Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-07-27
Pension BUREAU STATISTICS.

The Washington correspondent oil The
Findlay Je6asonian, furnishes the following
interesting statistics from the Pension OIL
fee:
Il has been said that the pension laws
MS administered nre II fit subject OF criti-
eisn,. However Ills may be it IL iacl
thai, with all our boastei intelligence, there
is an immense amount oil ignorance upon
the general subject. Prior 10 the war OF the
rebellion il is difficult from data at hand
to ascertain how many were pensioncd as
ipyafids in old war service. June 80, 1881,
there we're 81 Surviving widows OF revoiu
,ionary soldier, and sailors who were
drawing pensions, and not single soldier
Evidently these old heroes, like their gal
liant descendants, belev,dfn the theory oi
marrying the young women Februury Ia
1871, the act WAS passed granting pensions
to soldiers Of The war of 1872, whicl, was
followed by the act OF March 8, 1878, grant
ing service pension to every soldier who
served IA days or was in one engagement,
or 10 the widow Of any such soldier or sail
or. When the first act was passed II was
supposed the whole number Of applicants
would not exceed 10000, but up to June
80, 1882, applications were made by 34,'
533 survivors and 42.l2 widows, and 25,
Gil survivors and 80 500 widows were pen
stoned and have been paid the gross sum
Of S25. .2S4, ,232,S5.
How many oil those who served in the
late war are entitled 10 n pension? The
enlislments embraced 2,045 men for 60
days, los, ,4l6 ior three months, S5,507 Tor
100 DAYS, AZ for four months, VI, ,llS for six
months, 1873 ior eight months, S9,S90 Tor
nine months, 373,7 ,706 Tor one year, IA, 400
for two years, 2,02S,63O for three years,
l,O42 for four years, makinga grand total
0f 2,7S0,lTS enlisimeits. From the most
reliable data it is found that an aggregate
of 2,Oi6, 900 different soldiers did service
for longer or shorter period, 131,2oo oi
the 2.79O, ,I79 being re enlistments. ol ihis
vast number 304. 300 died on the field, in
camp, or in hospitals; 185,545 were dis.
charged for disability. 45S,553 living sol
diers and sailors and 379, ,S0S relatives ol
deceased soldiers and sailors have applied
for pensions, making grand total OF s37,
3Gl CLAIMS which had been filed In the
Pension Office up to July /, 1882. OF thi'
aggregate nearly 100000 were applications
for old war pensions. Including old wal
applications The grand total OF claims al
lowed since July !, 1860, resched 472'77'
Of which 2S5,697 were still On the roll
June 80, 1851.
The total pensions allowed in the se
ceding States was only lb6l2, Leaving
254, ,642 which was granted 10 soldiers IL
the States and Territories loyal TO tn
Union. New York had 49, 1853 pensioner
on the rolls July /, 1882, who receives
during the previous year M annual pen,
sions and arrears $7.674,l2. Penisy
vsnia had 3O,OS5; pensions. &c. pai'
81 ,555, ,S35. OHIO had 26,325; pension
&c. paid, SG.759053 Illinois had q 40
PENSIONERS, who received $5,950,672, am
Indiana had II 400. who were paid pen
sions and arrears $5,S56.0S0. The ioia
payments to old war claimants, Ia soldier
aud widows of The war of 1872. aud pen
sions and arrears nf soldiers OF the wa
of the rebellion, from July !, 1860.
July /, 1882, amounted 10 The enormou
sum of S50Q,G4l ,32475.