The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-07-01
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j. e. r., Barre, vi A soldier was Injured in
service and drew pension; afterwards affidavit
was filed against him and pension stopped, the
Commissioner claiming the disability the result
of rheumatic fever contracted i've years after
discharge. This IS an error. The disability orig
mated in the service, and can be shown that it
existed during those five years. What becomes
of the disability that existed during that timer
2 III u letter il marked private" addressed the
Commissioner OF Pensions, will IL go TO him or
some Of the employees? 9. Would the Commits
soner Of Pensions give a case his personal atte,-
ton If asked to do 500 4. How many years will IL
take to get a case through the Office of the
Secretary of the Interior? s. If shown that a
soldier an excessive drinker. would il affect
his pension for disease Of lungs? AnS1Uer l. We do
not understand your question. You say the pen
soner drew his pension, and it was Afterwards
stopped by direction of the Commissioner of PEN
sionS. All he will have to do Is 10 satisfy the
Commissioner that his claim Is just IL this
be done the pension will be restored. 2. 10 will
probably reach the Commissioner if IL Is OF impOr-
lance. q he has not time to review or attend 20
all the eases that are presented for his personal
action. 4. IL generally takes little over year 10
have an appeal acted upon. >. IL might, and prob
4 w.. Mem York Ciiy-The accrued pension 10
the widow OF a soldier claim, filed by said soldier
before death, IS paid to-day, but nothing Is said OF
her own claim. VIII she be notified Of the allow
anee Of her claim or not? AnStrsr. Yes.
W. r., Sheridan, I'LL. Ienli5ted for three months
/ in Co IA. Ilth H.. and before my time OF service
/ expired was sent home the sick list. i have
never been mustered out or discharged. To whom
shall i apply for discharge? 2. If a pension Is
granted, does it counmence from the time the APP
| plcati0n Is filed or from date OF allowance? IN
sver. 1. To the Acknowledgement. U. ;. Army. 2.
From date OF filing of the claim If fled since June
3d. 1880; but if filed prior to that time pension COM
menees from date Of discharge
O.. r., BrOekt0n. MaSs.-I enlisted In April, 1851
for three months in the LIST n. IT,, served my term
and was honOraby discharged then enlisted in
the 10th VI. in 1862. In 1868 81 transferred
TO the v. r. G. for disability. served in Co. +, Sd
V. re, until July T. 1853 and was then discharged
/ In a few years after / lost both my discharges
What course must pursue to get papers 20 prove
my service, so that can join the Ga. r.? Asscer.
/ BY making proper application TO the AdIutant-
/ General, U. ). Army, he will furnish you with GER
/ tiheates OF honorable service and discharge for
i both eniistment3.
/ JB.C Pacific Mo.--A soldier received a pension
i for gun-shot wound in the foot A few years ago
/ he was killed by train running over him. His
l Is her claim goodf AnslCsr. The widow has no
| title to pension.
/ W. b. s., Portland. Hick.-I saw In q speech
| made by Senator Logan SOME time ago. that al
| soldiers who served three years entitled TO
500 bounty. enlisted on the 18th of August 1862,
and was discharged Sept. D. 1855. i received 500
/ bounty Am entitled TO the other S2gOg AIts1cer.
You in error in regard to the statement made.
sl00 was All that was due you for your services.
| You would have been entitled TO 500 additional
bounty had you fled your claim therefor prior to
July l, 1850. Such claims cannot now be eonsid-
! r. O. H., North Crejgsbury, Vr-I A father de-
/ serts the mother OF a deceased soldier. and the
mother gets a pension on account ofthe death OF
| soldier. Having some children under Is years OF
age at the date of soldiers death. would she be en-
titled 70 pension for said children until they were
| 10 years OF age? 2. A widow lost a son, by first
husband in the late war; she remarked some years
after the close Of the war to a Door worthless man
Is totally blind herself and il drawing pension on
account Of the death Of son by first husband and
in the name Of last husband How is this? 4nSsCsr
/. No. 2. II the facts correctly stated, the
4 woman Is not entitled to pension.
