Boonville, Kentucky
September 6th 1864

  It is hereby certificed, That Squire COMBS a Private in the company of Capt. R.B. JAMESON (D) in the Eighth regiment of the United States Infanty Kentucky Volunteers is rendered incapable of performing the duty of a soldier, by reason of wounds or other injuries inflicted while he was actually in the service aforesaid and in the line of his duty, viz:
  Buy satisfactory eveidence and accurate examination, it appears that on the Nineteenth day of September in the year 1863, the aforesaid Squire COMBS being engaged Battle at or near a place called Chicamanga in the State of Georgia  he received a Gunshot wound on his head which entered his right Temple and passed out at the left Temple, said wound lost __ the sight of both Eyes and rendered said Squire COMBS totally blind and wholly incapable of obtaining a subsistence and he is hereby not only incapacitated for military duty but, in the opinion of the undersigned is: wholly disabled from obtaining his subsistence from manual labor.

                John M. DANIEL Surgeon
                47th Regt. Ky Vol Inf.
 

Boonville, Kentucky
March 13th 1865
 

  It is hereby certified, That Squire COMBS in the company of Capt. JAMESON, Company (D) in the Eight 8th regiment of the United States Volunteers of the State of Kentucky is rendered incapable of performing the daily duty of a soldier, by reason of wounds or other injuries inflicted while he was actually in the service aforesaid, and in the line of his duty, viz:  while engaged in Battle at Chicamanga.
  By satisfactory evidence and accurate examination, it appears that on the Twentieth day of September in the year 1863, the aforesaid Squire COMBS being engaged in Battle at or near a place called Chicamanga in the state of Georgia he received a Gun shot wound __ right temple passing out at his left temple in consequence of said Gun shot wound said Squire COMBS is totally and hopelessly blind and rendered wholly incapable of maintaining himself by manual Labor, and he is thereby not only incapacitated for military duty, but, In the opinion of the undersigned is totally disabled from obtaining his subsistence from amnual labor.

            W.H. GLASS, Surgeon
            Samuel JOHNSTON, Surgeon

Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 13th day of March A.D. 1865, and I hereby certify that W.H. GLASS M.D., and Samuel JOHNSON M.D., who have made and signed the above certificate are residents of Owsley County, in the State of Kentucky and are personally well known to me.  Also, that they are regular practicing physicians and surgeons, and are reputable in their profession, never having heard a question raised, or a doubt expressed to the contrary.

            L.L. MAINOUS  Justice of Peace
            Owsley County
            State of Kentucky