Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-25

dreD; third, father or mother, If RS
ident of the United States at th,
death of soldier; fourth, brother Oh
sister-same condition as parents
in regard to residence. The right
of heirship follows in the order
given.
Soldiers enlisting for two and
three years, between April /, 1864
and July IS. 1864, received 500
bouRty-same as provided by act
July 20, 1861. Soldiers enlisted be
tween July, Is. 1864, and April 80,
1865, were governed by the act OF
July 4 1864, providing for the pay
ment oil bounty to men enlitsing for
The pay ment of bounty to men en-
listing for one, two, and three years.
One years service was To receive
500 bounty; two years, 5000; three
years, $500. This bounty was 10
Oe paid IN instalments, one-Lbird or
entering the ser, ice; one. third at
the expiration of half the term of
enlistment, and the remaining third
at the end of the term. There are
several peculiarIties about this boun-
" which should be remembere
IL differs IN several essential features
from Others given. The soldier who
IS musterd out with his regiment
because his services are no longer
required, can only receive the in
'talments which accrued up to the
time of his discharge. Ii be was
discharged for wounds no would be
entitled to the full bounty; if be
lied in the service his heirs would
ne entitled to full bounty. 1t also
differs in point of heirship. 1t can
De paid to the widow or children.
and TO the mother iT gidow at
date Of soldiers d ath. The y idowed
mother, under this q ct, is not requir-
I'D to be resident of the United
States. Fathers are not entitled to
his bounty, nor brothers and sis
ers. Accrued instruments are re-
Earded as arrears of pay, having
Deen earned by the soldier accord
ing to the terms of the law Such
'nstalments can be paid to the faith
er if the soldier died unmarried, or
to brothers and sisters if the parents
are dead. Under acts of March g.
1868; March 8, 1865, and joint reso-
ution April12 1866, soldiers dis
barge on account OF wounds or in
juries received in the line Of duty,
are entitled to receive the bounty
hey would have received if they
had served the full term of inlist-
ment. Disease, or disability re-.
-ulting from disease, are not consid
red injuries within the meaning of
the law.
DRAFTED men and their substitutes
entering the service for three years,
between March 3. 1868, and Seps
lember s. 1864 are entitled to 800
bounty. After September 5. 1864,
drafted men are not entitled TO
bounty. Neither drafted men bor
substitutes are entitled to addition
al bounty.
Additional bounty, act July %.
1868, is payable to the soldier, to his
widow, minor children, (minors at
The passage of the act, or parents,
and only on condition that the sol.
der. or if he be dead, his heirs, have
received, or are entitled to receive,
no greater bounty than 800 under
otheI laws. If the of the soldier re
married prirr to July 20, 1866, she
8 not entitled.
The act provides Tor q payment
IF 800 to men enlisting for three
years who have received, or are en-
tiled TO receive. no greater bounty
han 500. Two ears service un-
der above conditions entities the
soldier to $50 additional bounty. Ii
soldier is discharged on account
Of disease, and dies from it's Objects
before July %, 1866. his heirs, as
named above, are entitled to the adj
ditional bounty. A soldier serving
two years and discharged to accept
promotion, is not entitled under this
act. The time for fling claims un
der this law expired, by limitation,
January 81, 1873 Unless Con-
gross should again extend the time,
claims filed subsequent to that date
cannot be entertained by the De-
psrtment. These facts which have
been carefully collated, msy serve to
guide the soldier or bis heirs to Nd
understanding OF how far the various
bounty laws affect them. snd may
save thousands throughout the land
the trouble and expense of filing
claims that cannot be allowed under
existing laws.