The National tribune., 1884-02-21


inform our correspondents that the Union dead
were removed nom Camp Ford. Tyler. Tcx.. 10
the National Cemetery at Alsxandria, La
I'll " Kokono I,td-Drafied men and their
8, 1865. aud September 5 Is6i were entitled % SoO
bounty payable at end of term d service. (Frior
70 February ~ Is6i all substitutes were for drafted
men, and subsequent 30 said date niay have been
for drafted men. or men liable to be drAaed In
latter case not entitled 20 bountyl
r. T. L. Schroon Lake. " Y-Coionel James
MeQuade was mustered into service eoioneI
I4th New Ior< volunteers as Albany. n T.. sEay
II. 1851 and Was mustered out with hrs reGimens
tas coionel May q, 1853 Re resident o.
Utica. y. Y. lie beeuefisi bris.tdier- general
and majoT-geneFaL There bus one Coienel
AlcSluslc;e, New orS troops.
a. w. @. Brotsasdeis, Pal The rebel States
that furnished truaps to the Union army wcre "a
follows, via Virginia eight batteries light artil-
lery and one independents company Of infantry;
North Carolina, two regiments Of infantry md ave,
regiments OF cavalry Georgia. one battalion Of in
Iasstry Floritls. two regiments Of cavalry. Aia-
oaIlst. one regiment of cavalry, Mississippi one
battalion OF mounted rites louisiana tsso rezi-
Elents of cavalry ans. three regiments Of infantry.
Texas, two regiments aud two independents COM
panies OF cavalry Arkansas. four regiments OF
cavalry, ore battery. Two regiments and two BAT
taliOns oil infantry; Tennessee. thirteen regiments
OF cavalry, five batteries Of artillery and nine rc-
nents Of infantry; Kentucky y. seventeen regiments
Of cavalry, four 5atteres Of artillery ard forty-four
regiments of infantry. 2 There are hopes that
some Of the bills now before Congress relating To
pensions, boEEtlcs, Sc-, VII be fayorably acted
and cannot say whether Congress will take any
interest IN them not until they DO come up. 4
The heavy artillery that comprised the aFmansens
OF the iOfts around tals city Gurin1 the
turned into she Ordnance DepaTt0ient. and the
monitors to the various navy-ysrd4, ard soms
have since been disposed OF g. John SurTatt - yex
living in Virginia. s. some OF the southern states
pension their soldiers. We 90 not know the
amounts Z. Some Of the employees N the Gov
ernrsnt Departments soldiers, bat are
sorry 10 say that the law n regard 20 giving sol
slers the preference = not strictly adhered to- 3
Sergeant Isson Is ON exhibition n curiosity In
museum III yous State. .. Is this al you want 70
know?
IT. RS. HsRsriTs 1o.-For enlistmenss tn fss3
the Governments provided bounty o. sie8. bus in
eseg case tie solder had 70 serve le fnil or
10 the end Of the war; unless discharged ter
tc0aRds to esltstle him to said bouuty. II dis
charged Tor disability esher than rounds 81 bounty
was forfeited, including the - received 80 enlist
ment. This WAS tTde IL your and ia erefg
other case You error IN your statement thar
other soldiers discharged for aay cause Whatever.
prior 30 serving fa term or end Of war unless
discharged for scoVadsi received Tie full bounty,
az there was no law authorizing payment Of bounty
I uI.lersuch circumstance. e act Of Con-
grss5 that authorized chs bounty and nader which
/ II was paid, and the - eliFst in-salimentl
taken cut Of your pay at II charge (sna IN az SIM
/ liar cases. because you had not eonformed to the
requirements OF SAID act
G. " A.. Cross Rirer, n. lyon cannot procure
any discharge papers to replace those lost that can
be used as basis Of any claim against TIE Govern
nlens 1ou can procure q esrt4Fc9ts OF Aon0racie
/ service and discharge, but the Governments VIII
not accept IL as evidence IN any claim No one but
yourself use your original dischrxe. Identity
Is required 70 b. proven IN AL claims against the
Government The mere possession OF soldiers
discharge IS of 70 value the boidc- thereof Il he
| Is not the person named ID said discharge
p s.. H,skecon Aieh.-The Governments does
| not seek to eass diseredt upon the witnesses in
pension claim who do not write their own a9isia-
| wits. yet you must bear mind that al testimony
| submitted by claimant in support OF bis claim Is
PGrfe IN is character and before it Is accepted it
must, of necessity be determined whether aiii-
davlt represents the Facts This IS usually done by
correspondence with the witness it is the only
/ means available To the Government tother than
special exaFnationl 70 eross-exsInine The witness,
and until this = done the testimony - taken eiiEn
grano sails How Is the Governments TO know
that the witness person of veracitv that be
knew the contents Of the a1tidavit wch he signed1
When that fact i established then the testimony
may 20 for what it is worth The rules Ct evidence
n pension claims rigid, yet the Government
has undoEbted right to adopt every protection
20 guard itself against imposition. and IN applying
It's tests TO every ease doubt many claimants are
Of opinion that the rules are harsh. There are
many naeTitSFloss Claims that never VIII be proven
70 the satisfaction of the Pension Office because Of
the fact that the burden o. proof IS with the claim
ant Who In many cases. cannot establish his clasrn
mainly by reason of the absence of hospital rec
ord and medical testimony TO connect his disability
with the service IL Is not SO much the application
OF the law It IS the law Itself that stands bar
TO the allowance OF many just claims.
