal Church, of Dinwiddle Court House. 128. Trustees of the Liberty Church, of Dranesville. 129. Makemie Presbyterian Church, of Drummondtown. 130. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Drummondtown. 131. Union Church, of Falmouth. 132. Andrew Chapel, Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Fairfax County. 133. Grove Baptist Church, of Fauquier County. 134. Mount Horeb Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Fauquier County. 135. Mount Zion Church of United Brethren, of Frederick County. 136. Christian Church, of Fredericksburg. 137. Fredericksburg Baptist Church, of Fredericksburg. 138. Presbyterian Church, of Fredericksburg. 139. St. George's Episcopal Church, of Fredericksburg. 140. St. Mary's Catholic Church, of Fredericksburg. 6 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 141. Trustees of the Shiloh (old site) Baptist Church, of Fredericksburg. 142. Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Garrison vi lie. 143. Abingdon Protestant Episcopal Church, of Gloucester County. 144. Muhlenberg Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Harrisonburg. 145. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Haymarket, Prince William County. 146. Trustees of the Olive Branch Christian Church, of James City County. 147. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Jeffersonton. 148. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Kernstown. 149. Opequon Presbyterian Church, of Kernstown. 150. Fletcher Chapel, of King George County. 151. Lambs Creek Protestant Episcopal Church, of King George County. 152. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Lamberts Point. 153. Presbyterian Church, of Lovetts\nlle. 154. Presbyterian Church, of McDowell, Highland County. • 155. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Marshall. 156. Trustees of the Presbyterian Church, of Marshall. 157. Massaponax Baptist Church, of Massaponax. 158. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Middleburg. 159. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Middletown. 160. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, of Middletown. 161. Trustees of Roper Church, of New Kent County. 162. Oak Grove Methodist Episcopal Church, of Norfolk County. 163. Downing Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Oak Hall. 164. New Hope Baptist Church, of Orange County. 165. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Paris. 166. Merchant's Hope Protestant Episcopal Church, of Prince George County. 167. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Pungoteague. 168. St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Pungoteague. 169. Oak Grove Methodist Episcopal Church, of Reams Station. 170. St. Paul's Free Church, of Routts Hills. 171. Wilderness Baptist Church, of Spottsylvania County. 172. Aquia Protestant Episcopal Church, of Stafford County. 173. Berea Baptist Church, of Stafford County. 174. Hartwood Presbyterian Church, of Stafford County. 175. Trustees of Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, of Stafford County. 176. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Stephens (-'ity. 177. Trinity Lutheran Church, of Stephens City. 178. Presbvterian Church, of Strasburg. 179. First Baptist Church, of Suffolk." 180. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Suffolk. 181. Providence Methodist Episcopal Church, near Suffolk. 182. The Plains Episcopal Church, of The Plains. 183. Lutheran Church, of Toms Brook. 184. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Unison. 185. Old School Baptist Church, of ITpperville. 186. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Warrenton. 187. Presbyterian Church, of Warrenton. 188. Baptist Church, of Waferford. 189. Baptist Church, of Williamsburg. 190. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Williamsburg. 191. Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Winchester. 192. John Mann Methodist Episcopal Church (colored), of Winchester. 193. Trustees of the Kent Street Presbyterian Church, of Winchester. 194. Trustees of the Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church, of Winchester. 195. Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of AMnchester. 196. Trustees of the St. Paul Reformed Church, of Woodstock. West Virginia. 197. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Barboursville. 198. Presbyterian Church, of Beverly. 199. Methodist Episcopal Church of "Bunker Hill. 200. Free Church of Burlington, Mineral County. 201. St. John's Episcopal Church, of Charleston. 202. Zion Protestant Episcopal Church, of (^harlestown. 203. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Clarksburg. 204. Presbyterian Church, of Clarksburg. 205. Elk Branch Presbyterian Church, of DufRelds. UST OF WAR CLAIMS. 206. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Flatwoods. 207. Fetterinan fnow West Main Street) Episcopal Church, of Grafton. 208. St. John's Protestant Epi.scopal Church, of Harpers Ferry. 209. Trinity Protestant^ Episcopal Church, of Martinsburg. 210. Methodist Protestant Church, of Middleway. 211. Presbyterian Church, of Moorefield. 212. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Philippi. 213. Mount Olivet Primitive Baptist Church, of Philippi. 214. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Point Pleasant. 215. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of St. Albans. 216. St. Marks Protestant Episcopal Church, of St. Albans. 217. Presbyterian Church, of Springfield. 218. St. John's Catholic Church, of Summerville. 219. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Webster. HISTORY OF CLAIMS. Alabama. 1. Trustees of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Athens. Referred in 1903; loyalty found in 1909; this church is described as a substantial brick building 3S by 58 feet; 28 feet from floor to roof; plastered, well finishetl and furnished. The court finds that during the war, and according to the petition from the summer of 1862 to November, 1863, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of the church building and used and occupied it at various times; that the reasonable rental value for such use, including incidental damage, which is not specified, was the sum of $1,440. (S. 92, 61st Cong., 1st sess.) 2. Missionary Baptist Church, Huntsville, successor to the Primi- tive Church. Referred in 1901; loyalty found in 1907; character, value, and c[uality of this building is not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates given, the military forces of the United States took possession of this church buihhng and occupied it for a length of time which is not named, but that during the time it was occupied it was seriously damaged; the pews, pulpi't, and other fur- nishings were removed ; that the i-ental value of the building, including the damages, was $1,760. (S. 236, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 3. Bolivar Lodge, No. 127, Free and Accepted Masons, of Steven- son. Referred in 1902; loyalty^ found in 1906. The court finds that during the war, no dates given, this lodge was the owner of a certain two-story frame building, with cellar and garret, substantially con- structed, ceiled inside, weather boarded outside, and painted; and that the United States military forces, under proper authority, tore a portion of the building down and converted the materials to the use of the Army, including the lumber and bricks, and that the result was a total destruction of the building; that the building at the time was reasonably worth the sum of $1,150. (S. 112, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) Arkansas. 4. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Clarkesville. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1905; the age, character, quahty, and size of the building is not shown. The court finds that in December, 1863, the United States military forces took possession of this church build- ing and used the same as a commissary storehouse until in May, 1864-, and that the value of the use and occupation of the buildings during that period was the sum of $400; the court also finds that upon the approach of the Confederate forces the Union forces destroyed the church buildings to prevent them from falhng into the hands of the Confederates, and that tliis was an act of war and the 10 * LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. court makes no allowance for the destruction of the buildings. (S. 16, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 5. First Baptist Church, of Helena. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1906. The court finds that this church was a substantial frame building; the age, size, and description of the same is not given; that on or about July 12, 1862, the United States military forces, under proper authority, took possession of this building and used and occupied it for Army purposes until about July 1, 1865, and greatly damaged it during the occupation; that the rental value, including the damage, was $1,790. (S. 129, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 5^. Old School Presbyterian Church, of Helena. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1906; the size, age, character, and quality of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, for a period of about 18 months, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, used, occupied, and damaged this church building, ancl that the reasonable value of the rental, including necessarv repairs, was the sum of SI, 900. (S. 229, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 6. First Baptist Church, of Pine Bluft". Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; this church building was constructed of brick; was about 50 by 100 feet and furnished; its age and condition at the time is not given. The court finds that during the war and according to the petition from October, 1863, to May, 1865, the United States militarv^ forces, by authority, took possession of the building and used and occupied it for military purposes; that the reasonable rental value, including necessary repairs, was the sum of $1,960. (S. 42, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 7. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Pine Bluft'. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; the building was a well-constructed brick church building. The court finds that the United States military forces, by proper authority, took possession of this building, but does not give the dates; according to the petition, it was occupied from about 1863 until the end of the war in 1865; it was used as a hospital and barracks, and the court finds that the reasonable rental value, in- cluding damages to the building, was the sum of $1,300. (H. 782, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) Florida. 8. First Baptist Church, of Jacksonville. Referred in 1907; loy- alty found in 1911 ; the age, size, quality, and character of this church building are not shown. The court finds that (hiring the war (giving no dates), but according to the petition, from February 20, 1864, until about 1866, the United States military forces took possession of the church buildings and grounds and used and occupied the same for hospital and camping purposes; that the reasonable value of the rent, including damages, was the sum of $1,170. (S. 236, 62d Cong., 2d sess.) Georgia. 9. Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Ebenezer. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; size, age, character, and quality of this building not given. The court finds that the United States mili- tar}" forces, by proper authority, took possession of the building, according to the petition, in 1864, and used the same for military LIST OF WAE CLAIMS. 11 purposes, but neither the findings nor the petition show the length of time for which it was occupied; it might have been for only 24 hours; the court finds that the value of the use and occupation, including damages done to the building and library and furniture and fence surrounding the same, was the reasonable sum of $225. (S. 319, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 10. Trustees of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, of Mari- etta. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; the age, size, char- acter, and quality of the building not given. The court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, in June, 1S64, the military forces of the United States took possession of this building, but does not say how long it was occupied; petition alleged that it was occupied for tliree months; the court finds that the reasonable rental value, together with repairs incident to the occupation, was the sum of $425; in the absence of any description of the character or the size of the church and any specific finding as to the length of time it was occupied, the proof is not very satisfactory. (S. 305, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) Kentucky. 11. Baptist Church, of Bowding Green. Referred in 1908; loyalty found in 1909; this church building is described as a large, massive, imposing, and finely constructed brick building 50 by 75 feet, with a basement, auditorium, and gallery; auditorium ceiling about 24 feet high. The court finds that the United States military forces, by authority, took possession of this building in 1862 and occupied it as a hospital; the court says in regard to damage that "the evidence fails to establish what part of the damages is chargeable to Federal forces and what part to Confederate forces;" apparently it was occu- pied at different times by each; the court finds that the use and occupation by the Federal forces was for about 12 months; that the reasonable value for use and occupation by the Federal troops was $650. (S. 281, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) 12. First Presbyterian Church, of Bowling Green. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1907; this church building is described as a large, well-constructed brick building, 40 by 50 feet, with basement, main floor, and gallery; its age is not given. The court finds that in September, 1862, the United States military forces, by authority, took possession of this' church for hospital purposes and continued to use it for such purposes for a long time, to wit, until 1864, and com- pletely prevented the congregation from holding religious services in the building during that period; that the reasonable rental value, including incidental damage to the building, was the sum of $1,125. (S. 99, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 13. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Bowling Green. Re- ferred in 1907 ; loyalty found in 1908; this church building was a well- constructed brick building, 41 by 62 feet; its age is not given. The court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, from September, 1862, for a long period of time, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority used and occupied this building for hospital purposes and that the'reasonable rental value, including incidental damage, was the sum of $730. (S. 193, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 12 ' LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 14. Baptist Church of Brandenburg. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this building is claimed to have been a well-con- structed brick church building, 30 by 50, with a gallery. Although its age, character, and quality at the time it was occupied are not given, the court finds that during the war (no dates, not even the year, being given) the military forces of the United States took possession of this church building and used the same for military purposes; but no length of time is named and we are left to conjecture whether it was for 24 hours or for four years, except tliat the court finds that the reasonable rental value with incidental damage for the use and occu pation, was the sum of $180. (S. 380. 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 15. Harrison Masonic Lodge, No. 122, of Brandenburg. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this building is described as a well- constructed brick building, two stories high, with a tract of 2 acres of land inclosed by a liigh board fence. The court finds that during the war (no dates being given) the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this buikhng and used and occupied the same for military purposes; no length of time what- ever is specified either in the petition or in the findings and the period of occupation is left to conjecture: the court finds that the reasonable rental value of the building, including incidental damages, is $125. (S. 383, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 16. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Brandenburg. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this church building is described as a well-constructed brick building, 40 by 60 feet; its age is not given. The court finds that during the war, and no more specific reference to the time is found in the petition, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and used and occupietl tlie same for military purposes; the petition says it was used for a considerable period and that it was injured by numerous portholes being opened in the brick walls; that the reasonable rental value, in connection with the damage done, is $125; the opening of these portholes would indicate that the church was used during battle; and if so, the act was one of military necessity. (S. 346, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 17. Metho(Ust Episcopal Church South, of Bryantsville. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1907; the church is described as a substan- tiall}^ constructed brick building. The court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, in the summer or fall of 1861, the United States military forces, under proper authority, took possession of this chui-cli building and used it for a hospital for about six months; that the reasonable rental value, including incidental damage to the building, was the sum of $410. (S. 140, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 18. Baptist Church, of Crab Orchard. Referred in 1904; loyalty found m 1906; the size, character, cpuility of this building are not given. The court finds that during the war, and according to the peti- tion from the fall of 1861 to the year 1864, the United States military forces took possession of this building by proper authority and used and occupied it for Army purposes; that the reasonable value of the rent, including necessary repairs, was the sum of $1,050. (S. 223, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 19. St. Andrew's Lodge, No. 18, Free and Accepted Masons, of Cynthiana. Referred in 1903; loyalty found in 1905; the size, age, character, and qualit}' of this building not shown; it i§ not shown that LIST OF WAE CLAIMS. 13 the building belonged to this lodge; but the court finds that during the war, and according to the petition from the 1st of June, 1864, to the 1st of October, 1864, the military forces of the United States, by- proper authority, took possession of and used and occupied the hall belonging to this lodge for military purposes, and damaged the same; that the reasonable rental value, including cost of repairs, was the sum of S600. (H. R. 624, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 20. Christian Church, of Danville. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; the age, size, character, and quality of the building not shown. The court fuids that durmg the war, and according to the petition, from October 1, 1862, to May 1, 1863, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church building, and used and occupied the same for hospital pur- poses; that the reasonable rental value, including necessary repairs, was the sum of $725. (S. 36, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 21. First Baptist Church, of Danville. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this church building is described as a large brick building 50 by 60 feet, and the court finds that during the war. and according to the petition, from October 10, 1862, for a long period, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took posses- sion of this church builcUng and usetl and occupied it as a hospital, and damaged it, and that the reasonable rental value, together with the damage done, was the sum of $700. (S. 253, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 22. First Presbyterian Church, of Danville. Referred in 1907; loy- alty found in 1908; this building is described as a very ha-ge, hand- some, finely constructed brick church building 60 by 75 feet, with extensive galleries. The court fuids that during the war, and according to the petition, from October 8, 1S62, for a long time thereafter, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took posses- sion of this building and occupied the same as a hospital; that the reasonable value of said use and occupation, together with incidental damage, was the sum of $610. (S. 345, 60tli Cong., 1st sess.) 23. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Danville. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1907; this church is described as a well-con- structed brick building, 40 by 60 feet, with a gallery; its age is not given. The court finds that during the war, ancl according to the peti- tion from the date of the battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862, until the spring of 1863, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, occupied this church building and used it for military pur- poses; the court fuids that the use and occuj)ation of the building and grounds, including incidental damage, amounted to $520. (S. 94, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 24. Presbyterian Theological Seminary of Kentucky, at Danville. