The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-06-16
Matters Of Interest to Soldiers, their
Widows, Children, Fathers, Mothers,
Sisters, Brothers, or Legal Repre-
sentatives.
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO PENSIONS.

WHO ARE ENTITLED TO PENSIONS.
And officer, non-commissionod officer, |
musician, or private Of the army, including /
regulars, volunteer and militia, or officer, |
seaman, musician, pilot, or other pors on in |
tho navy or marine corps, who has been or |
shall hereafter be disabled by reason of
any wound received or disease contracted !
whiIo in the service of tho United States,
and in tho line of duty, is entitled to a
pension.
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 dol |
lars por month; LIST Lieutenant, seventeen
dollars por month; I'd Lieutenant, fifteen
dollars per month; musicians aud privates,
eight dollars per month. Aud for an info /
rior disability an amount proportionate to
tho highest disability.
Any porson who shall have lost both feet
in tho military service Of the United States,
and in tho line of duty, shall DO entitled TO
pension Of twenty dollars por month and
| those who, under the same conditions, bavo
lost both hands or both eyes, shall be enti-
tied to pension of twenty-five dollars per
month.
Ifany officer or soldier has died or shall
hereafter dio by reason of any wound re-
ccived or disease contracted while in the
| service ot tho United States, and in the
line of his duty, his widow, or, if thero be no
| widow, his child or children under sixteen
years of ago, shall be entitled to receive the
same pension as tho husband or father
would have boen entitled to hac ho been
totally disabled. If tho soldier left no Wild
ow, or child under sixteen, tho mother is
entitled, if she wds d,pendent on her con, in
whole or in part, for nor support.
If tho soldier left no widow, child or
| mother entitled as before stated, orphan
sisters are entitled TO tho pension until they
| are sixteen years of ago.
No person who aids or abets the Rebell-
ion is entitled to a pension or anything
elso from the Government.
PENSIONS COMMENCE.
To invalid or disabled soldiers, pension
from the date of thcr discharge from the
sorvico. if the application bo made within
one year from tho date of discharge; if not
mado within ono year, then from the date
of application. If the applicant for an in
valid ponsion die during the pondeucy of his
claim, then the pension. of the widow or
other person entitled to receive u pension
by reason Of bis service and death. shall
deceden.'s Invalid pension would have com
1 meDced,
DECEASED SOLDIERS LEGAL HEIRS.
If tho soldier left wife, she is bis heir,
and is ontitlod to ponsion, bounty, arrears
of pay. IT ho left no vito, bis child or chill
dren como next, and are entitled to bounty
and arrears OF pay; and also pensions, if any
arc undor sixteen years Of ago. If he left
neither wife nor child, his father is his heir
IN tho houpfy md orrnarr IF nav hut mn
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 sbo can show that ehe was depondeut in
,rhoie or in part on the deceased for support.
If he left neither vito, child, father nor
motbor, bis brothers and sisters arc his
hoirs to tho bounty and arrears of pay,
ljoiDtly. But no pension, except in case of
orphan sisters undor sixteen years of ago,
who were dependent IN whole or in part on
tho deceased tor support. For full inform
alton in regard to, and prompt collection OF
all claims. apply in person or by letter.
WAITING FOR PARTICULARS.
We receive letters daily from persons,
who, in substance, s;sy "Wo have bounty
money, back pay, pensions, &C., due us, and
we wish you to attend to tho case and col
loct them as soon as VIC can got tho particu-
!, lars, which we have written to the Captain
or Colonel for" &c. You should not delay
for the particulars. If YOU know your hus'
band, son or relative is dead, you know suf-
fcent to enable you to commence the COL
lection of your claim at ouco; and all par
, ticulars az to how much is duo you, &c, may
bo ascortained by an agent much easier
!, than you, and without delaying the case
The departments are SO far behind, and
e there are SO many scores of cases going in
Y daily. that you should embrace tho very
earliest opportunity to have your appllca'
tion placed on file.
t WHAT WIDOWS ARE. ENTITLED TO LAND WAR
RANTS.
!, The widow of every person who served
:. fourteen days or more in tho service OF tho
/, United States in the Revolutionary war,
! any Indian war between 1890 and March
. Sd, 1866, or in the war with Great Britain
n of 1912, the Patriot war, Arstook war, Mex
IS ican war, or any other war between above
!. dates, or if they served an hour at battle
n or skirmish where life was in peril, or en-
y route towards q battle for the purpose of
i of assisting the United States, in case the
o husband did not receive it. IT the husband
received forty or eighty acres who living,
J. tho widow is entitled to enough moro to
y make leo acres in all. Officers, teamsters
n and all who served with the armed forces of
v the United States, and were subject to mill
n tary orders, arc entitled to warrants.--ln
G cases of doubt, writo us the facts. If the
person who served is doad bis widow is
4 first entitled. If no widow, children who
,, were under twenty ono on the Sd of March
n 1865, are entitled,
+ SOLDIERS PENSIONS.
Every soldier disabled in the present So
q bellion bv wounds or sickness is entitled 20