Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-07-27
Matters of Interest 10 Soldiers,
their widows, Children, Faith
ers, Nj others, Sisters, brothers,
or Legal representatives.
WHO ARE ENTITLEn mo- pRNSInNs,

WHO ARE ENTITLED TO PENSIONS
Any officer, non.commissioned officer,
musician, or private of tho army, including
regulars, volunteer and militia, or any off
Ger, seaman, musician, pilot or other person
in the navy or marine corps, who has been
or shall hereafter be, disabled by reason of
any wound received or disease contracted
and in the line of duty is entitled to pen.
sion.
The pension for total disability is, for
q Lieut.. Col. and all officers of higher rank,
thirty dollars per month; Major, twenty
five dollars per month, aptain, twenty
dollars per month; lst Lieutenant, seven
teen dollars per month; ID Lieutenant, ff
teen dollars per month; and non-commis-
stoned officers, musicians and privates eight
dollars per month And for an inferior
disability, an amount proportionate to the
highest disability
Any person who shall have lost both feet
in the military service Of the United States,
and in the line of duty, shall be entitled to n
pension of twenty dollars per month; and
those who, under the same conditions have
lost both hands or both eyes, shall be ent-
tied to pension of twenty-five dollars per
month.
II any officer or seldier has died or shall
hereafter die by reason of any wound re-
ceived or disease contracted while in the
service Of the United States, and in the
line Of his duty, his widow, or if there be
no widow, his child or children under six
teen years of age, shall be entitled to re-
ceive the same pension as the husband or
father would have been entitled to had he
been totally disabled. If the soldier left
no widow. or child under sixteen, the moth.
or is entitled Tshe ,ods dependent on her son,
in whole or in part, for her support.
If the soldier left no widow, child OF
mother entitled as before stated, orphan
sisters are entitled to the pension until they
are sixteen years Of age.
No perssn who aids or abets tho rebellion
Is entitled 10 a pension or anything else
from the Government.
PENSIONS COMMENCE.
To invalid or disabled soldiers pension,
from the date OF their discharge from the
service, if the application be made within
one year from the date Of discharge; il not
made within one year. then from the date
ofapplcation. If the applicant for an in
valid pension die during the pendency Of
his claim, then the pension OF the widsw or
other person entitled to receive pension
by reason Of his sersice and death, shall
commence at the date at which such de.
cedents' invalid pension would have com.
menced.
DECEASED SOLDIERS LEGAL HEIRS.
If the soldier LETT wife she is his heir,
and is entitled to pension, bounty aud ar.
rears of pay. II he left no wife. his child
or children come next, and are entitled to
bounty and arrears Of pay, and also'pen,
sions. If any are under sixteen years OF
sge. II he lett neither wife nor child, his
father is his heir 10 tho bounty and arrears
of pay. but no pension. II be left neither
wife, child nor father. his mother is hi,
heir. and is entitled TO bounty. arrears o.
pay, and also pension, il she can show thai
she vas dependent IN ,ohoie or ia part OF
the deceased for support. IL he left peith
or xife, child, father nor mother, his broth
ers and sisters are bis heirs to the bountJ
and arrears Of pay. jointly. But no pen,
zion, except in case Of orphan sisters unde,
l6 years sf age, who were dependent II
- whole or In part on the deceased for sup
port. For full information 10 regard to
and promptcollectioR Of al claims. apply I,
- ip person or by letter.
WAITING YoR PARTICULARS.
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