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1907; the building is described as a very large, well-constructed brick buil(hng, 50 by 100 feet, con- taining two chapels and about 15 other rooms, siUTOunded by exten- sive grounds. The court finds that during the war, and according to the netition from the date of the battle of Perryvihe, October 8, 1862, until 1864 this building and grounds were occupied and used by the military forces of the United States, by authority, for military pur- poses, and the reasonable value of the use was the sum of $1,150. (S. 98, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 25. J. Harrison Planck and P. S. Dudley, trustees of the Baptist Church of Flemingsburg. Referred in 1903; loyalty found in 1905; 14 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS, age, size, character, and quality of this building are not given; these two trustees claim to be the duly elected and qualified trustees of this church society. The court finds that at intervals during the late Civil War in the years 1863, 1864, and 1865, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, used and occupied this church building for hospital purposes, and that the reasonable rental value during the periods so occupied, including incidental damage, was the sum of $775. (H. R. 35, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 26. Trustees of Glasgow graded common schools, of Glasgow, suc- cessor to the Glasgow Academy, or Urania College of Glasgow. Re- ferred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; the building belonging to this institution is described as a large, well-constructed brick building, 50 by 80 feet, having two stories and six rooms. The court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, from September, 1862, until the close of the war, the military forces of the United States by proper authority, took possession of this building and used and occupied it at various times for hosj)ital and other purposes; that the reasonable rental value during said period was the sum of $1,215; it appears from the findings of the court that at various times during the war, the Confederate forces occupied this building and did some damage to it and the court is unable to find what damages, if any, were done bv the Federal forces as distinguished from the Confeder- ate forces. \S. 559, 60th Cong., 2d sess.) 27. Baptist Church, of Harrodsburg. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this was a well-constructed brick church, but its age, size, and character are not given. The court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, immediately after the Battle of Perryville, October 9, 1862, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church building and used and occupied the same as a commissary, but no particular period or length of time is named; that is left purely to conjecture; the court finds that the reasonable rental value, including the dam- age, to be $675. (S. 266, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 28. First Presbyterian Church, of Harrodsburg. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; the age, size, character, and quality of this building are not shown. The court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, from October 9, 1862, until the last of April, 1863, the military forces of the United States took possession of this buildino; after the Battle of Perryville and used it and occupied it as a hospital for about five months, removing therefrom the pews, pulpit, and other furnishings, which, together with the walls, were materially damaged; the court finds that the reasonable rental value of the building during that time, including the damage, was the sum of $1,100. (S. 375, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 29. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Harrodsburg. Re- ferred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this building is described as a large, well-constructed brick l)uilding of two floors. The court finds that during the Civil War, and just after the Battle of Perryville, Oc- tober 8, 1862, the military forces of the United States took posses- sion of this church and used it as a hospital for about six months for the wounded soldiers of both the Federal and Confederate Armies, and that while so occupied, the buildings and surroundings were damaged; the court does not find that the occupation was by any authority or under any order; that the reasonable rental value of LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 15 this building during said period, including the damage, is the sum of $750. (S. 316, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 30. First Presbyterian Church, of Lebanon. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; the age, size, quality, and character of this building are not shown. The court finds that during the Civil War and about the time of the Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862, the military forces of the United States took possession of this church building and used the same at intervals for about two years; that the building was first used as a hospital and afterwards as barracks; and that later on it was a fort for the troops, and while it was occupied by the Federal forces as a fort, it was fired upon by the Confederate forces under Gen. John H. Morgan, and the roof and the cupola of the church were materially damaged; that the reasonable rental value of the church building during the occupancy, together with the damages caused by the military forces of the United States, independently of the damages caused by the Confederate forces under Gen. Morgan, was the sum of $1,500; that the Government of the United States paid the claimant the sum of $120 in settlement of the damages done; that the present claim is solely for the use and occupation of the building, which the court finds was worth the rea- sonable sum of $1,380. (H. 312, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 31. St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, of Lebanon. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908: this building is described as a well- constructed brick church building and the court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, from October, 1861, to April, 1862, the military forces of the United States, under the command of Gen. Thomas, took possession of this church building and occupied the same as a hospital, and that the same was also occupied as a hospital after the battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862, for a con- siderable period; that the reasonable rental value, together \nth the incidental damage, was the sum of $405. (S. 596, 60th Cong., 2d sess.) 32. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Mount Sterling. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; the age, size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war (year and dates not given and no length of time specified), the military forces of the United States, by proper author- ity, occupied this church building and used it for a hospital and barracks. As far as the records show, it may have been 10 days or 4 years; the court finds that the reasonable rental value, together with the incidental damage, is $460. (S. 189. 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 33. Trustees of the Presbyterian Church, of Mount Sterling. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1907; the age, size, character, and quality of the building are not shown. The court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, from the fall of 1862 and during the winter of 1862-63, tliis church building, by proper authority, was in the possession of the military forces of the United States, and was occupied and used for quarters; that the reasonable rental value, including the incidental damage, was the sum of $650. (S. 96, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 34. Salt River Lodge, No. 180, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Mount Washington. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1910; the building occupied is described as a well-constructed building, two stories liigh, 40 by 50 feet. The court finds that during the war and 16 * LIST OF WAB CLAIMS. according to the petition, from the fall of 1862 until the spring of 1863, the military forces of the United ^States, by proper authority, took possession of this buildmg and occupied the same for military purposes; that the reasonable rental value, including incidental damage, was the sum of 8120. (S. 130, 62d Cong., 2d sess.) 35. Trustees of the Green River Collegiate Institute, successor to the Hart Academy, of Munfordville. Referred m 1907; loyalty found in 1907; the age, size, character, and quahty of the buildmg not shown. The court finds that during the war (no dates given, not even the year) the military forces of the United States, by proper authorit\^, took possession of the Green River Collegiate Institute building and occupied the same for military purposes; length of time occupied not given; that the use and occupation, together with incidental damage, was the reasonable value of ^525. (S. 95, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 36. Trustees of the Jessamine Female Institute, successor of Bethel Academy, of Xicholasville. Referred in 1907; loyalty on the part of the organization found in 1908. The court finds that the building known as Bethel Academy was a large, substantial brick building, with 4 or 5 acres of surrounding grounds; the age. size, and condition of the building are not further described ; that during the war (no other dates, not even the year, is named) the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of the building for hospital purposes and used the grounds for camping purposes; the length of time occupied is not showTi; this is very unsatisfactory, because it is a mere guess as to how long the property was used; no particular damage is specified; the court simply finds that the reason- able rental value during the time occupied was S725. (S. 605, 60th Cong., 2d sess.) 37. Christian Church, of Nicholas ville. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; the age, size, character, and quahty of this building are not described. The court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, in the month of November, 1862, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church and used and occupied it for military purposes until Novem- ber, 1 863 ; the court does not find that any specific damages to the building resulted; it finds that the reasonable rental value during the year was the sum of $940; so far as any facts are reported, the building itself may not have been worth S940, or even one-half that amount, and the facts upon wdiicli Congress is asked to make an appropriation are certainly very meager. (S. 96, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 38. Sulphur Well Christian Church, near Nicholas ville. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1907; the age, size, character, and quahty of the building are not shown. The court finds that during the war (no date, not even the year being mentioned) the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, for the use of the Army, took possession of the church property and used and occupied the same as a picket post for a few weeks in the defense of Camp Nelson, Ky.; it does not find any specification of damages, although the petition undertakes to give some specifications; the reasonable value of the use and occupation is found to be S300. (S. 97, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 39. Baptist Church, of Paris. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this church building is described as a well-constructed brick building about 60 by 75 feet in size, with galleries and nearly a half acre of ground. The court finds that during the winter of 1863-64 the LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. l7 inilitnrv I'orcos of tlu' United States, l)y {iroper authority, took posses- sion of the l)uil(lin<; niul grounds and used and occui)ied the same for military purposes, but does not find for how kind to the sum of $1,215; so far as tlu> facts disclose th(> church building may not have been worth that amount or even half tliat amount. (S. 594, 60th Cong., 2d sess.) 41. Trustee's of Fwing Institute, of Perryville. Referred in 1907; loyalty f(»und in 1907; this building is described as a large, well-built brick building, two stories in height, with an acre of ground, and the court iinds that directly after tlu' Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1S62, the military forces of the United States, by authority, took l)ossession of this hospital and occni)ied it \'ov hos})ital f)ur[)oses for a sluu't peri(nl of time; no damages in |)articular are specilietl, but the court Iinds that the reasonable ivntal value, with incidental damage, was the sum of $270; it woultl seem as though the length of time for which the l)uilding was occupied should be given with some reason- able degree of certainty. (S. 874, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 42. Methodist Episct>])al Church South, < f Perryville. Referred in 1907; K)yalty found in 190S; building described as a well-constructed brick building about 40 bv 60 feet in size, and the court finds that after the Battle < f Perryville. the military forcesc^f the United States, by pro])er authcrity. took possession ( f this church building and used the same for hospital purposes iov a "short perioil of time." No particular damage is slu wn; the size, age, character, and qvnility of the building are not given, except as ab()ve stated; the court finds the reasonabl(> i-entai value, together with incideiUal damage, was the sum of $425. (S. 520, (H)th Cong., 1st sess.) 4;i. Presbyterian Church, of Perryville. Referred in 1907; loyalty ft)und in 190S; age, size, character, and oualitv of this buildinjj not shown The court Iinds that after the Battle of iVrryville, the military forces of the United States, by pre per authoritv. took possession of this church building and used and occupied it ?or hospital purposes for a sluat period t>f time and damageil the same; the petition charges that the ])ews of the church were taken out and destroyed; the cmirt Iinds that the reasonable rental value, including incidental damage, was tlu> sum of $;>25. (S. o42, (>Oth Cong.. 1st sess.) 44. Baptist Church, of Princeton. Referred in 1906; loyalty fomul in 190S; age, size, character, and quality of tlie buihhng not sln)wn. Tlu> court Iinds (liat in the fall of 1S62, the military hu'ces of the ;?!tri:is V2 2 18 ' LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church building and used and occupied the same for a hospital for several months and damaged the same; the court further finds that on April 10, 1878, a claim was made to the Third Auditor of the Treasury for rent for $800 for the use of this church, and that on September 27, 1879, payment was made to tlie trustees of this church for the rent in the sum of -1150, but the claim for damages was disallowed; the court now, after all these years hare elapsed, finds that there was damage in the sum of $110; the nature of the damage is not presented in the report in the slightest detail; it would seem as if this church had already been fairly treated. (S. 235, 60tli Cong., 1st sess.) 45. Madison Female Institute, Madison County, near Richmond. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; at the time of the use and occupation, this property belonged to the Madison Female Institute; it comprised 27 acres of ground improved by large and substantial buildings, outhouses, and fences appropriate for the purposes to which it was devoted. The court finds that on August 30, 1862, the Battle of Richmond, Ky., occurred and this property was seized by the Federal troops and converted into a hospital; that it was continuously used by tnem, under authority, from that date until June 25, 1863, when the possession was returned to its owners; that the period of occupancy was 9 months and 25 days, and the court finds that the Quartermaster General allowed and paid to the owner $4,097.22 as rent for this period; it does not appear that any claim whatever was made for specific damages to the property, or if there was incidental damage, it does not specifically appear whether such damage was not included in the amount paid as rental; the court in its findings, made in 1906, 43 years later, make the following findmg in regard to damages, which is not very clear; During the period of said occupancy, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of and used for military purposes the outhouses, fences, trees, shrubbery, and porches belonging to said Madison Female Institute, which property was then and there worth the sum of $6,500, no part of which appears to have been paid. It will be noted that the rent for the occupation of this property was paid; it wUl be noted further that the findings do not sliow that any of these buildings were destroyed, nor is it shown in any detail that they were damaged in any unusual manner; the finding above quoted simply gives the reasonable value of the entire property, but that is of no aid standing alone, and therefore, the findings clo not furnish any basis whatever for an appropriation. (S. 132, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 46. Baptist Church, of Shepherdsville. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1910; the building was a large, well-constructed brick church building; age not given. Tlie court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, from some time in 1862 until the end of the war, but accordmg to the findings, ''at different times for a period of about a year and a half," the military forces of the United States occupied this church building, but the finding does not state that it was by authority or that it was for military purposes; the findings also show that the owners of the church were paid the sum of $811.90 for damages done to the building, but that no allowance was made for rent; a claim was made for rent, but was disallowed and it slept from 1871 until a bill was introducetl in the Fifty-ninth LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 19 Congress for rent; the court finds the reasonable rental value to have been $150; it would seem that the payment to this church of S8 11.90, considered in connection with the fact that the length of time during which the church was occupied is given without any sj)ecilic dates and referred to in a general way as about a year antl a half, hardly justifies an appropriation at this late date of an additional item for rent. (S. 563, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) 47. Baptist Church, of Somerset. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and quality of this building not described. The court finds that during the war and from February, 1862, to April, 1865, the United States troops, under proper authority, took possession of the church building and used and occupied it for mili- tary purposes, to wit, a hospital; that the reasonable rental value, including incidental damage during the period, was $1,500. (S. 177, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 48. Presbyterian Church, of Somerset. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1908; the age, size, character, and quality of this building not described. The court finds that durino; the war, at different times, for a period of about three years, the military forces of the United States took possession of this building and used and occupied it for a hospital and that it was damaged, but no details or specifications in relation to damage are given; that the reasonable rental value, including incidental damage, was the sum of $550. (S. 440, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 49. Antioch Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Stewart. Re- ferred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quality of this building iiot given. The court finds that during the war the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took pos- session of this church building and used the same for hospital pur- poses "for a short period of time"; that the reasonable rental value, with incidental damage, was the sum of $240; the facts disclosed throw no light whatever upon the character and value of the church building and it mav not have l3^en worth more tlian $240 all told. (S. 341 ', 60th Cong.,' 1st sess.) Maryland. 50. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Boonsboro. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quahty of this church buildhig not given. The court finds that about September 14, 1862, the military forces of the United States, under the command of Gen. McClellan," took possession of tliis church building and used and occupied it for hospital purposes for about two months; no specifi- cation showing the character of any damages is given ; the court finds that the reasonable rental value for the period, with incidental damage, was the sum of .$120; churches, for humanity's sake, when surrounded by wounded soldiers belonging to either the Union or Confederate Armies would, no doubt, throw open their doors and allow an occupation to occur for a few weeks at least without any intent to commercialize that use and occupation by collecting rent for it; a claim presented for $120 rent for such use and occupation a generation after the incident occurred does not appeal very strongly to Congress. (S. 347, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 20 ' LIST OF WAE CLAIMS. 51. United Brethren Church, of Boonsboro. Referred in 1904; loyahy found in 1907; age, size, character, and quahty of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war (no dates given), but according to the petition, about September 15, 1862, the mihtary forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of the church building and occupied the same for hospital purposes for about three months; no particular damages in detail are specified, and the court finds that the reasonable rental value, including in- cidental damage, was the sum of .