Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-04-20
Matters of Interest TO soldiers,
their widows, Children, Faith
ers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers,
or Legal Representatives.
WHO Anr ENrlr1En mol prNsInns

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. t.h-S
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, Captain, twenty
dollars per month; 1st Lieutenant, seven
teen dollars per month; Cd 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 ofthe United States,
and in the line of duty, shall be entitled to
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
moRth. .tE
| II any officer or soldier has died or shall
hereafter die by reason of any wound re-
ceiyed 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 ehildren 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 tho soldier left
no widow or child under sixteen, the moth
or is entitled Tshe pas dependant on her son,
in whole or in part, fer her support
If the soldier left no widow, child or
mother entitled as before stated, orphan
sisters are entitled to the pension until they
ure sixteen years OF age.
No perssn who aids or abets the rebellion
is entitled to a pension or anything else
from the Government.
PENSIONS COMMENCE.
To invalid or disabled soldiers pension,
from tho 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
ofspplication. 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 service and death, shall
commence at the date at which such de-
cedents' invalid pension would have COM
menced.
DECEASED SOLDIERS LEGAL HEIRS.
If the seldier left q wife she is his heir,
and is entitled to pension, bounty aud ar
rears of pay. If he left no wife, his child
or children come next, and are entitled to
bounty and arrears of pay, and also1pen-
M ara vta ,f
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 loft neither
wife, child nor father, his mother is his
heir, and is entitled to bounty, arrears of
pay, and also pension, if she can show that
she was dependent IN ,1hole 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
l6 years of age, who were dependent in
whole or in part on tho deceased for sup.
port. For full information in regard to,
and prompt collection of all claims, apply to
US in person or by letter. NtN
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
lect them as soon as we can get the partic-
ulars, which We have written to the Cap.
tain or Colonel 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 az to how much is due you, &C.
wo will ascertain, rs 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 appica-
tion placed on file,
WHAT WIDOWS ARE ENTITLED TO LAND
WARRANTS.
The 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,
1855, 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 IN 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 l60 acres in ALL Officers, teamsters
and all who served with the armed forces
the 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 Oh the Sd of March,
1855, are entitled.
SOLDIERS PENSIONS. M .- ..
Every soldier disabled in the present ie-
bellion By. wounds or sickness is entitled to
an invalid pension.
WIDOWS PENSIONS.
The widow Of any soldier who dies from
wounds or sickness contracted in the service
Is entitled to pension; also to from $lo0
to 1902 bounty.
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS 800 BOUNTY.
Every soldier who has served two years,
or been discharged on account Of wounds
received in battle, is entitled to 800 boun-
ty, in addition to his pension.
Reader, think over your acquaintance. -
III you know an old soldier or widew who
has failed To obtain THAR inst duaa sand M