The National tribune., 1885-10-22
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OUR CORRESPON DENTS.
Replies to Questions on Variety OF Interesting
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c; c. C., Iredonia, Kt.-fffys husband volunteered
in the service of the United States Sept g. 1864 and
served until April ori6Iy, 1SG5; contracted small
pox. and died without bffn:, mustered in ! re-
manned widow until Nay 1876. and remarked.
have two children by,nIy FIRST husband. Now. am
1 my children entitled 70 pension pay in any
| WAS mustered i'll the claim is barred.
| Z. I. r., Cam Dis!isr;dc. Al drew $50 commu-
tation money i'll 1880. Thsre is now due $50
| To whom must L apply for it, and how? AnSoer
Write to the SUPERINTENDENT u. ). A. and he will
send you blank application, etc.
| x. &c, Troy, Pa.-App!ichtion should be made
to the Adjuiant- General, u. ). A.. for information
AS to the final record of the missing comradc, and
to the Quartermaster-Gencrai u. s. A for place
OF interent of your brother Who was killed at the
". g.. Ulster Co., ". Y-The repeal of the limita-
ton of the Arrears Act would not give arrears to
| you to any other - old war" pensoner. Ii is
expressly provided in the Revised Statutes that
pension for a disability which originated prior to
| filing the last evidence necessary to complete the
claim, providing the claim was not filed within
three years from discharge.
H., Adtdndd, M.-If you can furnish the testi-
mony OF witnesses to the receipt of the injury,
| and who actually the hernia at that time you
can probably establish the claim; otherwise we do
not think the claim will be fayoraby considered.
Ii is not the fault of the Government that there
no record of your treatment in hospital, or that
| you were not treated in hospital. That fact is
fortunate for you in your claim.
| j. r., Washington, Ind.-Wno is the proper Off
cial to whom should apply for back pay that is
due soldier who was mustered in but not assigned
! to any company regimental organization, but
! received honorable discharge? Ii he served
two three or four months is he not entitled to pay
| for the time served? Aastrer l. To the Hon. Sec
! ond Auditor of the Treasury. 2 Yes; unless he
| pay.
| {. r., Shoals I,d.-How often are cadets appoint
| ed to the Military Academy at West Point from
| any district? Ans,ccr. Once each year.
| y. II. C., Rdpdnna, Mo.-A soldier is entitled to
pension but dies of disease contracted in line of
duty in service, not having applied for pension;
leaves q widow and minor children under IL years
! of age. Are they not all entitled to a pension?
But should the widow remarry before applying for
pension, does her second marriage cut her out OF
pension, is she not entitled up to date of second
marriage? Ansper. Providing the soldier died
prior to July |, 1880, and she filed application
for pension prior to said date. she would be entitled
to IS per month during itcr uidomhood and 81 per
| month for each child under Is years. If she re-
married and failed to apply for pension until after
June 30. 1880. she has no title TO pension. and she
likewise extingnished the right of such children
were over Is years at the date of her remarriage.
Those under that age at date OF remarriage are
titled from date OF her remarrage only to the date
OF arriving ut said age.
to take in order prepare myself for the Naval
School at Annapolis? l understand that will be
learn what they are. Ans'oer. Reading, writing,
spelling, arithmetic, algebra, English grammar,
geography and history of the United States.
quote is the " Battle Hymn of the Republic" by
Julia Ward Howe. You can obtain it, with a col
lection of other songs, from Oliver Ditson &
Co, Boston, Mass. Price, paper, % cents; cloth,
rs cents
CHI H., Friend, Ne5-Solders of the late war
are BOT entitled to hand warrants, nor are any sol
dicrs entitled thereto for service rendered subse-
quent to March 3, 1859 No land warrants
promised by the Government for any enlistment
during the late war.
J. j., Shenc, 7snn-you should cesEsspond with
the Adjutant General, u. s. A. in ordef to have the
charge of desertioa removed. The record can be
amended in no other way
j. Il. b.. Junction City hun.-I was put upon the
pensionroll In 1868 for sunshot wound enlisted;
was dropped, and restored III 1914; then the Exam
lining Surgeon reported deafness, but L did not
apply for increase until 1885, have furnished sur
geon's affidavit of treatment. If allowed, will
get pension back to date of discharge? Anst0er.
