Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-08-03
Matters Of Interest to Soldiers,
their widows, children, Faith
ers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers,
or Legal Representatives.
WIG ARE ENTITLED TO PENSION,

WHO ARE ENTITLED TO PENSIONS.
Any officer, non-commissioned officer,
musician, or private of the 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
while in the service of the United States
and in the line Of duty is entitled to pen
sion. ..
The pension for total disability is, for
a 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, if
teen dollars per month; and non commits
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 beth feet
in the military service Of the United States,
and in the line of duty, shall be entitled to a
pension Of twenty dollars per month; and
those who, under the same conditions have
lost both hands or both eyes, shall be enti.
tied TO pension Of twenty-five dollars per
month.
If any officer or soldier has died or .hall
hereafter die by reason of any wound re.
ceived OF 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-
ceivc the same pension as the husband OF
father would have been entitled to had he
been totally disabled. If the soldier left
no widow, or child under sixteen, the moth.
er is entitled Tshe 'oas 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, orph an
sisters are entitled to the pension until they
are sixteen years OF age.
No perssn who aids or abets the rebellion
ia entitled to q pension or anything else
from the Government.
PENSIONS COMMENCE.
To invalid or disabled soldiers pension
from the date Of their discharge from the
one year from the date of discharge; if moi
made within ono year, then from the date
ofappiication. If the applicant for an in
valid pension die during the pendency ol
his claim, then tho pension of tho widew OF
other person entitled to receive a pension
by reason Of his service and death, shall
commence at the date at which such de.
cedents' invalid pension would have com,
mcnced.
DECEASED SOLDIERS LEGAL HEIRS.
If the soldier left a wife she is his heir,
and is entitled to pension, bounty and ar
rears Of pay. If he left no wife, his child
or children come next, aud are entitled to
bounty and arrears Of pay, and alsojpen-
sions, if any are under sixteen years of
pge. IL he left neither wife nor child, his
father Is his heir to the bounty aud arrears
a pay, but no pension. IL he left neither
wife, child nor father, his mother is his
heir, and is entitled to bounty, arrears of
i,ay, and also pension. if she can show that
he was dependent IN phOIe or IN part on
,he deceased for support. IL he left neith-
er wife, child, father nor mother. his broth
rs and sisters are his heirs to the bounty
and arrears of pay, jointly. But no pen
sion, except in case Of orphan sisters under
+,o years Of age, who were dependent In
ehoIe or in part on the deceased for sup
!, srt For full information in regard to,
an prompt collection of oil claims, apply TO
~ M person or by letter.
WAITING FOR PARTICULARS.
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