|170. (S. 295, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 52. Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Burkittsville. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this church building is described as a fine, large, well-constructed brick structure. The court finds that during the war, and, according to the petition, from September, 1862, until May or June, 1863, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church building and occupied it as a hospital ; that the reasonable rental value of such use and occu- pation, with incidental damage, is found to have been -1225; no specification in detail showing the nature of anv damage is given. (S. 247, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 53. Frederick Presbyterian Church, of Frederick. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; size, character, age, and quality of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, and, in ac- cordance with the petition, in September, 1862, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church building and used the same for about four months, and the findings also show that the church claimant was paid $359.32 in settlement of damages done to the building; no claim was allowed for rent, and after sleeping for over a generation a bill was introduced for rent and the court finds that the reasonable value of the rent alone was the sum of $200. (S. 285. 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 54. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Hancock. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908 ; age, size, character, and ciuality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, without specifying any dates and not even the year, and the petition does not give any specifications, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of the church building and used an(i occu- pied the same as quarters and damaged the same ; there is absolutely no statement, either in the petition or in the findings, showing for what length of time this building was occupied, except that the petition says "for a long period"; no specification regarding any damages is given, not a single detail ; the court finds that the reason- able rental value, including incidental damage, was the sum of $550, but so far as any facts are disclosed this amount may exceed the value of the church building. (S. 251, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 55. St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, of Hancock. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; the building is described as a large brick church building about 30 by 70 feet, with a two-story brick wing; occupied for camping purposes and barracks. The court finds that during the war, without naming any dates or the year, the mili- tary forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of the church building and used and occupied the same for quartering troops and that the same was damaged; it does not show the length of time tlie building was occupied; it is not even called a "short time"; it does not specify in any detail whatever the cliaracter of LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 21 any damage done to the building, but finds the reasonable rental value to have been $S0; this claim for S80 rent appears to have slept for more than a generation and the statement upon which it is based is certainly very general. (S. 216, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) 56. St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church, of Hancock. Re- ferred in 1907; loyalty found in 1909; this church building is described as a brick church building, but its age, size, character, and quality are not given. The court finds that during the war the military forces of the United States took possession of the building and used it from April 1, 1862, to September 10, 1863; it does not state that the pos- session was taken by authority, nor show what use was made of the building, nor that it was occupied for the use of the Army; the find- ings show that the property was damaged and that a claim for such damage and for rent was presented to the War Department; that the claim for damages was allowed and paid, but that the claim for rent was disallowed; the court in 1908, more than a generation after- wards, finds that the rental value was $173.33. (wS. 90, 61st Cong., 1st sess.) 57. Trustees and consistory of Mount Vernon Reformed Church, of Keedysville. Referred in 1909 ; loyalty found in 1909 ; age, size, char- acter, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, and, according to the petition, from September 17, 1862, until December, 1862, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of the church building and used and occupied it for hospital purposes and damaged the same; the character of the damages are not specified in a single detail. The occupancy of the building occurred between the latter part of Sep- tember and the month of December, 1862 ; the court finds the reason- able rental value to have been S515; absolutely no description of the character of the building is given, and its entire value may not have amounted to what is reported here as the reasonable value of its rent. (S. 212, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) 58. Grace Reformed Church, of Knoxville. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quality of this build- ing not shown. The court finds that during the war, without giving any dates or the year, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, for the use of the Army, took possession of this church building and used and occupied it for hospital purposes ''for a short period of time," and damaged the same; the nature, extent, and character of the damage done is not given in a single detail ; the court finds the reasonable rental value, together with incidental damage, to be the sum of $410. (S. 418, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 59. Trustees of the Christ Reformed Congregation, of Middletown, successors to the German Reformed Church of Middletown. Re- ferred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; this building is described as a large, substantial brick building, having a seating capacity of from 600 to 700 persons, well fitted with pulpit and pews, and frescoed. It is also claimed that there was another substantial brick building on the same premises used for holding Sunday school and other purposes incident to the church; the court finds that in the fall of 1862 both of these buildings were used and occupied by the United States military forces for a hospital for a period of two or three months; it does not specify that any damage whatever was done; 22 * LIST OF WAE CLAIMS. the court finds that the reasonable vakie for the use of the buildings to be the sum of $450. (S. 57, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 60. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, near Point of Rocks. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1908; this building is described as a substantially constructed brick building 32 by 45 feet. The age of the building is not given; the court finds that during the war the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took pos- session of this building and used and occupied the same for hospital and other purposes; neither the findings nor the petition give the dates when this occurred, or the length of time that the church was occupied, not even the year is named, and we are left to conjecture whetlier it was occupied for a day, a week, or a year or more; no specification of damages in the findings is given, not a single detail, although the petition undertakes to specify and itemize the number of pews and the number of Bibles and prayer books and hymnals and other items taken and destroyed; the court finds the rental value, including damage, to have been the sum of $750. (S. 200, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) 61. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Sharpsburg-Antie- tam Parish, Waslungton County. Referred in 1908 ; loyalty found in 1909; the church building is described as a certain substantial build- ing used as a house of worslup; age, size, character, and ([uality not given otherwise. The court finds that during the war the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and occupied and used it for a hospital; no dates named, but according to the petition it was from September 17, 1862, to December 20, 1862, a period of about three months ; the findings do not specify in any detail the character of any damage done, although the petition undertakes to specify the nimiber of windows and j)ews and other tilings damaged. The court finds that the reasonable rental value, including incidental damage, was $1,350. This certainly seems to be a large amount where the occupation was for only about three months and where the court does not specify in detail any damage done to the building. (S. 36, 61st Cong., 1st sess.) Mississippi. 62. Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Corinth. Referred in 1908; loyalty found in 1909; the building is described as a substan- tially constructed brick building; age, size, character, and quality not otherwise described. The court fuids that during the war , and neither the findings nor the petition give any dates, not even the year, the United States military authorities, by proper authority, took pos- session of this church building and used and occupied the same for military purposes and damaged it ; the length of time it was used not given, nor is any specific detail relating to any injury given; the rea- sonable rental value is found to be $833. It seems remarkable that the court would make a finding of the value of the rental without finding any period during which the property was occupied and without any description of the building, so that Congress might have some sub- stantial information upon which to base an appropriation. (S. 557, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) list of war claims. 23 Missouri. 63. Christian Church, of Harrisonville. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and ([uality of this building not tlescribed. The court finds that during the war, and, according to the petition, from the fall of 1863 until the summer of 1865, the United States military authorities took ])ossession of the church building and used it for a hospital for about two years, and that they were paid for the use and occupation of this building the sum of $720 rent; at the time they presented their bill for rent they included a claim for damage, which was rejected by the Quartermaster General, and now, after the la])se of a generation, the claim is made for damages, and the court finds that the building was damaged to the extent of $650; but the court does not go into any specifications showing what the value of the building was nor any details in relation to the extent and char- acter of the damage done. It is only fair, however, to say that the petition charges that the windows, doors, floors, walls, plastering, and weatherboarding were either wholly or partially destroyed and that the pews, pulpit, furniture, and fixtures were entirelv destroyed. (S. 160, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 64. Methodist Episcojial Church Soirth, of Harrisonville. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; the church building is described as a certain church building 70 feet long and two stories high; its age, size, character, and c|uality not otherwise described. The court finds that (hning the war, and from 1861 to 1864, a period of about three years, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of and occupied this church building for military pur- poses, and that the reasonable rental value, together with the inci- dental damage, was the sum of $779.75. (S. 21, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 65. First Baptist Church, of Jefferson City. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and rpiality of this building not given. The court finds that during the war and from the month of September, 1861, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and used and occupied it for military ])urposes until the spring of 1865; that the reasonable rental value during the period, including necessary repairs, was the sum of $1,380, but as no description or the character oi the building, nor its age, are given, it is difficult to say whether this amount is not equivalent to paying for the full value of the church. (S. 140, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 66. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Macon. Re- ferred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; size, character, age, and quality of this building not given. The court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, during the years 1863-64, the military forces of the Ignited States, by proper authority, for the use of the Army, took possession of this church building and occupied the same for hospital and other purposes and greatly damaged it; the length of time during which it was occupied is not given but is left to con- jecture. The character and size of the building is not given; it certainly is a very material element to be considered in considering the rental value; the court finds that the reasonable rental value, including damages, was $760. (S. 557, 60th Cong., 2d sess.) 67. Trusteesof the Presbyterian Church, of Macon. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quality of this building 24 ' LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. not given, but left to conjecture. The court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, during the years 1863-64, the mihtary forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church buikling and used and occupied it as barracks and a com- missary ; no length of time whatever is designated ; that the reason- able rental value for the use and occupation, together with incidental damage, was the sum of $600; a claim was presented for this rent under the act of July, 1864, to the Quartermaster General, and he disallowed the claim on account of the disloyalty of the congregation of this church. (S. 480, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 68. Trustees of the Christian Church, of Marshall. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907: the age, size, character, and quality of this building not given. The court finds that during the war the mili- tary forces of the United States, by ])roper authority, for the use of the Army, took possession of this building and used and occuj)ied it from 1862 to August, 1865, and damaged it; that the use and occujia- tion, together with incidental damage, was reasonably worth the sum of $1,240. Again it may be noted that a material fact is omitted, concerning which Congress should have information in deciding whether or not an appropriation should be made, relating to the size of this building, its age and its condition at the time the forces took possession of it, and it is remarkable that absolutely no information is given to Congress upon this subject. (S. 41, 60tli Cong., 1st sess.) 69. First Christian Church, of Mexico. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this building is described as a large, well-constructed church building 65 by SO feet. The court finds that during the war, but names no dates, not even the year — neither does the petition of claimant — the military forces of the United States, by proper author- ity, took possession oif this church building and used and occujned it for military purposes and damaged it; the length of time during which it was occupied not given, neither in the petition nor in the findings, and we are left to conjecture whether it was for one day, one week, one month, or one year, or during the entire ])eriod of the war; without any facts in this respect, the court finds that the reasonable value of the occu))ation was $550. (S. 291, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 70. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Mexico. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this church building is described as a well-constructed brick building 60 or 70 feet in length and 41 feet in width; otherwise the age, character, and c{uality of the building are not given. The court finds that during the Civil War, and neither the findings nor the petition give any dates, not even the year, this church building was taken possession of by the Missouri State Militia and by them used and occupied "from time to time" for a j)eriod of about two years; that the reasonable rental value during said period, with incidental damage, was the sum of $710; the court further finds that a claim was presented to the Quartermaster General for rent and re- pairs on this church resulting from its occupancy amounting to $2,980, but the Quartermaster General refused to recognize the claim in 1896 because the testimony was not sufficient; it is not clear why the Federal Government should pay for the occupation of this church building bv the State Militia of the State of Missouri. (vS. 267, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 71. ITniversity of Missouri. Refei-red in 1904; loyalty found in 1905. The court finds that ])ri()r to and (fining the war the university LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 25 was the owner of certain lands at Colum})ia, Mo., and that its build- ings consisted of a main university building, a grammar-school building, a residence for tlie university president, and 20 acres of grounds, all valued at S 169,000 at the time; that commencing in the Jfall of 1S61 the military forces of the United States occupied the campus and the buildings for headquarters of the commanding officers and as barracks for the troops, hospital, prison, stoi-age, stables, and other military purposes, including both cavalry and infantry, and that this occupancy continued except for occasional short intervals imtil the close of the war; that during this occu})ation the j^roperty of the university was severely damaged by the troops; that they used the fences, plank walks, outbuildhigs, and shade trees for fuel; that they did damage to the main building, grammar school, and presi- dent's house by using same and by removing the banister on the main stairs and in other ways; that the amount of the (homages was $5,075; the Court of Claims finds that the claimant presented a claim for damages to the War Department, also at the same time a a claim for $12,037.50 for rent; that these claims were investigated by the War Department, and that the claim for rent was adjusted and ])ai(l, this claim being for damages only. (S. 123, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 72. First Christian Church, of Springfield. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this churcli building is described as a well- constructed frame building 35 by 40 feet. Its age, size, character, and quality is not otherwise described; the court findsvthat j)rior to the Battle of Wilsons Creek this church building was used and occu- pied by the military forces of the United States and also by the Confederate forces, and was damaged some, but the extent of the damage done by both of the forces is not shown. The court finds also that after the Battle of Wilsons Creek the military forces of the United States under Gen. wSeigel took possession of this building and used and occupied it for hospital {)urposes for about 16 months, for which they were paid rent in the sum of $160; a claim was made for damages, but it was disallowed hi 1871, and claim for damages slept from that time until 1907, a periotl of 33 years; the court finds the reasonable value for rent to be the sum of $275. (S. 343, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 73. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Springfield. Referred in 1904; loyalty found m 1905; the size, character, quality, and age of this building not given. The court finds that during the war, from August, 1861, to May, 1864, the United vStates troops by proper authority took possession of this church building and used and occu- pied it for military purposes; no damage in any detail oi- s{)ecification whatever is given, but the court finds that the rental value, including incidental damage for this period, was the sum of $3,150 — a consider- able amount for Congress to a])propriate witli absolutely no infor- mation in regard to it as to the age, size, or quality of the building. (S. 20, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 74. Christian Church, of Sturgeon. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; the age, size, character, and quality of this building not given. The court finds that during the war the military forces of the United States by proper authority took ])ossession of this church building and used and occupied the same for hospital purpost-'s and as a stable at mtervals during the greater part of the time from the 26 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. summer of 1S61 to October, 1864, for which there was paid through the Quartermaster's Department the sum of S450, but that no pa}^- ment was made for damages; the court finds that during the occu- pation the flooring was torn out of the building and the pews and pulpit and doors and windows were damaged; that the reasonable A^alue of the damage sustained was S550. (S. 374, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 75. Christian Church, of Warsaw. Referred in 1908; loyalty found in 1909; age, size, character, and qualit}" of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war (no dates given, not even the year), but in the petition it is claimed that it was during the summer of 1861 the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church buildmg and used the same for a hos- pital and other purposes; length of time is not given, but is left to conjecture; the court finds that the reasonable value of the rent of the building, together with incidental damage, was the sum of $660; but no facts are re])orted to Congress as to what the building itself was worth, how long it had been standmg, its character and quality, and no s])ecifications, not even a single detail, is given as to any damage done u])on which to base a claim for an appropriation. (S. 8, 61st Cong., 1st sess.) North Carolina. 