For deafness, no, because you did not file claim
therefor prior TO July I, 1880.
J. r., Barnes Corners, ~ Y.-There is a comrade
here who would like 'to gb to the Soldiers Home.
He has no property OF hrs own. viii his wife's
property debar him from sid Home? Ansper. No.
u. d. w., Blaksty, Neb.-Wiiere comrade
discharged Surgeons certificate of disability, and
proves that it was rupture and IS drawing PEN
sion the same, Is he not entitled 10 bounty, al
though he did not serve Two years? dnstcer. Yes
providing bounty was due HIM had he completed
the term OF his enlistment.
II. G., NeUdrE NJ J.-How RAINY Confederate sol
diers surrendered to our army during the late war?
4nsper. The question is hot clearly put II you
desire 10 know many Coincide rate soldiers were
captured during the war the answer would be 40.
1862 Commencing with the surrender OF Lee, April
9, 1863 and followed by Johnston, Taylor Jones,
surrendered
L. C. W-The medical evidence referred to is the
certificates of the Examining Surgeons If you fur
nisii medical testimony showing eonciusively that
you haze been disabled toy reason OF the cause al
legged and IL as OF reliable character, the Pension
Office will probably give you another hearing.
4. ". b., Cedar Mn, Ore.-l. For admission to the
Milwaukee wis., Home (the nearest one to you)
address Maj David G. Fulton, Hudson, Wis. The
Snlf faay p,,rfh Ia
ready for occupancy about February, 1856. p There
is no Naiionil Military Homo III California The
Home there is "A state institution.
H. b. H., Crittenden, Pa.-if the War Department
informed you in 1874 that there bounty due
you, the decision still holds good. No law has since
been passed that would change the status OF the
case.
A. w.. Poplar, O-The name of the Surgeon in
charge Of the Field Hospital al Chattanooga In 1864
can be obtained by addressing the Surgeon
General, u 5. A., this city. If living, his present
address can probably be obtained from the same
source.
X. III. L., Eeokuk, Iosra-As we do not have access \
to the files OF the Pension Office unable to
the Commissioner OF Pensions, stating your full
name company and regiment and the number of
your claim and you will receive the desired :nfor
mation
{. Il. w., Clifton, Move have no means of
ascertann W ho were pension attorney Us nj indians
apois in 1873 and 1876 Consult the business direc-
tory OF indianapolis for Those years.
I. 81, HtSyietd, NdSs.-A soldier dies. The Post !
secures stone from the Government and puts it
and finer one. The maker takes the Government
and allows S. for 1t. Now whose stone is ii
Does il belong To the Post the Government, the
widow? Can the stonecutter legally keep sell
it? Ans,cer. Really the stone belonged TO the
Government, which relinquished its right by turn
ing it TO the widow, who virtually sold it to
the stonecutter by accepting therefor reduction
OF s. OH the cost oil the new one. Equitabiy, the
right to tho stone is vested in the stonecutter.
J. L. H., Lewiston, Ne-The gravesln the. National
cemeteries marked with the name, company
and regiment of the deceased, with date of death |
Ii the remains were not identified they mark ed
Unknown" 1t would be impossible TO determine
this late day whether your fathers remains have
been removed by mistake for those OF some other
soldier. 1t is not probable that any such has
been made.
j. f. W., Chicago M-If there is charge of de- |
serion against your father the rolls of the War
Department, You cannot obtain pension on his |
account Hthe charge of deserion he removed and |
be shown that he died Of disease, wound injury
incurred in line OF duty the service, his widow
would be entitled to pension; or, IN of her |
death remarriaSe, the minor children who were
under 10 at the date Of his death could draw pen
sion up the time they reached that age.-App
cation for removal of charge Of desertion should be
made to the Adjutant-General, U. 5. A.
j. IL. r., birmingham, ioWd-l An attorney Is |
not now authorized to demand fee from an appli-
cant pension, the fee being paid by the Govern
ment when the claim is allowed. 1t makes no diff
would iii all probability, be suspended from prac-
tice before the Pension Office if it shown that
he had knowingly been guilty OF any Illegal act in |
relation to the prosecution vi claims s. An attor-
ney is entitled to collect unreasonable amount for |
addition to ms fee. 4. 1t Is not neces-