Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-06-08
Matters of Interest TO Soldiers.
their widows, Children, Faith
ers, Mothers, sisters, Brothers.
or Legal Representatives.
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO PENSIONS.

ers, Mothers, Sisters, brothers.
or Legal Representatives.
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO PENSIONS.
Any officer, non-commssioned 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
while in the service of the United States,
and in the line Of duty is entitled to q 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, Captain, twenty
dollars per month; lst Lieutenant, seven
teen dollars per month; I'd Lieutenant, ft-
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 both feet
in the military service of the 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
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
teen years Of age, shall be entitled to re-
ceiye the same pension as the husband or
] tuf har hnu h,o A.. l. 4 I
been totally disabled. If the soldier left
no widow, or child under sixteen, the moth.
er is entitled TShe ,odS 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 the date oil 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
otapplication. IF the applicant for an in
valid pension die during the pendency of
his claim, then the pension Of the widow or
other person entitled to receive n 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.
II the soldier left a 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 alsoipen-
sons, IT any are under sixteen wears 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, if she can show that
she was dependent III Uhole or in mart on
the deceased for support. If he left neth-
or 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 sun.
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 |
lect them as soon as we can get the partic- |
ulars, which we have written to the Can.
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 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,
ana .nere are 80 many scores Of cases going |
IN daily that you should embrace the yerv
earliest opportunity to have your applica.
tion placed on, file.
WHAT WIDOWS ARE ENTITLED To IANn
o., WARRANTS.
Inc widow of every person who served
fourteen days or more in the service of the
United States in the Revolutionary war. anv
Indian war between 1890 and March Sd.
1000, or IN the war with Great Britain Of
1879 the Patriot war, Aristok war. Mexi.
can war or any other war between above
dates. or II they served an hour at n battle
or skirmish where life was in peril. or e,,
route towards battle for the purpose of as.
sslstlng the United States, in case the bns.
band dld not receive it. If the husband
received forty or eighty acres while living
the widow is entitled to enough more to
make l6o 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 :
10 cases OF doubt, write US the facts. If
the person who served is dead, his widow
IS first entitled II no widow, children who
were under twenty-one on the Sd of March,
1855, are entitled.
SOLDIERS PENSIONS.
Every soldier disabled in the present IA.
belilon by wounds or sickness is entitled To
an invalid pension. 'N "
m, :, wiDows' PENSIONS.
Ihe widow OF any soldier who dies from
wounds or sickness contracted 10 the service
. entitled and to pension; also to from $Io0