76. Methodist Ej)iscopal Church South, of Beaufort. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1910; the court finds that this was a substan- tially constructed church building, but its size, age, quality, and character are not shown; it also a})pears that there was an addi- tional building used as a i)arsonage, but the size, age, quality, and character of the parsonage are not shown. The court finds that during the war, and, according to the petition, in March, 1862, the United States military forces took possession of these buildings and used and occujned the same for hospital purposes and damaged them ; no details or specifications are given as to the nature of the damage done or its extent; the court finds that the reasonable rental value for the occu- pation, including incidental damage, is the sum of $1,280. (S. 513, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) 77. P'irst Baptist Cliurcli, of Newbcrn; referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1909: age, size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church building in the latter part of 1862 or the early part of 1863, and used and occupied the same at uitervals during the greater part of three years for the storage of commissary supplies; that the reasonable rental value of the building, including incidental damage, was the sum of $1,200; no specification in a single detail regarding the nature and extent of any damages is given, and absolutely no information as to the age, size, and quality of the building is given; scant informa- tioji upon which Congress is to act in voting an appropriation. (S. 51, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) Ohio. 78. The Baptist Church, of Gallipolis. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; tliis building is described as a large, well-constructed brick church building and basement. The court finds that durmg LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 27 the war (no dates, not even the year, is given, either in the find- ings or in the petition), the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and used and occupied it as a hospital and damaged it; that the reasonable rental value, together with incidental damage, was the sum of $175; a claim for rent and damage and for coal was presented to the Quartermaster General, and the sum of $16 was allowed for the coal, and paid on April 26, 1867, and the claim for rent and damage was disallowed; it appears in the petition that the building was occupied for the period of nearly one year, although the fuidings of the court do not show how long the use and occupation continued; it would seem that the fuid- ings are defective in not naming some period of occupancy. (S. 344, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) Pennsylvania. 79. Trustees of the Tonoloway Baptist Church, of Fulton County. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this church is described as a very large brick building 45 by 60 feet, with a seating capacity for 1,000 people, surrounded by 40 acres of timberland; the court finds that during the war, but gives no dates, not even the year, this building was occupied by the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, for the use of the Army at different times as a hos- pital; that there was incidental damage; no particular length of time is named and no damage in a single detail is specified; the court finds that the reasonable rental value, with incidental damage, was the sum of $225. (S. 248, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 80. St. James' Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Gettysburg. Re- ferred in 1907 ; loyalty found in 1907 ; the church building is described as a very large finely constructed brick church about 40 by 70 feet^ with a basement and gallery; the court finds that during the war, specified in the petition as being after the Battle of Gettysburg^ July 3, 1863, the military forces of the United States occupied this building for hospital purposes "for a considerable period," and dam- aged the same; that the damages shown were paid by the United States at the time; payment was made by the Quartermaster General in December, 1863; no claim for rent was presented at that time; the court finds that the reasonable rental value of the building, exclusive of damages, was $150, but no such claim was presented anywhere until a bill was introduced and referred to the Court of Claims in 1907 ; the court is unable to state how long the building was occupied, and the only information it gives us is that it was for a "considerable period" ; this is not very satisfactory evidence upon which to make an appropriation. (S. 43, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 81 . St. Mark's German Reformed Church, of Gettysburg. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this church building is described as a large building 40 by 50 feet in size, with gallery; its age, condition, character, and quality are not shown; the court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, immediately after the Battle of Gettysburg, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church building and used the same for hospital purposes and damaged the same; the petition states that a claim was filed with the Quartermaster General for payment of damages to the property, but that no claim was presented on account of rent; it is not alleged' that the claim for damages was not paid, and 28 * LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. as this claim is not for damages, the presumption is that the damage chxim was paid; the court does not find how long the building was occupied, but finds that the reasonable value of the use and occupa- tion was $215. (S. 263, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) South Carolina, 82. Baptist Church, of Beaufort. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; the age, size, character, and quality of this building are not given; the court finds that during the war, and, according to the petition, from November, 1862, until the summer of 1863 the mili- tary forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church building and used the same for hospital purposes for a period of about 18 months and damaged it; that the reasonable rental value, including incidental damage, was the sum of $2,200; this is a large amount to appropriate for the use and occupation of a church without a scintilla of evidence in placing before Congress facts with reference to the size of the building, how long it stood, the condition it was in when the Army took possession of it, and its value. (S. 45, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) S3. St. Helena Episcopal Church, of Beaufort. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1910; the age, size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, and, accord- ing to the petition, on or about November, 1862, the military forces of the United States took possession of this church building and used and occupied the same for hospital or other purposes and damaged it, but the findings do not show how long the building was occupied; we are left to conjecture; the court finds that the reasonable rental value, including incidental damage, was the sum of $1,150, but absolutely no facts are shown or disclosed as to the character and value of the building for the use of which so large a sum' is claimed. (S. 297, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) 84. Trinity Protestant Episco])al Cliurch, on Edisto Island. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; the age, character, size, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds tliat during the war, and, according to the petition, commencing about March, 1862, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of and occupied this building; that the reasonable rental value of the same, together with incidental damage, was the sum of $1,200; the findings do not show for how long a period this church building was occupied, and absolutely no information is reported concerning the condition, size, age, and quality of the build- ing; a large sum for rental is found without any evidence or details and material facts being presented to support it. (S. 205, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 8.5. Mount Zion Society, of Fairfield County. Referred in 1903; loyalty found in 1906; the property involved in this case appears to be property used for the Mount Zion College, owned by a society organized in 1777 for the purpose of the education and maintenance of such j)oor and helpless orphans and indigent children as the mem- bers of the society might judge to be proper objects of the charity intended ; the society owned about 30 acres of land, upon which stood a large main college building with three wings substantially built, three stories high, and containing recitation rooms and paraphernalia and LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 29 incidentals of the college, with numerous dormitories for lodging and boarding pupils, the residence of the principal and his family, also some outbuildings used as recitation rooms. The court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, about February 20, 1865, the military forces of the United States took possession of these premises and used and occupied the buildings and the land for military purposes; the findings do not disclose for how long a period the property was so used ; it is claimed in the petition that the occu- pation lasted from February, 1865, until the latter part of 1867, except short and immaterial interventions; no damage to the prop- erty, not a single detail, is shown; the court finds that the reasonable value of the occupation w-as the sum of S6,000; but it seems remark- able that the court should omit to re])ort to Congress the length of time during which it w^as occupied. (S. 136, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 86. German Lutheran Church, of Orangeburg. Feferred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; the age, size, character, and quality of this building not given. The court finds that during the war the military forces of the Ignited States, by proper authority, took possession of this church building and used the same for hospital purposes from about June, 1865, to March 20, 1866. and that tlie reasonable value of the use and occupation, including incidental damage, w^as tlie sum of $983.33; no facts are presented showing how old the building was, what condition it was in, and no damage was specified, not in a single detail. (H. 708, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) Tennessee. 87. Missionary Baptist Church, of Antioch. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this building is described as a well-constructed brick building about 40 by 60 feet, with abasement. The court finds that during the war the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of the building and occupied the same during intervals from the spring of 1862 until the close of the war, as quarters, and damaged the same; that the reasonable rental value of the building, together with incidental damage, was the sum of S600; this claim was presented to the Quartermaster General August 31, 1867, and was rejected by him on the ground that the majority of the congregation was not loyal; no damages are specified in any detail, and we are left in the dark entirely as to the character and age of the building. (S. 382, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 88. Baptist Church, of Bolivar, Hardeman County. Referred in 1903; loyalty found in 1905; this building is described as a sub- stantial t^rick edifice, w^ell furnished. The court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, from 1862 or 1863 to 1863 or 1864, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, for the use of the Army, took possession of this building and used it for about two years as a smallpox hospital, at the end of which time it was acci- dentally burned ; that the use and occupation and damage, including destruction of the building, was $3,400; in this case an appropriation is suggested for the value of the building, which was burned down by an accident. (S. 181, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 89. Trustees of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Charleston, Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quality of this building not given, except that the petition states that 30 • LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. it was erected about 1860 and was in good condition. Tlie court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, in the fall of 1864, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and occupied it as a hospital and store- fiouse; the findings do not state for how long, but the petition says for three or four months; no damage in any detail is specified; the court finds that the reasonable rental value of the church, including inci- dental damage, was the sum of $530; a claim for this rent was pre- sented to tlie Quartermaster General under the act of July 4, 1864, and was disallowed because claimant was not able to present sufficient proof; the claim then slept until its reference to the Court of Claims in 1904. (S. 261, eOth Cong., 1st sess.) 90. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Charleston. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; the building is described as a well- constructed brick church building about 35 by 60 feet, with a tower. The court finds that the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and occupied and used the same for storing military supplies, and other purposes; the finding gives no dates, not even the year, although the petition states that it was occupied from December, 1863, to Mav, 1865; no damages in a single detail are shown in the findings of the court, although in the petition it is claimed that certain damages were done to the building; the court finds that the reasonable rental value of the property during the occupancv, including incidental damage, was the sum of $960. (S. 161, 60th 'Cong., 1st sess.) 91. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Chattanooga. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and quality of this building not described. The court finds that during the war the mili- tary forces of the United States, by proj:)er authority, took possession of this building in September, 1863, and used and occupied it for a hospital until the close of the war, and damaged it; the damages are not specified in the findings in any respect; that the reasonable value of such use and occupation, including incidental damage, was the sum of $1,800; this claim was presented to the Quartermaster General under the act of July, 1864, and disallowed because the evidence was insufficient to support: it; no further action was taken after that time until its reference in 1904. (S. 141, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 92. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Chattanooga. Referred in 1908; loyalty found in 1909; this building is described as a very large and costly brick structure, worth about $25,000. The court finds that during the war — no dates, not even the year being given in the fuidings, but according to the petition, from 1863 to the end of the war — the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, used and occupied this church for hospital purposes and damaged the same to the extent of $3,640, which was paid by the Government through the Quartermaster's Department; no claim was made at the time for anv rent whatever; the court finds that the reasonable rental value, including damages, was the sum of $1,500, but this claim for rent was not presented when the claim for damages was presented and was allowed to sleep from the end of the war until its reference to the Court of Claims in 1908. (S. 91, 61st Cong., 1st sess.) 93. Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Clarksville. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1900; the age, size, character, and quality of LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 31 this building not given. The court finds tliat during tlie war the mili- tary forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and used and occupied me same for military purposes until about May, 1865. In other words, it gives the date when the occupation terminated, but it does not give the chite when the occu- Bation began; the petition claims that the occupation began in >ecember, 1802; the court finds that the reasonable value of the use and occupation, including incidental damage, is the sum of $1,200; the claim was presented to the Quartermaster General under the act of July 4, 1864, and was disallowed on the ground that a majority of the members were disloyal; no damages specified in a single detail, and we are not furnished with any facts which will enable Congress to form an opinion as to the age of this buikUng, how long it had stood, its character, and its quality. (S. 281, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 94. Methodist Episcopal Cliurch, of Cleveland. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905. The court fintls that this was a brick building, but does not give its age or size; the court also finds that during the war, without giving any chite or year, the troops of the United States took possession of this building and used it as a hospital and later as a place for the storage of goods; that the building was greatly dam- aged, and that thereafter the bricks of which it was constructed were removed in wagons and used by the troops in camp; that the use and occupation, incluchng damages for the destruction of the building, w^as reasonably worth $3,000; the age of the building is a very important element to be considered, and it is not found; this claim was presented to the Quartermaster General and rejected on May 1, 1866. (S. 73, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 95. Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Clifton. Referred in 1903; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of this building not described. The court finds that during the war and, according to the petition, January 1, 1864, the military forces of the United States took possession of this building and used and occupied it for military purposes; the findings do not show the length of time during which it was occupied, but the petition states that it was occupied until the following August; no damages in a single detail are reported and no facts are presented giving a description of the building, its age, etc.; the court finds the reasonable rental value, including incidental damage, to be the sum of $980; scant facts upon which to base an appropriation. (S. 272, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 96. St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Columbia. Re- ferred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and qual- ity of this buikhng are not described. The court finds that cku'ing the war the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church buihHng antl used the same at various times from July 1, 1862, to May 31, 1865, as a hospital and for barracks and damaged it; it does not give any of the details regard- ing damages; that the use and occupation, together with the chiniage, was the reasonable sum of $3,120; this is a largo sum to ask when the court had not made any fincUng as to the size, character, quality, and age of the building. (H. 636, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 97. Boiling Fork Baptist Church, of Cowan. Referred in 1 906 ; loy- alty found in 1907. Tliis church was destroyed and was inadvertently omitted from the list of churches wdiich were destroyed. This building is described as a brick building 30 ])y 60 feet, one and one-half stories 32 ' LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. high. The court finds that during the war and in the fall of 1863 the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, tore down this building and used the bricks for erecting chimneys and brick ovens, and that the material was then and there reasonably worth the sum of SI, 310. (S. 138, 60th Cono-., 1st sess.) 98. Mill Creek Baptist Church, of Davidson County. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; the age, size, character, and quality of this building not given. The court finds that during; the war and according to the petition from the fall of 1862 until May, 1865, the military forces of the United States took possession of this build- ing and used it for commissary and other purposes for a period of about 31 months; the extent and character of any damages are not shown by the findings in a single detail; the court finds that the use and occupation, together with incidental damage, was reasonably worth the sum of $1,650, but no information or facts are reported to Congress as to the age of the building, its size, its condition, or quality upon which to make an appropriation of this large sum. (S. 176, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 99. Trustees of the Christian Church, of Franklin. