The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-21
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 81, 1852
SOLDIERS PAY.

INSTRUCTIONS IN PREPARING CLAIMS FOR
ARREARS, BOUNTY, PENSIONS, ETC.
To enable those who have claims upon
the United States, for monies due de-
ceased officers and soldiers, on account
of military services rendered, whether in
the regular or volunteer service, TO OBJ
ain the same, the following information
tbs furnished:
ORDER OF PAYMENT OF. ARREARS OF FAY.
ORDER FIRST If the deceased was
married, payment will be made--1st to
the widow; I'd, if no widow, to his
child or children Qf minors, to guar
diam
ORDER SECoND,-If he died uana,77esl-
lst, to the father; I'd, if the father is
! dead, TO Che mother; Sd, if both parents s
are dead, to the brothers and sisters coll
lectively; lastly, TO the heirs general
! 90 be distributed in accordance with the
laws of the State in which the deceased
had his domicil)
OF BOUNTY.
The act approved July IL, 1862, pro-
vides that said bounty shall be paid to
the following persons, and in the order
following, and 10 no other person, to wit ;
! First TO the widow of such deceased
soldier if there be one. Second, if there
be no widow, then to the children of
| such deceased soldier, share and share
alike. Third if such soldier left neither
widow, nor child, nor children, then, and
in that case, such bounty shall be paid
to the following persons, provided they
be residents of the United States, TO wit :
/ First, TO his father or if he shall not be
living, or has abandoned the support of
his family, then TO the mother of such
soldier; and it there be neither father
nor mother, as aforesaid, then such
bounty shall b. paid TO the brothers and
sisters Of the deceased soldier, resident
as Aforesaid"
BY the same act the bounty of 500 TO
| widows, &C., OF volunteers is also given
TO the widows, &ey of those persons who
have enlisted in the regular forces since
the lst day of July, 1861, or shall enlist
in the regular forces during 1862, TO be
paid TO the heirs named in this act.
Widows of commissioned officers, and of
soldiers dying after being discharged, are
not entitled to bounty, nor are the widows
Of deceased three months volunteers
DIsLoYALTY. In section of "An act
to grant PENSIONS approved July Ii,
| 1862, il is provided, chat no money shall
be paid TO the widow, or children, or any
heirs of any deceased soldier, on account
of bounty, back pay or pensions, who
I - -, haar, a Il, bn
| have aided or abetted the existing rebel
lion in the United States, but the right
of such disloyal widow or children, heiI
or heirs of such soldier, shall beyested in
the loyal heir or heirs of the deceased, il
any there be-"
information in regard 10 such cases
will receive the attention of the account
ing officers I. ..
APPLICATION, PROOF, AND AU.
ThENTICATIoN.
APprIoArIoN.-The claimant or claim,
ants must make q written application
under oath, and over his, her or theiI
own signature, stating his, her, or Their
name, age, residence, cOnneXion TO the
deceased, with the letter or namo Of tn,
captain Of the company and regiment L
which he belonged, time Of his death anc
nature Of the pay claimed, whether "ar'
rears Of pay" &c., and the $500 boun'
ty," under act Of July 22, 1851"
An application by a guardian SHOULD
give the name and age Of the ward o
wards, and should be accompanied by
letters OF guardianship, or an authenti
Gated copy thereof In the application
OF a mother, claiming bounty, her hus
band being alive, the facts upon Whicl