The National tribune., 1880-09-01
Correspondents Column.

ofa disability received in the service His widow drew pen
sion up the date of her remarrage short time since
@. Does the pension lapse to the mother?A. No The
fact that the soldier left widow surviving him dcbars the
mother from all title to pension The widows remarrage
does alter the If any children under the age of
sixteen years survive they have title to draw the pension
until they each attain that age.
j. g. A., ATTORNEY, OBERrTN, O.-Ihe children of the
deceased soldier who survive entitled to receive SIS
amonth pension jointly and 50 month each extra from the
dae OF their mother death U she dled after the solder
did up to the time they respectively attained the age OF
sixteen If the father died i'll service, (hs wife being
dead at the tme) the children will draw IS per month
from date of his death and 81 each extra from uy %
1866 OF the children have title unless under
sixteen date of fathers death and he died in service
after discharge of disability contracted in the army
Mrs. M. A, G.. GLENvILLE, N. Y.--The only heirs of
deceased soldiers and sailors who entitled
of pensions are widows who have children by the deceased
soldier sailor who under sixteen years of age
his death and for whom 80 month extra has been
drawn from July 25 1866 until they respectively attained
or do attain that age.
N d b. EDENToY KY-Q What is meant by ''Add
tonal Homeseads under section 2,306 of the Revised
Statutes "a An additional Homestead under section
2,306 Revised Statutes is made aud allowed in cases
where person who soldier in the rebellion for not
less than ninety days and who having been hoaoraby dis
charged did and before June %, 1874 make home
stead for less than 160 Under this section 306 he
is allowed make additional entry for the amount of
difference between the of the original homestead and
160 If ne does choose make the entry in
person aud he have certificate of his right
shade the General Land Office this city and the papers
covered by the certificate is called "Approved Addi
tiona Homestead Right
L. b. p, CANTON, Mss.-A widow some years since
who died in the Before perfecting the claim she
died leaving by the soldier nineteen years of age
at time of her death O. Can the perfect the claim
and obtain the that would be due the wdog "A
Yes. The law allows the child to complete the claim and
draw pension at the rate OF SIS month from date of sol
dlers DEATH aud - month extra from july -, lSoo
until such tine he reached the OF sixteen years
4. A. 81, GARNEU's STATION N C.--glaims for prop
erty taken by the " >. Army IN States not IN insurrec
ton filed prior to January $780, barred by
statute OF limitation For property taken by the U. s.
Army in North Carolina Mississippi Georgia Louisiana,
~ Is n 40
before which such presented having dissolved
There is no chance to recover in either case.
c. ii. r., ELMIRA, n. VI by paper that unless
the disability is specific mentioned in act of
Congress increase does not draw arrearage. | am in
receipt OF pension, at the Of six dollars MONTH for
chronic darrha aad have now applied for increase on
eryspeas contracted in the service O. Am entitled to
arrearage if my claim is allowed "A Yes Providing
the disability (eryspeas) IS new disability originating
in the and is distinct from and not the result or
sequel OF the chronic diarrhoea for which you now
II. i, A., DIES MONIES. Iowa. The charge of deser
ton unless enormously made and contrary facts cannot
be removed and is an efecua bar to the payment any
bounty 2 Until recently the War Departments has been
in the habit of furnishing dishonorable discharges To APP
pcauts pension who stand charged with deserton but
that practice having been discontinued charge of deser
tion unless removed is virtually bar pension also
JoHN IL. b., SAIINA 0HIo.1. q. WIN the widow OF a
soldier who is pensoner be allowed pension at said
soldiers DEATH although she had not married him uut
after his discharge "A Yes provided his death due
his military service The date OF her marriage 10 the
soldier operate bar to pension. 2 O. Does it
debar soldiers widow from drawing pension after his
DEATH should tho soldier die OF disability other than
that on account of which he pensoned "a The law
requires the widow to prove by medical evidence that the
soldiers death due TO disability contracted in the
service andin line of duty If She can do this She has
valid clam whether her husbands death due to the
disability account Of which pensoned or not. g. @. If
soldier draws eight dollars month pension will
his widow receive the amount, will her pension
be allowed at only eight dollars?-A Eight dollars a
month only unless her husband was pensioned as COM
mSsioned officer
CHAs. b.. PHIADELPHIA, Pal served in both the
Army and Navy during the late war, in all about four
years. Q. An entitled to 100 OF land "a. No
bounty land has been provided for services in the late
war. You loett8 homestead of 100 acres of land
Having served four years. yon would only be required
locate and cultivate the land one year. when You would
receive patent therefor Send postal card with your
and address and we will forward you General Land
Office pamphlet
Mss 5. s., UNION, TENN.-You are not entitled to
pension the mother of deceased soldier because he
left widow surviving him. Because the widow has re-
married does not give validity to your claim.