j. r., Pierre Dakota-Tf you were not commits
stoned, YOU could only be psssd orderly ser
geant- The rank governs the pay in ali eases and
company Toy OF the absence of your oIfiesrsi
yet you cannot draw officers pay, nor any extra
pay. while on such duty You EaTst rest eontens
with the honor Of commanding your company.
with the pay of an orderly sergeant.
w. H. Strong City E1n.--1 There are about so
clerks employed IN the Pension Office. 2 A widow
OF soldier VINO did not die from effect Of the
wound or disease fer which ne was pensi0ned. nor
from any other disability originating in service
and IN line OF duty Is entitled 70 no pension WHAT
ever on aecoaas OF the services OF her husband
4 N =
any portion Of the makeup of the G. A r sons
OF the most pronOuneec Democrats Of this century
are comrades OF the Order. The sIet that you are
| Democrat Is 10 bar TO your becoming member
OF the q. \. 2
Leo, HiIs5oro, IH.-The certificate was issued by
the Pension Office n ignorance Of the death of the
soldier II was his certificate and the ratings given
were the amounts allowed 20 htfa- HAD he lived
to receive the certificate and vouchers. he would
have drawn about s. CO. His mother has in this
case providing soldier WAS unmarrlcdl only 0
claim for amusement of ilIe expenses attending
his last sickness, death and burial pEoFidlns- ho
did not leave sufficient assets to rsees he ssrssi
and such claim should be made to the Third Aa-
ditor OF tie Treasury The pension monty due in
sILs ease, except 50 much a. may be necessary to
pay the claim for reimbursement, revSrts to the
Government The right to reimbufse nent exists
at aDy time 10 matter when the pension claim WA
! completed
, " r.. Win0Oski, Wis.-Tn the administration Of
the bounty laws the word wound Is understood
in the sense Of injury, hurt or dafnac. contra
distinguished from disease or sickness Rupture,
any mechanical injury, - wound wltlill tse
meaning Of the bounty laws. The benefits Of the
act of Congress providing bounty 70 soldiers dis
charged for V0tifs includes those discharged for
injuries such as rupture fractured le OF arm, &c
S. A. g.. Concord, HEaa-In case of pensioncr's
death widow may not Re entitled TO receive any
, pension at all. See reply to W W. this coli
umnl Her right 10 pension depends upon the fact
that soldier death dae 20 2 cause whieh orig
mated in the service and IN line OF duty. aud {
this Dc established. and he enlisted Iusn,
she is entitled to - for herself more 10 less.
The amount Of pension lie was receiving hasnosh-
ing to do with her rate, which IS fixed by law AZ S.
and s. additional for each ellld under sixteen years
! Of age.
, L. 4, Breckenridge co1.-The most reliable sta
tisties upon the question submitted by you, show
the following viz. Number Of United states troops
captured during the late war, ZI2. 6fS; number d
: / Confederate troops captured. 976.i6g number ol
United States troops who died while prisoners
90 -; Confederate troops who died while pris-
oHers 20 79L II viii be deserved that IL per cent
or one in every seven Of Union prisoners died in
rebel prisons, and only Sper cent, in every
seventeen OF rebel prise died IN prisons
Your Confederate friend has 10 blush oi
the inhurnanity OF his leaders
? c. H. Portsmouth, O.-Johs NIarcuni, company
/ F, 5th West Virginia volunteers, was executed
: january 10, 1864.
hrs. H. 2, BosrIiaJ Green, Ohfo.-Ycu 10 not look
= at the matter in the right light A widow s right
to pension in any ease does not accrue until the
/ death of her husband Where the soldier hled
r claim. and died before It was completed and the
widow files = claim establish her claim she
must complete that of her husband, nd when pen