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war the military forces of the Ignited States, by propei* authority, took possession of this church building and used and occupied the same as a hospital and for other purposes and damaoed the same; no date, not even the year, is given, although the petition states that it was in Novem- ber, 1864; the lengtli of time it was occupied not shown; it may have been only one day, or it may have been a year; the court does not describe in any detail any damage to the building, but finds the value of the use and occupation and incidental damage to be $620; whether this was a good church building or an old tumble-down affair does not appear, and it seems like acting upon a mere con- jecture to appropriate $620 upon such a state of facts. (S. 264, eOtJi Cong., 1st sess.) 100. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Franklin. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war (no date given, not even the year, but. according to the petition, it was in March, 1862) the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church building and occu- pied the same for about two years for hospital purposes and bar- racks; the coui't finds that the reasonable value therefor, including incidental damage, was the sum of $875; but, again, it is strange that no facts are reported to show^ to Congress what kind of a building this was. Had it stood there for 50 years or 5 years or 1 year? How much was it worth? We are led to guess in regard to all this, and yet the sum of $875 is required to satisfy the claim. (S. 36, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 101. Missionary Baptist Church, of Franklin. Referred in 1908; loyalty found in 1909; age, size, character, and quality of this build- ing are not shown. The couri finds that during the war (no dates, not even the year, being mentioned, but, according to the petition, about the fall of 1862) the military forces of the United States, by pioper authority, took possession of this church building and used and occupied the same for a hospital and other purposes and dam- LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 33 aged the same; no lenoth of time is given nor named eithei- in tlie findings or in the petition. Was it for 24 hours or 24 montlis? Was it for 1 year or 4 years ? Who knows ? Wliat kind of a building was this ? Had it stood there for a generation or for only a brief time? It seems that some facts throwing light upon these things should be given before Congress appropriates the sum of $660 to pay rent upon the building. " (S. 12, 61st Cong., 1st sess.) 102. Presbyterian Church, of Franklin. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no year or date being named, but according to the petition, in November, 1864, the mili- tary forces of the ITnited States tcok possession cf this churcJi build- ing jibout the time of the Battle of Franklin and occupied it for hospital purposes for about two months, removing therefrom the pews, pulpit, and other furnishings, which were materially damaged; that the walls of the building were also damaged, and the court finds that the rental value of the buildmg, together with the damage done, was the sum of $800. Again we are left in the (lark as to the age of this building and character, material facts necessary to intelligent action. (S. 40, 60tli Cong., 1st sess.) 103. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of Franklin. Referred in 1902; the court finds in regard to loyalty that the number of wardens and vestrymen of this church is not sJiown; but that it is shown that a majority of them were not loyal to the Government of the United States through the war and that two of them served in the Confed- erate Ai-my; that the last official act of the wardens and vestrymen prior to the war was in 1859, as shown by their minutes, and that no other official action appears until 1869; the age, size, character, and quality of this building not described; the court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year, being given, but according to the petition, in March, 1863, the militar}- forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession and occupied this building, but it is not shown how long it was occupied. Was it for 24 hours, 24 days, 24 months, or several years ? All that is left to mere conjecture. What kind of a building was this ? Was it a half century old or was it a new building ? Was it frame or brick ? Was it large or small ? Was it in good condition or was it a tumble-down build- ing ? All this is left to conjecture, and in addition we are informed that the majority of the wardens and vestrymen of this church was disloyal, part of them serving in the Confederate Army. We are also informed that the church buildmg was not occupied for a period of 10 years, from 1859 to 1869, and yet a finding is made that the rental value is $2,450, a very large sum of money for Congress to appropri- ate upon so scant a showing as is presented in this case. (S. 4, 58th Cong., 1st sess.) 104. Germantown Baptist Church, of Shelb}" County. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, giving no dates, not even the year, but according to the petition, in July, 1863, the military forces of the United States took possession of this build- ing and used the same as a hos])ital, but the length of time it was so used is not shown and is not specified in any manner in the petition. The court further finds tiiat the military forces tore down the church 39533—12 3 34 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. building, but it does not say that it was done by order or authority, and that the materials taken therefrom were used by the United States Army. It finds that the reasonable value of the building at tiie time was $1,250. No claim was ever presented to any depart- ment of the Government for it prior to this reference in 1904, a period of at least 40 years. Absolutely no description of the builcling is given. (S. 275, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 105. Cumberland University, of Lebanon. Referred in 1903; loy- altyfound in 1906. Thecourt finds that during the war, no dates being given, but according to the petition, in 1862-1S64, the military forces of the [Tnited States, by ])roper authority, took possession of the buildings and grounds owned by the Cumberland University and used and occu])ied the same for military purposes. The petition describes the buildings and claims that the university building was 3 stories high, 150 feet long with wings at the end 50 feet deep, well-equipped dormitories, classrooms, laboratories, society halls, and other con- veniences and appurtenances ; that it had a library well stocked Avith books, and was surrounded by 20 acres of grounds set in bluegrass, w'th shade trees; the court finds that the rental value of the univer- sity building and grounds during the time they were occupied, and the incidental damage done, was the sum of $8,000: it also finds that there was destruction to the buildings by the Confederates; the peti- tion charges that while the buikhngs were occupied by Federal troops they destroyed the bluegrass by cutting trenches and throwing up breastworks through the grounds, and that they destroyed the entire furnishings of the buildings and scattered the library; that when the Feeleral troo])s left the premises the Confederate soldiers completed the destruction by burning what was left by the Federals. It seems rather strange that no claim was presented to any de])art- meiit of the Government until the reference by Congress to the Court of (Haims of this claim in 1903, nearly 40 years afterwards. Where buildings were occupied by Confederate soldiers and destroyed by Confederate soldiers, having been occupied previously by soldiers of the United States, it is rather speculative to fix any particular amount as damage done by the troops of the United States. (S. 288, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 106. First Baptist Church, of Memi)his. Referred first under the Bowman Act in 1891, but not completed under that act; referred again by the Fifty-eighth Congress; loyalty found in 1906; this build- ing is described in the ])etition as a substantially constructed bri'k building about 50 by 68 feet, with a large audience room and basement under the same; also upon the same ground a pastor's studv and a certain dwelling house containing two rooms and an attic. Thecourt finds that during the war, no date named, not even the year, the military forces of the United States, by pro]jer authority, took pos- session of these buildings and used and occupied the same for a period of about 12 months; the court does not find that any damage was done, but that the rental value was the sum of $1,200. (S. 224, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 107. Union University, of Miirfreesboro. Referred in 1904; loy- alty found in 1906; the buildings of this university are not described in the findings of the court nor in the petition. The court finds that during the war, without naming any dates, not even the year, but according to the petition it was in the spring of 1862, the military LIST OF WAE CLAIMS. 35. I'orcos of the United States by proper authority took possession of the university buikUng- and used the same for hospital purposes; it does not show the length of time it was used, but the court finds that the reasonable rental value of the building during the period it was so occupied, including necessary repairs, was the sum of $5,474; the court also finds that when the forces took possession there w'as a library of valuable books in the building, belonging to the university, worth the sum of $6,500; also, that there was in thie building at that time philosophical and chemical apparatus reasonably worth" the sum of $1,750; the court further hnds that at the same time, between the occupation of the buildmgs by the military forces of the United States and before the time the same were finally vacated, $500 worth of the books disappeared, but that the evidence does not establish to the satisfaction of the court who took these books from the librarv; also that about the time the buildings were being vacated by the military forces of the United States the contents of these buildings, embracing books reasonably worth the sum of $6,000 and philoso])h- ical and chemical apparatus reasonably worth the sum of $1,700 were depredated upon and taken away by an Iowa Cavalry regiment ; this does not appear to have been done through or under any order, and apparently was the depredation of individual soldiers: the court also reports that the evidence in the case does not establish to the satisfaction of the court what disposition was made of the books and chemical and philosophical apparatus; also that it does not appear to the satisfaction of the court upon competent evidence that the prop- erty so taken was taken for the use of the United States or that the value of the books claimed was worth $6,000, or that the philosophical and chemical apparatus and books were used by the Ai'mv ; the court practically finds none of the items sustained, except the reasonable rental value of the building at $5,474, but this claim does not appear to have been presented until its reference in 1904, about 41 years after the use and occupation occurred. (S. 150, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 108. University of Nashville. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; the buildings of the university are described as large, exten- sive, and expensive, one being of stone, two stories high, 50 by 150 feet; another of brick, 50 by 150 feet, three stories high, and contain- ing about 65 rooms ; another of brick, about 30 by 100 feet, two stories high; also 20 acres of highly improved grounds surrounding it; the court finds that from February 12, 1862, to September 11, 1865, the military forces of the United wStates, by proper authority, for the use of the Amiv, occupied and used these buildings and grounds and dam- aged the same, and that the reasonable rental value, together with incidental damage, was the sum of $7,300. This claim was never ])resented to any department of the Government prior to its pre- sentation to Congress and reference to the Court of Claims in 1907, at least 42 years after the use and occupation occurred. (S. 339, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 1 09. Mount Olivet Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Noiens- ville. Referred in 1908; loyalty found in 1909; size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, rio dates, not even the year being named, the military forces of the United States by jn-oper authority took possession of this chiu'ch building and occupied it, but it does not show for what lengtli of time and does not show any specification or detail in regard to 36 LIST OF WAK CLAIMS. any damago done to it, and finds the reasonable rental value to be .S'390, without any facts in regard to the size, age, and character of the building upon which to base a judgment on the part of Congress. (S. 9, 61st Cong., 1st sess.) 110. Cumberland Presbyterian ( hurcli, of Pulaski. Referred in 1906: loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quahty of this huihhng not shown. The court finds that (hiring the war the military forces of the United States by proper authority took possession of this church building about Novembei-, 1863, and used the same for military purposes until the summer of 1864; that the reasonalde value of the use and occupation, together with incirlental damage, was the sum of S700; here again we are left in the dark as to how old a building was occupied; how large it was; what condition it was in — verv little upon which to base an ajjjjropriation for S700. (H. 751, o9th Cong., 2d sess.) 111. Metiiodist Episcopal ( huich vSouth, of Saulsbury. Referred ill 1903; loyalty found in 1904; the age, size, cliaracter, and quahty of the buikhng not shown. The court finds that this church was burned down by Federal soldiers in the month of November, 1863, a regiment having passed through the town of Saulsbury the day of the burning. It does not appear that any order was given by any officer to destroy the building; that the reasonable value of the church at the time was S2,200; the court does not find definitely who burned this building, nor is it delinitely found tlvat it was burned under the order of any officer; the court further finds that before this building was destroyed it had been used by the United States foices as sleeping quarters, but does not find that this was done under authority or unck^- any order of any officer, and that the rea- sonable rental value of the church for that period was the sum of $240. The court finds that the building was not in the occupation of the United States at the time it was burned. (S. 229, 58th Cong., 2d sess.) 112. Washington College. lieferred in 1906; loyalty found in ] 906; age. size, character, and quality of the buikhng not shown. The court finds that during the war, but names no dates, not even the year, but according to the j)etition, it was in the fall of 1863, the military foices of the United States by proper- authority took pos- session of the college building and grounds of Washington College and used and owupied the same for military purposes; it is not shown for how long a period the same were occupied and does not show in any specification or detail how the property was damaged; the buildings are not described, age and condition not given, but the court finds that the reasonable rental value (hiring the j)eriod of occupancy, inchuhng the necessary lepairs, was the sum of $4,200; no claim was ever presented to any officer or (k'j)artment of the (iroveinment prior to the reference to this court in 1903, a period of af)()ut 40 years. Certainly Congress should June some infoi-mation as to how long this building had been stan(hng, its size and condition, and for how long a time it was occuj)ied, before making an appr<»- priation of $4,200. (H. 635, 59th C(mg., 1st sess.) 113. Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Waveriy. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, without giving any dates, not even the year, but according to the petition LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 37 it was, from the fall of 1S63 until the spring of lS6o. in the possession of the military forces of the United States by proper authority and that the same was used for quarters for housing troops; that the reasonable rental value of said property during saitl period, together with incidental (himage. was the sum of SI. 040: here again Con- gress is left without any specification of facts in regard to the char- acter, age, and qualitv of the building fen- whicli a large rental is asked. '(S. 159. 60th Cong.. 1st sess.) 114. Eutlora Baptist Church, of White Station. Referred in 1900: loyalty fountl in 190S; age, size, character, anil quality of this build- ing not shown, except that in the j)etition it states that the trustees owned certain lan.d upon which were situated two church buildings; that one was a substantial frame structure, erected a short time before the beginning of the war and used by the members of the church as a house of worship; that the other had been erected about 10 years before anil was used as a place of worship for .the colored people: the court finils that during the war. without giving any dates, the military forces of the United States took possession, of these buildings and used and occupied the new building for about a year ami a half for a hospital and greatly damaged the same: that the forces tore down and destroyed the church and used the matt^- rials in constructing quarters and for fuel: that the reason.able rental value of the newer building and the value of the old builtling was the sum of Sl,29o: the claim was presented to the Quartermaster General and rejected because of insufficient proof of the loyalty of the owners; in 1S87, a claim was referred to the Court of Claims by Co'^gress. but nothing was done under that reference: it was again, referred in 1900. (S^ 97. 61st Cong.. 1st sess.) VlKC;iMA. 11,3. Mount Zion Old School Baptist Church, near Aklie. Loudon County. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1907: age. size, char- acter, ami C[uality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, but giving no dates, not even the vear. but accord- in.g to the petition., at various times during the years 1862-63. the limitary forces of the United States took possession of this church building by proper authority and used the same as barracks and damaged it; the len.gth of time during which it was used not shown; n.o damages in a single detail are specified: what sort of a church building it was is left to conjecture: reasonable rental value reportetl to be S275. (S. 149. 60th Cong.. 1st sess.) 116. Alfred Street Baptist Church, of Ale.xamlria. Referreil in 1905: loyalty found iv 1906: age, character, size, and quality of this building not shown; it was a church building used by the coloreil people: the court finds that during the war. no dates given, not even the year, but according to the petition, iluring the summer of 1861, the military forces of the United States by proper authority took possession, of this church building and occupietl it for military pur- poses, but no length of time during which it was occupieil is given; that the reasonable rental value, inchuling incidental rejiairs, ^^•as the sum of 8900: we have n.o facts showing whether the building itself was worth 8!)00 or only S25. lunther are there an.y facts showing whether it was occupied live minutes or five years. (S. 306. 59th Coni;.. 1st sess.) 38 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 117. First Baptist Church, of Alexandria. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character and quality of this building are not shown. The court finds that during the war the mihtary forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession and occu- pied this church buihhng from May, 1862, until the close of the war for hospital purposes and damaged the same, but the character and nature of the damages are not given in a single detail; neither are any facts reported to show what sort of a church building it was, how old it was, its quality, or size; yet the court finds that the reasonable rental value, including incidental damage, was the sum of $3,900. (S. 98, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 1 18. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of Alexandria. Referred in 1908 ; loyalty found in 1909; it is claimed that this church building, apart from the grounds upon which it stood, was reasonably worth the sum of $29,000; that there was a lecture room, which, with the ground on which it stood, was worth $2,700, and a parsonage which was worth $3,000. The court finds that during the war, without giving any dates, tlie military forces of the United States, by proper autlior- ity, occupied these buildings for a hospital, and according to the petition, it was so occupied from the 10th of February, 1862, to the 24th day of May, 1865; the court finds that the rental value of the property for the period named was the sum of $2,000; the court finds that the trustees of this church presented a claim to the Quarter- master General for damages done, and the damages were paid for in the sum of $1,094.30, but that no claim for rent was ever presented to any department of the Government until its reference by the Sixtieth Congress in 1908, 43 years after the occupation ceased. (S. 285, 61st tong., 2d sess.) 119. Washington Street Methodist Episcojjal Church, of Alexan- (hia. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character; and quality of this building not given. The court fimls that during the war this building was occupied by the military forces of the United States under proper authority for the use of the Army for hospital purposes from January 6, 1862, until the close of the war, and that the reasonable value of the use and occupation, including incidental chim- age, was the sum of $4,600; no facts are ])resented showing tlie char- acter, size, quality, or age of this building, and such facts are a})so- lutely necessary to enable Congress to determine whether or. not the amount asked for rent is reasonable. (S. 97, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 120. Grace Episcopal Church, of Berryville. