New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-21
THE VETERANS OF 1912.

Considerable speculation having existed in
reference to the question how many survivors Of the
1872 war are entitled pensions under the Act of Feb
" 1871, the following data have been compiled from the
rcia records Of the War Department with deductions
jnrrctrom made by the Commissioner Of Pensions;
Daring the War Of Si2l the following number OF en-
Foacrs Of the regular army who served twelve &c os
sailors and marines In the navy who served twelve
NfiiitiSn,en Mo served t,ive months ....... 7l4I
tHciTe months ''" - 66.S25
~i I'M aoGI VINO served 'aree months l25cas
Miiiamen Who served enc month and less than o %,
MiGuamea Who served less than month 1870
ro,o, ..,,..,o,, .... s27,s54
II aprcs from the above statement that there were
2bs47 who served three months and longer, to when
humber should be added onethird OF those VINO SNo"
one month and less than three months. amounting U
7Ca total Of 2a6els 69days meA, IN whose ranks th
claiming pensions Under the act Of February ~ ~,
lpust have served 10 was deliberately estimated Dy INC
Pension OaCer. aud reported 10 atOmittce VI s ,yor
a. the OF 1850 that 1889 soldiers o, @ and
90 1870 of l tlos OF service survived at that date;
again. in lsto6 that dncludng widows in hat e. ~
ihe esiimacd number OF Revolutionary soldiers mo
would hc entitled to the bentht o. tno pnenGpg before
act 81 june Z. 1882, at the time IL VIZ oPions admitted
Congress, aud 10 the actual number OF nut
Indicated mat might be moderated The Duration OF
the war the Revolution more tnan aoue d Ina o
~ a.. q,
doubt be propOruonateB increased one OF inc acts LOT
Revolutionary pensions required nine mouths service,
md The applicant 70 be la INDECENT cur
c1mstanees aud the other required SIX
,nortls' service without any other restriction:
Of ne 97s 05I ensets In that war, 551l0 received
pensions or one TO every Eve soldiers without Including
Widows The rule applied to soldiers of the war OF
Isi2 Allowing period to expire equal to that which
interviewed between the termination Of The Revolutionary
War aud the Of the estimate viz: 81 years. gives
f98 s entitled TO in 1865. The service required
by Of Feb IL ISL being but 90 days, the number
would he materially augmented. From similar data II
estimated by the Pension Office, that I'm 1865 81 96
widows the soldiers OF the OF 1872 then alive;
making t1talOf s2,579entted tOpcnsons The longevity
o this class OF persons has been found in the execution
81 the pension laws 10 exceed the number OF years given
~ the tables Of mortality. SO far the examination OF
these claims has proceeded the average age Of the
claimants i found TO be IS years. III S25i9 widows and
survivors entitled 10 pensions in 1865 at this time
according to the Carlisle tables, 1882 would be embraced
within the provisions Of the Act OF Feb A. 1871. II may
re stated that OF the Embellishments given 52765i many
second and third enlisnents OF the soldier
which would materially reduce the number representing
tie soldiers actually in service. Allowing 10 cent OF
This class, there would s 40133 persons now entitled
pensions under the Act of Feb. H. 1871 which AZ the
uniform rate OF S. per month, would amount 10 s3o5I6o
pea auuIln.