Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-07-13
Matters OF Interest to Soldiers.
their widows, Children, Faith
ers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers,
OF Legal Representatives.
wHe ARE ENTITLED TO PENSIONS.

WIG 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 a total disability is, for
a Lieut.. Gel 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; 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 beth feet
in the military service ofthe United States,
aud 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 o pension Of twenty-five dollars per
month.
II any officer or soldier has died or shall
hereafter die by reason of any wound re.
ceived or disease contracted while in the
service Of tho 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. II the soldier left
no widow, or child under sixteen, the moth.
er is entitled Tshe icas dependent on her son,
in whole or in part, for her support.
IL 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 who aids 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 tho date
ofapplication. 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 10 receive pension
by reason Of his service and death, shall
commence at the date at which such de.
eedents invalid pension would have com
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DECEASED SOLDIERS BeaAL HErRs.
IL the soldier lett wife she is bis heir,
and is entitled to pension, bounty and ar.
Tesrs OF pay. Ii he left no wife. his child
OF children come next, and are entitled to
bounty and arrears Of pay, aud also, pen.
sions. il any are under sixteen years Of
age. II no left neither wife nor child, his
father is his heir TO the bounty and arrears
of pay, bat no pension. Ifhe loft 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
shs was dependent in ohole or IN part on
the deceased for support II he left Meth.
or wife, child, father nor mother. his broth.
ore and sisters are his heirs TO the bounty
aud Arrears OF pay. jointly; But no pen.
sion, except In ease OF orphan sisters under
10 years Of age, who were dependent In
whole or Ia part on the deceased for sup
port. For full Information in regard to,
Snd prompt collection ef all claimA apply to
es In person or BY letter.