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1909 ; age, size, character, and quality of this building not given; the court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year being given, but according to the petition, about April 2, 1864, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this chiu'ch building and occupied the same for quarters and damaged it; the length of time during which it was occupied is not given; no damages are shown in any detail or extent whatever; the court finds the reasonable rental value, with incidental damage, to be the sum of $650, but as the age, size, character, and cjuality of the building are not given, the facts presented to Congress u|)on which to act are indeed very scant. (S. 11, 61st Cong., 1st sess ) 121. Zoar Ba])tist Church, of Bristersburg. Referred in 1904; loy- alty found in 1900; age, size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that (kuing the war, no dates, not even LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 39 the year being given, bnt, according to the petition, in tlie spring of 18(i2 the mihtary forces of the United States, by pro])er authority, took possession of this church building and used and occupied the same for hospital pur])oses. The court does not say for what length of time nor report that any damage is done, except to find that the cost to restore said church to the conthtion in which it was when the forces took possession of it was the sum of $700. The extent of the (hiniage is not given in a single detail or specification; the character and quality of the buihUng not shown. Was it 1 month old or 100 years old ? No answer. Was it occupied for one week or for five years? No answer. Was it worth $100 or $700, the amount of rent reported? All is left to conjecture. (S. 291, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 122. Westover Church, of Charles City County. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of this buihfing not shown. The court finds that (huing the war, no dates given, the military forces of the United States, by ])ro])er authority, took ])osses- sion of this church buikUng and occu])ied the same for about one month in 1S62 and damaged the same by tearing out the floors, pews, and other woodwork; that the lental value, together with the necessary repairs, was the sum of $750. This buikhng is not described; its age and quality are not given. (PI. 315, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 123. Baptist Church, of Culpeper. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of this building not given. The court finds that durino; the war, gi^ang no dates, not even the year, but, accorcUng to the petition, it was about July, 1862, the military forces of the United States took possession of this church building and used and damaged the same; the length of time it was occupied not given. The nature and extent of any (himage done is not described in a single detail. We are left entirely in the chirk as to the age of this buihfing, its concfition, or quality, and the court finds that the use, occupation, and (himage was reasonablv worth the sum of $750. (S. 391, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 124. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Culpeper County. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and c[uality of tlfis buihfing not shown. The court finds that (fining the war, no date, not even the year being given, but, according to the peti- tion, in August, 1862, the military forces of the United States, by ])ro]>er authority, took ])ossession of this church buihfing and used and occupied it for military purposes. The length of time of occupation is not rep(Mted by the court in its findings; neither is any description of the buihfing, its age, its size, its quahty, or its value; but the court finds that the reasonable rental value, with incidental (himage, was the sum of $1,850. It seems strange that no facts should be reported in the fin(fings of the court to enlighten Congress in connection with an appropriation of this amount of money. (S. 460, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 125. St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Culpeper County. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; the age, size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that (hn-ing the war, no dates, not even the year, being given, either in the findings or in the petition, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, for the use of the Army, took possession of this church building and occuj)ied it at various times and damaged it; the court does not find a single specification or detail concern- 40 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. ing the character or extent of any damage and does not fix any hnigth of time whatever of occu])ancy; no information whatever is reported concerning the age, size, condition of the building, and nature; and yet, without presenting any such facts to Congress, the court finds that the use and occupation and incidental damage to the property was worth the sum of $1,000. (S. 32, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 126. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of Cul])eper County. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; this building is described as a frame building, cemented on the outside and plastered on the inside. 25 by 40 feet. Its age is not given, but its value is stated to have been $1,200. The court finds tliat during the war and in the fall of 1863-64 the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and occupied it for military purposes, and that on account of such use and occupation the building was totally destroyed; that its reasonable value was the sum of $700. (S. 27, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 127. Cavalry Episcopal Church, of Dinwiddle Court H()us(\ Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, character, size, and quality of this building not given. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year being given, but, according to the petition, about the 1st of April, 1865, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took ])ossession of this building for the use of the Army and occupied it for hospital purposes; that the reasonable rental value of the building, together with inci- dental damage, was the sum of $520; the length of time that the building was occupied is not shown, and no facts whatever are pre- sented to show to Congress the age, size, character, and ([ualitv of the building. (S. 243, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 128. Trustees of the Liberty Church, of Dranesville. iloferred in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; the age, size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year being given, but, according to the petition, about January 1, 1863, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of and occupied this building; that the reasonable rental value, together with incidental damage, was the sum of $700; no length of time during which the buiUling was occupied is shown, and absolutely no facts as to the value, character, and quality of the building are presented. (S. 240, 59th Cong., 1st sejs.) 129. Makemie Presbyterian Church, of Drummondtown. Referred in 1903; loyalty found in 1907; the age, size, character, and cjuality of this building not given. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year being given, but, according to the petition, from some time in 1861, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession ancl occupied this building at various times for military quarters and damaged the same; the extent and character of any damage is not descril)ed in any detail whatever; the length of time the building was occupied is not specified, and whether the building was of an age, character, and quality having a rental value is not shown; simply the conclusion of the court is given that the rental value, with incidental damage, was the sum of $400. (S. 50, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 130. Trustees of the Metliodist Episco[)al Church, of Drummond- town. Referred in 1903; loyalty found in 1907; age, .size, character LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 41 and quality of the building not shown. The court hnds that during the war the military forces of the United States took possession of thi- church building and used and occupied the same at various times from July 1, 1863, until the year 1865; that the use and occupation, together \\dth incidental damage, was the sum of S300, but no descrijv tion of the building or its age is reported. (S. 139, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 131. Union Church, of Falmouth, deferred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and quality of this building not given. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year being given, but, according to the petition, in A})ril, 1862, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church and used and occupied it for a hospital for a period of about four months: that by reason of its occu})anc3' repairs were necessary, and that the reasonable value of the use and occupation was the sum of $750; al)solutely no description of the building, its size, or the age is given. (S. 31, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 132. Andrew Chai)el, Methodist E])iscopal Church South, of Fairfax C(»unt3\ Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, char- acter, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year being given, but, according to the petition, during the winter of 1862-63, the military forces of the United States, b}" j)ro|)er authorit}^, took possession of this cIuutIi building and used and occupied tlie same for quarters and damaged it : the length of time during which it was occupied not given; neither is any description of the iniilding, its age, size, quality, and cliaracter shown, but tlie court finds that the reasonable value of its use and occuj)ation, including incidental damage, was the sum of $450. (S. 334, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 133. Grove Baptist Church, of Fauquier County. Referred in 1 905 ; loyalty found in 1 906 ; age, size, character, and quality of this building not given . The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year being given, but, according to the petition, during the years 1862-63, the military forces of the United States, by j)roper authority, for the use of the Army, took possession of and occupied this church building; the length of time during which it was occui)ied not shown, and no facts are presented by the court in regard to the con- dition of the building, its size, its age, or its value; but the court finds tJiat the reasonable value of the building, together with the incidental damage, was the sum of $600. (S. 463, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 134. Mount Horeb Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Fau- ([uier County. Referred in 1904: loyalty found in 1904; age, size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year being given, but according to the petition, in the fall of 1862 the military forces of the United States, for the use of the Army by proper authority, took possession of this building and used it; the court does not find how long it was used, nor the value, size, and quality of the building, but reports that the reasonable rental value of the building, including incidental damage, was the sum of $150. (S. 85, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 135. Mount Zion Church of United Brethren, of Frederick County. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; this building is described as a church building about 33 by 43 feet, in good repair and condition. The court finds that during the war. no dates, not even the year being f 42 * LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. ii;iven, but according; to the petition, in the fall of 1864, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and used and occupied the same; the length of time during which it was used not given, and no facts are reported show- ing the value of the building, except as above stated; the court finds that the reasonable rental value of the building, including incidental damage, was the sum of $800; certainly before a large sum of this kind is paid as rent, some information should be given to Congress in regard to the length of time the building was occupied. (S. 126, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 1.36. Christian Church, of Fredericksburg. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1904; age, size, character, and quality of the build- ing not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates being- given, but according to the petition, in 1862, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church building and used and occupied the same as a hospital for about two years; that the reasonable rental value of the building during that period, including incidental damage, was the sum of $2,125, but absolutely no details are furnished in regard to the age, size, and ([uality of the building; this information should be furnished to Con- gress before making an appropriation of this size for rent. (S. 38, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 137. Fredericksburg Baptist Church, of Fredericksburg. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of this building not given. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year being given, but according to the petition, in 1863, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church building and used and occupied the same for military purposes; the length of time during which it was occu- pied not shown; no description of the building, or facts in relation to its ([uality or character are reported to enable Congress to act intelligently; but the court finds that the reasonable value of the building, including incidental damage, was the sum of .13,000. ■ (S. 283, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 138. Presbyterian Church, of Fredericksburg. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and ((uality of the build- ing not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year being given, but according to the petition, in Decem- ber, 1862, the military forces of the I'^nited States, by proper author- ity, took possession of this church building and used and occupied the same for a hospital; the length of time of occupation not given; no facts are presented in regard to the size, age, quality, or character of the building to enable Congress to act intelligently in appropriat- ing money to pay rent for it, but the court finds that the reasonable rental value for the use and occupation, including incidental damage, was the sum of $2,625. (S. 459, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 139. St. George's Episcopal Churcli, of Fredericksburg. Referred Vi) 1905; loyalty found in 1906; the age, size, character, and quality of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no datv's being given, not even the year, either in the finding or petition, the militar\^ forces of the United States, by proper autliorit}", for the us(» of the Army, took possession of this church building: the court does not find for how long a period the building was occupied, whether for one day or one year; no damages in a single detail are described; LIST OP WAR CLAIMS. 43 the court fmds that tl)C reasoiuibie value of tlie hnihliiiii; was the sum of $900. (S. 244, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 140. St. jNIary's Catliolic Church, of Fredericksburg. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of the builchng not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates, ni t even the year being given, but according to the petition, in December, 1862, the military forces of the United States, by pn-per authority, took possession of this cluuvh building and used and occu- pi 'd the same upon two diiferent (occasions for hos})ital purposes, but liiO length of time occupied is not shown and no facts are presented ;i to the size, age, and (juality of the building, to enable Ct)ngress to art intelligently in making an appropriation for rent; the court finds 1 liat the reasonable value of the use and occupation, with incidental of the Army, took possession of and occupied this church building; the length of the time it was occupied not given; no description of the buikhng is reported by the court to (liable Congress to act intelligently; the court simply finds that tlu^ rental value of the building, togv-'ther with the incidental damage, was the sum of $600. (S. .331, 5!)th (\mg.. 1st sess.) 143. Abingdon Protestant Episcopal Church, of (iloucester County. Referred in 1903; loyaltv found in 1909; the age, size, character, and (juality of the building iiot shown. The court fmds that during the war, no dates, not even the year being given, either in the petition or in the findings, tlie military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of the church building at various times and used the same for military purposes; no particular length of time is mentioned; no damages in a single detail specified in any manner; no facts presented upon which Congress may act intelligently, except that the court finds that the reasonabh> value of the rent, with the incidental damage, was the sum of $650. (S. 217. 61st Cong.. 2d sess.) 144. Muhlenberg Evangelical Lutheran Churcli. (^f Harrisonburg. Referred in 1904; loyalty huuul in 1905; this building is described as a frame structure 35" by 50 feet, two stories in height; the siuditorium iiad a seating capacity of ab;)ut 400 people; was substantially built, painted, frescoed, and" carpeted. The court finds that during the war. and according to the petition, in the beginning of 1S62 the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took ]>ossession of 44 . LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. this building and used it for a hospital and damaged it; that this use and occupation occurred at various times throughout the war, begin- ning in 1862; that the use and occupation, including incidental dam- age, was tlie reasonable sum of S925. (S. 104. 5Sth Cong., 3d sess.) 145. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Haymarket, Prince William County. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and f[uality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no date, not even the year being given, but according to the petition, in the fall of 1862, the military forces of the United wStates by proper authority took possession of this church building and used and occupied the same for military purposes; the length of time for which it was used not given; no description of the building is given to Congress to enable it to act intelligently, but the court finds that the reasonable rental value during the time it was occupied including incidental damage, was $1,000. (S. 201, 59th C^ong., 2d sess.) 146. Trustees of Olive Branch Christian Chuich, of James City (V^unty. Referred in 1908; loyalty found in 1910; age, size, char- acter, and quality of the building not described; no date, not even the year is given when the use and occupation occurred; no specifica- tion of that sort appears in the petition. The court finds that during the war the United States military forces, by proper authority, took possession and used for "short })eriods" for military purposes the building described in the petition ; damages not specified in a single detail; the court finds the rental value to have been 1410. (S. 460, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) 147. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church wSouth, of Jelfer- sonton. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, char- acter, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, for the use of the Army took possession of this church l)uilding and used and occupied it at "various times," from 1862 until 1865, for the transient accommodation of wounded soldiers; no (1 amagesin a single detail are specified ; use for ' ' transient accommo- dalion of wounded soldiers" might mean that once each year in the course of a period of six months a wounded soldier was treated for a very short time in tliis building; we are left in the dark as to the occupation of this building; the court finds the reasonable rental value to be $.325. (S. 277, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 148. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Kernstown. This ajipears to be a case where the church was destroyed and was inad- vertently omitted from the other list; it was referred in 1905; loyalty fou.nd in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of the building not shown; the court finds that during the war, and according to the ])etition, in the winter of 1864 the military forces of the United States, under Gen. Sheridan, took possession of this building for the use of th(> Army, and tore it down and aj^propriated the materials for the use of the Army; but the age, size, character, and (juality of this building are not shown; the court finds the value at the time of its removal to have been $1,600. (S. 271, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 149. Opequon Presbyterian Church, of Kernstown. