Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-04-27
Matters of Interest To Soldiers,
their widows, Children, Faith
ers, Mothers, Sisters, BrOthers,
or Legal Representatives.
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO PENSIONS.

or Legal Representative. q
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO PENSIONS. V
Any officer, commissioned officer
or private Of the army, including
regulars, volunteer aud 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 a 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, hit
teen dollars per month; and non-commls-
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
! these who, under the same conditions have
| lost both hands or both eyes, shall be enti-
tied to 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 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-
ccive 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 fshe ,cos 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 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
Q service, if the application be made within
! one year from the date of discharge; if not
made within one year, then from the date
v of application. If the applicant for an in
q 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-
r, cedents invalid pension would have com
" menced.
e DECEASED SOLDIERS LEGAL HEIRS.
n IF the soldier left wife she is his heir
,e and is entitled to pension, bounty and ar
a rears of pay If he left no wife, his chile
or children come next, and are entitled t.
/ bounty and arrears OF pay, and alsoipen
Il sions, if any are under sixteen years o
,e age. If he left neither wife nor child, hi
is father is his heir to the bounty and arrear
IN Of pay, but no pension. If he left neithe
wife, child nor father, his mother is hi
q heir, and is entitled to bounty, arrears Q
= pay, and also pension, if she can show tina
u she was dependent IN ,ohole or IN part Q
H. the deceased for support If he left neitt
OF er wife, child, father nor mother, his brotf
es ers and sisters are his heirs to the bount
IT. and arrears of pay, jointly. But no pei
op sion, except in case OF orphan sisters und!
l6 years of age, who were dependent
whole or in part on the deceased for SUI
VI port. For full information in regard t.
nt- and prompt collection of all claims, apply
he US in person or by letter.
'no WAITING FOR PARTICULARS.
'uV We receive letters daily from person
'o' who, in substance, say "We have bounl
un money, back pay, pensions, &C., due us. ar
'p, we wish you to attend to the case and CO
he lect them as soon as we can get the partl
,es uars, which we have written to the Ca
inf tain or Colonel for" &c. You should n
,o delay for the particulars. If you ,kno
heo your husband, son or relative is dead, "
DC know sufficient to enable US to commen
es' the collection of your claim at once; and 6
he particulars as to how much is due you, q
en we will ascertain, US we can do 1t mut
in. easier than you, and without delaying Il
ith case. The departments are SO tar benin
,o,, and there are so many scores of cases goi,
'"'i in daily that you should embrace the We
icy earliest opportunity to have your apple
ton placed on file.
y"' WHAT WIDOWS ARE ENTITLED TO LAl
WARRANTS.
lew The widow of every person who serv
Eop fourteen days or more in the service OF
can United States in the Revolutionary war, a
asa Indian war between 1890 and March
1855, or in the war with Great Britain
Tue 1872, the Patriot war, Aristok war, Me
MS can war, or any other war between abe
'ere dates or if they served an hour at bat
we,' or skirmish where life was in peril, or
'icn route towards battle for the purpose Of
90 ssting the United States, in case the h
ne band did not receive it. If the husba
OF received forty offeghty acres while livil
- the Wlu0W Is cntltleu 10 epougn moTe
'ens s make 100 acres in all. Officers, teamst
'uld and all who served with tho armed for
ord, of the United States, and were subject
ons military orders, are entitled to warrants
ter In cases of doubt, write US the facts.
: the person who served is dead, his wild
is first entitled. If no widow, children "
y were under twenty-one on the Sd Of Mar,
-, 1855, are entitled.
WIN SOLDIERS PENSIONS.
'ath Every soldier disabled in the present
esr 'ss belion by wounds or sickness is entitled
'lec, an invalid pension.
ssnid WIDOWS PENSIONS.
tho The widow of any soldier who dies fir
a, of wounds or sickness contracted in the sery
n 70 is entitled to pension; also to from 3
to 1902 bounty.
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS $l00 BOUNTY
man Every soldier who has served two ye
lght or been discharged ON account Of wou
received in battle, is entitled to 800 bo
very ty, in addition to his pension.
ira 70 Reader think ovar yaur acquaintance