Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-05-11
Matters of Interest TO Soldiers.
their Willows, Children, Faith
ers, Mothers, Sisters, RrOthers,
or Legal Representatives.

Matters of 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 pen.
sion.
The pension for total disability is, for
a Lieut.. Col. and all officers ofhigher 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, fif.
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 the United States,
and in the line Of duty, shall be entitled to
pension OF twenty dollars per month; and
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-
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-
ceiye 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 ,0ds dependent on her son,
in whole or in part, for her support.
If 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 persen 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 tho date OF their discharge from the
service, if the application be made within
one year from the date of discharge if not
ofapplioation. 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.
If the soldier left 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, and are entitled to
bounty and arrears of pay, and alsospen-
sions if 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
hcir, and is entitled to bounty, arrears of
pay, and also pension, if she can show that
she was dependent IN ,ohole or IN part on
the deceased for support. If he left neith-
or vito, 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
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
iect them as soon as VIC can get the partic-
ulars, which we have written to tho Can.
tain or Colonel for, 60. You should not
delay. for the particulars. Ii 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 VIC 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 ARE ENTITLED TO LAND
WARRANTS.
The widow OF every person who served
fourteen days or more 10 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 Il they served an hour at q battle
or skirmish where life was in peril, or en-
route towards battle 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 oil. Officers, teamsters
and all who served with the armed forces
ofthe United States, and were subject 10
military orders, are entitled to warrants. -
In cases of doubt, write us the facts. IfI
the person who served is dead, his widow
Is first entitled. Ifno widow, children who
were were under twenty-one on the 3D. Of March,
1855, are entitled.
SOLDIERS PENSIONS.
Every soldier disabled in the preseot "a.
belllon BY wounds or sickness il entitlea N
IN invalid pension. 'N '"
WIDOWS PENSIONS.
The widow Of any soldier who dies from,