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and quality of the ])uilding not shown. The court finds that during the war the military forces of the United States, by i)roper authority, took possession of LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 45 this ])iiikling and used and occupied it for hospital purposes during the years 1862-1864; no damage is shown, not even in a single detail; without specification of facts, the court finds that the reason- able value of the use and occupation was the large sum of $1,750. (S. 37, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 150. Fletcher Chapel, of King George County. Referred in ir04: l()3^alty found in 1904; this building is described as a building 80 by 4() feet, constructed of frame woodwork and in good state of re}):ur. The coiu't finds that in the fall of 1862 the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and used and occupied it for a smallpox hospital for about six months and at the end of that time destroyed the building by fire to prevent the spread of the contagion; that the reasonable value of the build- ing at the time and reasonable rental value during the i)eriod it was oc('ui)ied was the sum of $1,500. (S. 81, 58th Cong., 3d ses .) 151. Lambs CVeek Protestant Episcopal Church, of Kinsg George County. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, char- acter, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, in the fall of 1862, the United States military forces took possession of this building, by pro])er authority, and occupied it for military purposes, but the find- ings do not show for what length of time, although it is stated in tlie petition that it was until the spring of 1863; no facts are given with reference to the description of the building, its age, etc., and yet the court finds that the rent was worth $800; no damages specified in any detail whatever. (S. 224, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 152. Methodist E])iseopal Church, of Lamberts Point. Referred in 1903; loyalty found in 1904; age, size, character, and quality of ! he building not given. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year, being specified either in the petition or in the fin(hngs, the United States military foi-ces took possession of and used this church for military ])urposes and damaged the same; the length of time it was used is not given; the character of any damage and its extent is not specified in a single detail, and yet with no more information returned to Congress than this, the court finds the rea- sonable rental value, including incidental damage, to be $780. (H. R. 170, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 153. Presb3'terian Church, of Lovettesville. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1907; the building is described as a substantially constructed brick building, but its age is not given. The court finds that during the war the United States military authorities took pos- session of this building and used it for a hospital for about three months; no damages are specified in a single detail; the court finds that the reasonable rental value was the sum of $425. (S. 273, 59^1 Cong., 2d sess.) 154. Presbyterian Church, of McDowell, Highland Count}*. Re- ferred in 1904; loyalty found in 1906; the age, size, character, and quality of the building not given. The court finds that during the war, but gives no dates, not even the year, but according to the peti- tion it was May 3, 1862, the military forces of the United States took possession of this building and used it as a hospital for four weeks; no damages in a single detail are specified, but the court finds that the damages were reasonably worth $150; the court makes no finding whatever as to the reasonable value of the rent; it would seem as 46 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. though there shouUl be some s[)ecification as to the character and extent of the damage. (S. 170, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 155. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Marshall. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1909; age, size, character, and quahty of the building not given. The court finds that during the war, but names no dates, although the petition states that on or about April 7, 1862, the militarj^ forces of the United States took possession of this building and used and occupied the same and damaged it; no length whatever of occupation is given; no specification of damage in any detail what- ever is given: absolutely nothing is presented to show the character and value of the building, and yet the court finds that the reasonable rental value was S600. (S. 226, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 156. Trustees of the Presbyterian Church, of Marshall. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; the age, size, character, and quality of the building not given. The court finds that during the war, and on or about April, 1862, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and occupied it for militaiy purposes, but does not give the length of time it was occupied; does not show that it was damaged in a single detail, and yet without any specifications describing the building or giving the length of time it was occupied, the court finds the reasonable rental value was S300. (S. 282, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 157. Massaponax Baptist Church, of Massaponax. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quahty of the building not" given. The court finds that during the war, giving no dates, but according to the petition, about May 8, 1864, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church building and used it for hospital purposes; no length of time of occupation is given; no damage in a smgle detail is specified; wdthout anv facts describing the building, the court finds its rental value to be" SI 95. (S. 312, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 158. Methodist Episcopal Chm-ch South, of Middleburg. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1910; age, size, character, and quality of this building not given. The court finds that during the war, giving no dates, not even the year, but according to the petition, during the winter of 1861-62, the United States military forces, by proper au- thority, took possession of this building and occupied the same for hospital and other purposes; the court does not find any length of time' of occupation whatever, and yet without any description of the building or the period of occupation it finds the rental value to be $195. (S. 127, 62d Cong., 2d sess.) 159. Methodist E^piscopal Church South, of Middletown. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and quahty of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year being specified either in the petition or in the find- ings, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and used and occupied it as a hospital and later as a commissary depot and damaged it; length of time of occupation not given; character of the damages in any detail what- ever not shown; the description of the building is not given, and yet the court finds the reasonable rental value to be S851. (S. 225, 59t]i Cong., 1st sess.) 160. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, of Middletown. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; this building is described as a substan- LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 47 tial brick church buildmg, but its age and condition otherwise not shown. The court finds that during the war, without naming any date, not even the year, and none is specified in the petition, the mihtary forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this buikiing and used the same for about three years and damaged it, and that the use and occupation, together with incidental damage, which is not specified in an}^ detail, was the sum of $600. (S. 124, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 161. Trustees of Roper Cliurch, of New Kent County. Referred in 1908; loyalty found in 1909; age, size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, but gives no dates, not even the year, neither does the petition do so, the military forces of the United States, by proper autliority, took possession of this building and used and occupied it for military purjjoses and dam- aged it; no peri(Kl of time is named during which it was occupied: no damage is specified in a single detail; absolutelv no descri])tion of the building is given as to its age, size, character, or quality, and yet, without ])resenting any facts whatever of that sort to Congress, the court finds tlie reasonable rental value to be $250. (S. 35, 61st Cong., 1st sess.) 162. Oak Grove Methodist Episcopal Church, of Norfolk Count}. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and quality of this building not given. The court finds that during the war, but names no dates, not even the year, according to the petition, in the fall of 1862, the military forces of the U^nited States, by proper authority, took possession of this church and used it for military purposes; length of time during which it was occupied not found by the court ; no specification of damages in a single detail is shown by the court, but the court finds that the; soldiers cut timber from the premises; does not show, however, to what extent, what kind of tim- ber, nor its value; in the absence of any specifications of this sort, the court finds that the reasonable rental value during the occupancy, inchiding incidental damage, is $1,290. (S. 24, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 163. Downing Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Oak Hall. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quality of tliis building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no tlate given, not even the year, but according to the petition, in the fall of 1861, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and occupied tiie same, but for what purpose does not appear, and the length of time it was occupied is not named, and no specification of damage in a single de- tail IS shown; al)solutely no information is reported as to the age. size, character, and qualitv of the building, and yet the court finds that the reasonable rental value is $235." (S. 265, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 164. New Hope Baptist Church, of Orange County. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, cliaracter, and quality of this building not siiown. The court finds that duiing the war, no dates named, not even the year, but according to the petition, on Nt)vember 26. 1863, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building, and occupied it until November 30. 1863, for a hospital — a period of four days; no damage in a single detail is shown; absolutely no facts are reported as to the quality of tlie l)uil(Hnir. and vet the court finds the reasonable rental value of 48 LIST OF WAP, CLAIMS. t!iis four-clay occupation is tlie sum of $150. (S. 364, 60tli Cong., 1st sess.) 165. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Paris. Referred in 1907; lo^'alty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quahty of the huihling not sJiown. The court finds tliat during the war, no dates, not even the year being given either in the findings or in the petition, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took pos- session of this cliurch building, and used and occupied the same as a hospital; the length of time of occupancy not shown; no damage in a single detail is specified; no facts presented as to tlie kind of build- ing, and vet the court reports the reasonable rental value to be $200. (S. 2S9, eOtli Cong., 1st sess.) 166. Merchants' Hope Protestant Episco])al Church, of Prince George C^ounty. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and qualit}- of the building )iot shown. The court finds that during the war, and on or about October 1, 1864, the military forces of the United States under the command of Gen. Grant took }TiOssession of the church buildings belonging to this church and occu- pied the same until the close of the war; }io description of the church building, its age, size, and quality is given; no damages to the build- ings are specified in a single detail ; but the court finds that the reason- able rental value, including incidental damage, vras the sum of $1,150. (S. 29, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 167. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Pungoteague. Re- ferred in 1908; loyalt}' found in 1908; the age, size, character, and quality of the building not given, except that the petition states that at the time it was in good condition, having been erected only a few years prior thereto and that at the termination of the occupancy it was in such a dilapidated condition that it could not be repaired and was a total loss. The court finds that during the war the military forces of the ITnited States, by })roper authority, took possession of the })uilding and used and occu|)ied it as headcjuarters for their troops, l)iit the court does not find the length of time that it was occupied, neither does the court find any specification as to the character and extent of any damages, nor report any facts in the findings as to the quality of the building; the court finds that the reasonable rental value, together with incidental damage, was the sum of $780. (S. 624, 60th Cong., 2d sess.) 168. St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Pungoteague. Referred in 1903; loyalty found in 1906; age. size, character, and (juality of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, and according to the j)ctition, in November, 1S61, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of and used and occupied for military purposes this, church building, and that while it was so occuj)ied the interior fittings and the walls of the chiuxh were removed and the materials therein used for the Army ; that the rental value of the church and the amount of damage done amount to $2,800; there is, however, an entire absence of any facts stating the age, size, character, and quality of the building. (S. 473, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 169. Oak Grove Methodist Episcopal Church, of Reams Station; referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and quality of this building not given. The court finds that during the war, but names no dates, not even the ye^ar, neither does the petition, LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 49 the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of the building and used it for hospital purposes; no length of time during which it was used is given and no damage is specified in a single detail; with absolutely no information to guide Congress in the matter, the court finds that the reasonable rental value was $800. (S. 23, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 170. St. Paul's Free Church, of Routts Hills. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of the build- ing not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates being named, not even the year, but according to the petition, in the winter of 1862-63, the military forces of the United States, by proper author- ity, took possession of this building and used and occupied it for military purposes ; length of time of occupancy not given ; no damages are specified in a single detail and vet the court finds that the reason- able rental value was $600. (S. 149, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 171. Wilderness Baptist Church, of Spottsylvania County. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of this building not given. The court finds that during the war, no dates given, not even the year, but according to the petition, in May, 1863, the military forces of the United States took possession of this building and used the same for hospital purposes; findings do not state that it was done by authority; tlie length of time occupied is not shown; the court finds that repairs were necessary, and also finds the reasonable value of the occupancy, but does not show the extent of damages, nor give any details; finds that the rental value, including cost of repairs, was the sum of $300. (S. 227, 59tli Cong., 1st sess.) 172. Aquia Protestant Episcopal Church, of Stafford County. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and quality of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building in the fall of 1862, and used and damaged it; tlie length of time it was occupied not shown; the nature and extent of any damage done to it not specified in a single detail; the age, size, character, and c|uality of the building not given in any manner whatever, yet the court finds that the reasonable rental value with incidental damage, is the sum of $1,500. (S. 43, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 173. Berea Baptist (Inu'ch, of Stafford County. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates given, but according to the petition, about April, 1862, the military forces of the United States, by j:)roper authority, for the use of the Army, took possession of this building and used it at "various times" and damaged it; does not show the length of time it was occiq)ied, and absolutely no facts are presented to show the age, size, and qualitv of the building, and vet the court reports the reasonable rentaf value to be the sum of $600. (S.,26, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 174. Hartwood Presbyterian Church, of Stafford County. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quaUty of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, but names no dates, not even the year, but according to the petition, it was in the fall and winter of 1862-63, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of and occupied this church for military purjwses; no lengtli of occupation is given; 39533—12 4 50 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. no damages are specified b}- the court in a single detail, and yet, without any facts for the guidance of Congress as to the descrij)tion. of the building or length of time occupied, the court finds the reason- able rental value to be S800. (S. 239, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 175. Trustees of Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, of Stafford County. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of the building not given. The court finds that during tlie war, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and used and occupied the same from the fall or winter of 1S62 until the following spring for military purposes ; no facts in detail with reference to the description of the building is given, and no damage is s}:)ecified in a single detail, vet the court finds the rental value to be $310. (S. 316, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 176. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Stephens City. Re- ferred in 1905; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and cjuality of the building not shown. The court fhids that during the war (no dates given), but according to the petition, in the fall of 1863, the military forces of the United States took possession of tliis building and used and occupied it as a hospital for three or four months and then vacated it; that while the troops were still in the vicinity near the church the parsonage belonging thereto was burned, but by whom and for what purpose does not appear; the court finds that the reasonable value of the church, together with the damage, was the sum of $500 and that the value of the parsonage was $1,300; no specification of damage done in a single detail is given in reference to the church, and certainly not sufficient ground is used for a con- clusion that the military forces destro^^ed the parsonage. (S. 305, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 1 77 . Trinity Lutheran Church, of Stephens City. Referred in 1 905 ; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, but gives no dates, not even the year — according to the petition it was about October 19, 1864 — the military forces of the United States by pro])er authority took possession of and occupied tliis church building; the court does not say for what purpose it was occupied nor the length of time and presents no facts whatever showing the description of the building, yet they fuid that the reasonable rental value and incidental damage was the sum of $500; absolutely no specification of damages is rei)orted. (S. 274, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 178. Presbyterian Church, of Strasburg. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1906; tliis building is described as a certain substantial brick building; size not given; age not given. The court fuids that during the war (no dates given either in the petition or findings) the military forces of the United States by proper authority took possession of and occupied this building; the length of time during which it was occupied not given; the damages to the building not specified in a single detail, and yet in the absence of any specification of this char- acter the court finds that the reasonable value of the building was the sum of $730. (S. 329, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 179. First Baptist Church, of SuflFolk. Referred in 1903; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quality of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, but gives no dates — but according to the petition it was in Aprd, 1862 — the military forces of LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 51 the United States took possession of this building by proper author- ity and used and occupied the same "at various times" as a hospital and barracks and damaged the same; length of time of occupation not given; no sj^ecification of damage in a single detail or extent reported; with absolutely no facts reported as to the quality of this building, the court finds that the reasonable rental value was $550. (S. 416, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 180. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Suffolk. