Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-05-04
Matters of Interest TO Soldiers.
their Widows, Children, Faith
ers, Mothers, Sisters, brothers,
or Legal Representatives..

matters OIL Interest TO Soldiers.
their widows, Children, Faith
ers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers,
or Legal Representatives.
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 a pen
sion.
The pension for total disability is, for
Lieut.. Col. and all officers of higher rank,
thirty. dollars per month; Major, twenty
five dollars per month, Captain, twenty
dollars per month; lst Lieutenant, seven
teen dollars per month; I'd Lieutenant, ff-
teon dollars per month; and non commits
stoned officers, musicians and privates eight
dollars per month. And for an inferior
disability, an amount propertionate 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 shall
hereafter die by reason of any wound re-
celved 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
~ lon ~ IL
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.
er is entitled Tshe aoos dependent on her son,
in whole or in part, for her support.
LII the soldier left no widow, child or
mother entitled as before stated, orphan
sisters are entitled to the pension until they
are sixteen years OF age.
No person whoaids or abets the rebellion
is entitled to 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; if not
made within one year, then from the date
application. lfthe applicant for an in
valid pension die during the pendency of
his claim, then the pension of the widew or
other person entitled to receive pension
by reason Of his service and DEATH shall
commence at the date at which such de-
cedents' invalid pension would have COM
menced.
DECEASED SOLDIERS LEGAL HEIRS.
IT the soldier left wife she is his heir,
and Is entitled to pension, bounty and 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 alsolpen.
sions, II any are under sixteen years of
age. If he left neither wife nor child, his
father is his heir to the bounty and arrears
Of pay, but no pension. If he left neither
wife, child nor father, his mother is his
heir, and is entitled to bounty, arrears of
pay, and also pension, il she can show that
she was dependent IN ,ohole or IN part on
the deceased for support. If he left neith-
er wife, child, father nor mother, his broth.
ers and sisters are his heirs to the bounty
and arrears of pay, jointly: But no pen
sion, except in case of orphan sisters under
10 years Of age, who were dependent in
whole or in part on the deceased for sup
port. For full information in regard to.
and prompt collection Of all claims apply to
US in person or by letter.
WAITING FOR PARTICULARS.
We receive letters daily from persons,
who, in substance, say: "We have bounty
money, back pay, pensions, &C., due us, and
we wish you to attend to the case and col
ect them as soon as we can get the partic-
ulars, which we have written to the Cap.
tain or ColoHel for" &c. You should not
delay. for the particulars. If you know
your husband, son or relative is dead, you
know sufficient to enable us to commence
the collection Of your claim at once; and all
particulars as to how much is due you, &c.
we will ascertain, as we can do it much
easier than you, and without delaying the
case. The departments are so far behind,
and there are SO many scores of cases going
in daily that you should embrace the very
earliest opportunity to have your applica-
tion placed on file.
WHAT WIDOWS AHE ENTITLED TO LAND
WARRANTS.
Tho widow of every person who served
fourteen days or more in the service of the
United States in the Revolutionary war; any
Indian war between 1890 and March Sd,
1885, or in the war with Great Britain of
1872, the Patriot war, Aristok war; Mexi-
can war, or any other war between above
dates, or if they served an hour at battle
or skirmish where life was in peril, or en- |
route towards baltic for the purpose of as |
sisting the United States, in case the hus-
band did not receive it. If the husband
received forty or eighty acres while living,
the widow is entitled to enough more to |
make 100 acres in all. Officers, teamsters
and all who served with the armed forces
ofthe United States, and were subject to
military orders, are entitled to warrants.
In cases Of doubt, write us the facts. If
the person who served is dead, his widow
is first entitled. If no widow, children who
were under twenty-one on the Sd of March,
1855, are entitled.
SOLDIERS PENSIONS.
Every soldier disabled in the present ,e-
bellion BY wounds or sickness is entitled to
an invalid pension.
WIDOWS PENSIONS.
The widow Of any soldier who dies from
wounds OF sickness contracted iu the service
is entitled to pension; also to from $loO
to 1902 bounty. a
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS 800 BOUNTY.
Every soldier who has served two years,
or been discharged ON account of wounds
received in BATH, is entitled to 800 boun-
ty in addition to his pension.
Reader, think over yeur acquaintance. ~
lfyou know an old soldier or widow who