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; these church buildings are described as two substantially constructed brick church buildings, one about 45 by 65 feet, and the other about 35 by 50 feet, the value of the two church buildings being about $25,000; the court fuids that during the war, no dates being given either in the fuidings or in the petition, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of and occui)ied these tw^o church buildings. The court does not find that any damage whatever was done in any specification of details, nor give the length of time during which they were occupied, and yet, without reporting these material facts, the court fuids that the reasonable rental value, with mcidental damage, was the sum of $2,100. (S. 273, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 181. Providence Methodist Episcopal Church, near Suftolk. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this church building is de- scribed as a substantial frame church about 36 by 42 feet, value $2,000. The court fuids that during the war, names no dates, not even the year, neither does the petition, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church building; it does not show any length of time whatever during which it was occupied, not even naming the period of one day; no damages in a single detail are specified, yet in the absence of such material facts the court reports the rental value to be $890. (S. 176, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 182. The Plams Episcopal Church, The Plains. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quality of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates bemg given, but according to the petition, in the fall of 1863, the military forces of the United States, by j)roper authority, took possession of this church building and used and occupied it for general cjuarters for the troops "for a short time," and damaged it; the extent and character of the damages not specified in a single detail; absolutely no facts describing the buikling are reported, and yet, in the absence of material facts of this character, the court fuids the reasonable rental value to be the sum of $550. (S. 508, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 183. Lutheran Church, of Toms Brook. Referred in 1906; loyalty found m 1907; this building is described as a substantial wooden structure, well finished and furnished, and worth $1,000. The court fuids that during the war, no date being named, but according to the petition, in the spring of 1862, the militar}' forces of the United States took possession of this building and used and occupied it for military purposes, and that it was greatly damaged, but the character and extent of the damages are not specified by the court in its fuid- ings; absolutely no length of time of occupation is given, yet the court finds that the reasonable rental value, including the damages done to pulpit, pews, and building, w^as $250. (S. 272, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 52 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 184. Methodist Episcopal Cliurcli South, of Unison. Referred m 1907; loyalty found m 1908; this building is described as a well constructed brick church, but its age and size are not given. The court finds that during the war, no dates named, not even the year, either in the petition or in the findings, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and used and occupied it as a hospital and tlamaged it; no length of • time of occupation is given and the fuidings of the court do not show the extent and character of the damages in a single detail; the court, however, finds the reasonable rental value, including damage, to be the sum of $150. (S. 356, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 185. Old School Baptist Church, of Upperville. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1909; age, size, character, and cpiality of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the .year, being given either in the petition or in the findings, the mili- tary forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and occupied it for a hospital and other purposes and damaged it ; the petition specifies the damages as the removal of the floors and benches and destruction of mndows and defacement of the walls, but the court, in its findings does not specify the damages in a single detail and no length of time of occupation is given and absolutely no facts are presented showing the condition of the build- ing, yet tiie court finds the reasonable rental and incidental damage to be $i250. (S. 34, 61st Cong., 1st sess.) 186. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Warrenton. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and c{uality of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates being given, not even the year, but, according to the petition, in the fall of 1862, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and used and occupied it for military purposes ; the length of time that it was so occupied is not given; no damages to the building are reported in the findings to any extent or detail whatever; the court makes no finding of facts whatever in regard to the cjuality, description, and nature of the building, and yet it reports the reasonable rental value to be $1,190. (S. 147, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 187. Presbyterian Church, of Warrenton. Referred in 1905 ; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and quality of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year, being given, but, according to the petition, in the spring of 1862, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and used and occupied it for military purposes ; the length of time of occupation not given ; the character and extent of any damage not given in a single detail; no facts reported that describe the building as to age, character, and nature; and yet the court finds, without reporting any of the material facts, that the reasonable rental value, including incidental damage, is the sum of $890. (S. 474, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 188. Baptist Church, of Waterford. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war the military forces of the United States took possession of this building in 1862 and used the same at various times for "short periods " for hospital purposes; no other specification showing the length of time occupied is given; LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 53 no damages in a single detail are reported; and yet the court, without reporting any facts whatever as to the condition and description of the building, finds the reasonable rental value to be $525. (S. 276, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 1S9. Baptist Church, of WilHamsburg. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year, being given, but, according to the petition, in May, 1862, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took f)ossession of and occupied this building for military purposes; the ength of time it was occupied not reported; no damage to the building in a single detail is reported by the court; no facts are reported showing the age and description of the building, and yet the court finds the reasonable rental value to be the sum of $1,540. (S. 148, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 190. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Williamsburg. Re- ferred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year being given, but according to the petition, in May, 1862, the military forces of the United States occupied this building and used it for a hospital for three years, and that the reasonable rental value of the building, including damages, was the sum of $1,300; the extent and character of damages not specified; no facts are reported as to the quality of the building." (S.3S, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 191. Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Winchester. Re- ferred in 1909; loyaltyfound in 1909; age, size, character, and quality of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates given, not even the year, but according to the petition, in 1864, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and used and occupied it for hospital pur- poses and damaged it; the length of time of occupation is not shown; the character of the damage is not reported in a single detail; no facts are reported as to the condition of the building, and yet in the absence of these facts the court finds that the reasonable rental value is $810. (S. 219, 61st Con^., 2d sess.) 192. John Mann Methodist Episcopal Church (colored), of Win- chester. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, char- acter, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates given, not even the year, but according to the petition, in the spring of 1862, the military forces of the United States, by projier authority, took possession of this building and used and occupied it; the length of time during wliich it was occupied not sliown; no damages in a single detail are reported; the c{ualityof the building, its age, size, and any description to aid Congress in determining the value of the rent not reported, and yet the court finds the reasonable rental value is the sum of $600. (S. 442, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 193. Trustees of the Kent Street Presbyterian Church, of Win- chester. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, char- acter, and quality of tliis building not given. The court finds that during the war the military forces of the United States, under Gens. Banks and Sheridan, took i)ossession of this building and used and occupied the same ''at various times" for hospital purposes from 54 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. March, 1862, to May, 1865; that the use and occupation, together with the incidental damage, was $2,750; no damages in a single detail or to any extent re]:)orted by the court, and the age and descrip- tion of a building earning so large an amount of i-ent is not reported; the material facts necessary to intehigent action by Congress are not reported by the court. (S. 47, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 194. Trustees of the Loudoun Street Presbyterian Churcli, of Winchester. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of the building not given. The court finds that during the war, no dates being given, not even the year, but accord- ing to the petition, about September 20, 1864, the military forces of the United States took ])ossession of this building; it is not said that it was done by authority; that the furniture was removed and the building occupied as a hospital for about two years; the court finds that the rental value of the property during that period was $2,600, including incidental damages; no specification of damages in a single detail is reported, and the court reports to Congress no facts whatever giving a description of this building, its age, and size, to enable Con- gress to act intelligentlv in regard to this large appropriation for rent. (S. 328, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 195. Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of Winchester. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year being given, but according to the petition, about September 19, 1864, the military forces of the United States took possession of this building; the court does not find what use was made of it or that it was for a military purpose; no damages in a single detail are reported; no length of time of occupation reported; the quality and description of the building to enable Con- gress to act intelligently as to the rental value not found; but the court finds as- a conclusion that the reasonable rental value, including incidental damage, was the sum of $1,740. (S. 424, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 196. Trustees of the St. Paul Reformed Church, of Woodstock. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; this church building is described as a substantially constructed house of worship, 40 by 50 feet and with galleries, comfortably fitted and furnished, the grounds being mclosed hj a substantial fence. The court finds that during the war, no dates being given either in the jietition or in the findings, the military forces of the United States took possession of this building and occupied it for a month and a half; no damages are specified by the court in a single detail, but the court finds that the reasonable rental value, including incidental damage to the building and fencing, was the sum of $325. (S. 358, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) West Virginia. 197. Methotlist Episcopal Church South, of Barboursville. Re- ferred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates given, but according to the petition, in the fall of 1861, the mili- tary forces of the United States took possession of and occupied this building for winter quarters; length of time of occupation not given; no specification of damages reported in a single detail; the court finds LIST OF WAE CLAIMS. 55 that the reasonable rental value of the property, including incidental damage, was the sum of S500. (S. 39, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 198. Presbyterian Cliurch, of Beverly. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 190(3; this church building is described as a frame structure 33 by 46 feet and in a good state of repair. The court finds that during the war, no dates being given, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and used and occupied the same for military purposes from 1861 to 1863; no damage to this building is reported by the court in a single specification or detail; no facts are reported showing the age, size, or character of the church building, and yet, in the absence of any facts to enable Congress to act intelligently, the court finds the reasonable rental value of the building to have been $1,500. (S. 141, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 199. Methodist EpiscopalChurch, of Bunker Hill. Eeferred in 1906; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of the build- ing not shown. The court finds that during the war the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of and used this building for military purposes ''at various times" from July 15, 1861, to April 1, 1865, and damaged the same; the court does not find any specification of damage in any particular, neither does it show with any reasonable certainty any specific period of occupation; besides, no facts whatever are reported concerning the age, size, and condition of the building to enable Congress to act intelligently in determining how much should be appropriated; the court simply gives its conclusion that the rental value w\as reasonably worth, includ- ing incidental damage, the sum of $1,000. (S. 304, '59th Cong., 2d sess.) 200. Free Church of Burlington, Mineral County. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1904; age, size, character, and quality of the building not given. The court finds that during the war, no dates being given, not even the year, but according to the ])etition, in the fall of 1861, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and used it for lios])ital purposes, and damaged the same: the extent and character of the damage not reported in a single detail; the length of time the building was occu- pied not shown; the character and description and quahty of the building, to enable Congress to determine upon the amount of appro- priation, is not reported; the court simpl}- finds the reasonable rental value of the church building, together with incidental damage, to be the sum of $895. (H. 178, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 201 . St. John's Episcopal Church, of Charleston. Referred in 1906 ; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of this build- ing not shown. The court finds that in July, 1861 , the^nilitary forces of the United States took possession of this building and occu])ied the same for barracks and quartermaster's supplies until the sj)ring of 1865, and that it removed therefrom the pews, the pulpit or chancel, and otherwise damaged the building and furniture; the courts finds that the reasonable rental value, including damage, for the period named was the sum of $1,850, but, unfortunately, the court does not report the facts with reference to the age and the condition of this building; it seems that a claim for a portion of this property in the sum of $1,021, re])resenting the cost of placing the pews and the dam- age to the organ and the loss of the reading desk and communion 56 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. table and other furniture, was {)resente(l to the Quartermaster General in 1880, but was disallowed. (S. 326, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 202. Zion Protestant Ej)iscopal Church, of Charlestown. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and c|uality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates named, not even the 3^ear, but according to the petition, in the fall of 1 863, the mihtary forces, by i)roper authority, for the use of the Army, took possession of this building and used it for a iiospital; the length of time for which it was so used not reported ; the character and speci- fication in (h^ail of any damage whatever to it not given in any man- ner whatever; no facts are reported as to the size and quality and age of the building, and yet without these material facts reported the court finds the reasonable rental value, including ir^cidental damage, to be the sum of $540. (S. 315, 59t]i Cal Church South, of Point Pleasant. Re- ferred in 1907; lovalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quality of this building not described. The court finds that during the war, no dates being given, not even the year, but according to the petition, some time in 1863, the military forces of the United vStates, by proper authority, took possession of this building and used the same for hospital pur])oses and barracks; the length of time during which the building was used is not shown; no damages in a single specification or detail are reported by the court; no facts re])orte(l as to the condition and quality of the building, and yet the court finds the rental value, including wear and tear, to be the sum of $1,090. (S. 178, 60th (\)ng., 1st sess.) LIST OF WAE CLAIMS. 59 215. Methodist E]>iscopal Cliiircli South , of St. Albans. Referred m 1906; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of the buihUng not shown. The court finds that (kning the war, no date bemg given, but accorchng to the ])etition, in February, 1862, the military forces of the United States, by })ro])er authority, took possession of tliis building and used the same for military purposes; the length of time of occupation is not shown; no (hxmage is specified in any detail by the court; no facts are reported with reference to the condition or quality of the building, and yet the court finds the reasonable rental value to be the sum of $r,400. (S. 134, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 216. St. Clark's Protestant Episcopal C-hurch, of St. Albans. Re- ferred in 1904; loyaUy found in 1905; the age, size, character, and quahty of tliis building not shown. Tlie court finds that during the war, no dates, not even tJie year, being given either in the findings or in the petition, the military forces of the United States, by propei' authority, took possession of this buihhng and used the same for mili- tary purposes for about three months; no damages in any paiticu- lar or detail are reported; no facts reported as to the condition and character of the building, and yet the court finds, in the absence of anv material facts to guide (^ongress, that the reasonable rental value is the large sum of $2,400. (S. 139, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 217. Presbyterian Church, of Springfield. Referred in 1906; loy- alty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quality of this building not described. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year being given, but accorthng to the petition, in Decem- ber, 1861, the military forces of the United States, by proper author- ity, took possession of this building and used and occupied the same for a hospital, and damaged it; the character and extent of the dam- ages are not reported in a single detail; the length of time the build- ing was occupied not shown; no facts are reported as to the condi- tion or qualitv of the buihhng, and vet tlie court finds its reasonable rental value to be $600. (S. 236, 66th Cong., 1st sess.) 218. St. John's Catholic Church, of Summerville. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates given, not even the year, but according to the petition, in November, 1861, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took posses- sion of this building and used and occupied the same at diffei'ent times for a period of about two years ; the character and extent of the damage not reported in a single detail; no facts are presented as to the con- dition and quality of the building, and yet the court finds the reasonable rental value to be $1,050. (S. 241, 59tli Cong., 1st sess.) 219. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Webster. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of this build- ing not shown. The court finds that chu'ing the war, no dates being given, but accortUng to the petition, in the spring of 1861, the mili- tary forces of the United States took possession of this building and used the same ''from time to time" for military purposes; no specifi- cation as to the length of time is given except the indefinite expres- sion ''from time to time" ; no damages in a single detail are reported; no facts are reported as to the condition and quality of the buihhng, but the court finds the reasonable rental value to have been the sum of $450. (S. 271, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) o .BAg'l2 ^7