O. NJ w., Wdpelio. IoIod.-Can attorney OF
other person who Is not attorney of record " in
any pension case legally charge and take fee for
preparing affidavits or other necessary papers in
attorney Of record " in the claim is the only
person entitled to a fee for his services bat see
no reason why person Is not entitled 70 reason
able compensation for legal service IN any matter
Post No 554. GAR, Big Flats, ". X-Does the
I Government furnish tOmbstOneS TO deceased sol
diers their friends to mark their graves? IL so
to what Department. shall we apply to get them
AnslDer. The appropriation out Of which head
stones for soldiers graves have been heretofOr'
furnished Is exhausted, but bill is now pendini
in Congress to renew the appropriation in the even
of which the graves of soldiers who have died sine
the war and are buried in village or other GENE
teries, can be marked with suitable heedstones
| For any information relative to headstOnes yoI
should write to the UNCONVENTIONAL u. 5
Army, Washington ID. C.
wounded twice at Gettysburg. Prior to 1850 h
applied for pension, basing his claim upon on
1884 he applied for increase, based on the SAM
wound, and it is allowed 1.-THE soldier now apple
for increase based upon his other wound, and claim
Is allowed viii he be entitled to arrears aecoun
, of said wound not before mentioned? IL not, wha
Is the meaning Of the clause in pension attorneys
circulars which reads: "A disability not mentione
1T
increase and TO arrears, If said disability al
legged before July 1, 1880. 2. A soldier is drawinj
pension Tor wounds, and ne Dies rom disease re
Gently contracted Is his widow and children un
der Is years entitled to pension? IL so. how much
AnssCey l. No. he would not be entitled TO
because the disability not alleged prior To al
! l. 1850 The clause in the pension attorneys' Ger
tifcate TO which you refer means exactly what
says. If the new disability was alleged prior d
July 1, 1880 he would be entitled TO arrears. If
was not alleged prior to that date he would not b
{ entitled TO arrears 2. No, widows claim TO b
: valid must be based upon the fact that the sode
died from disease contracted or awoUnd or iniur
received in line Of duty in the service. II cause
death originated since the war neither she nor tn
| children entitled to pension.
. u. D. K, OSwego, Raa.-rhere have been so man
bills introduced in both Houses of Congress TO re
peal the limitation of arrears in pension cases tina
we can only say that the whole matter IS pendin
and has not yet come up for action.
Al w., RHSssilriHe, Rg-l. applied about thre
1 years ago for pension due my deceased husband
and also for arrears due him. l succeeded in gel
ting il one year ago. then made application fo
! widows pension within n week ten days afte
. receiving the former pension How long viii il b
. | before II will be allowed me? 2. Will 1 have
! furnish any more evidence ia my claim A1LslCel
. | l. We cannot say. It depends upon the merits
the claim and the evidence you have furnishe
, support of the same. 2 We do not know, "
D have means OF ascertaining what evidenC
you have already filed.
q TT D. Goshen, OIL. Has soldier in the Regt
| lar Army right to vote not 2. Was JEFF Dav
| in disguise when captured? IL so, what and wheI
| was he eapturedi ARSger 1. If the soldier has
. legal residence, acquired before his enlistment
. can vote there, but he cannot acquire resdenC
by of being stationed at any particular plaC
!, | while in the army. q Yes he partly disguise
= as a woman, and WAS captured May TO- Is65, Il
: gether with his family and small number
= attendants. by portion OF Wilson's cavalry, undo
: Col Pritchard, at huntsville, Wilkinson Co, Ga
w. j. d., Diamond 0.-Is il lawful for clair
n agent to exact SIS for prosecuting claim for pei
: sion? III so. when did the law pass? 4nSt0e
. Yes; the of July 4 1884, which is printed ON Oh
: | back of the fee contracts.
j. A. r., Columbus. Ga.-Piease give the STATE
: in which the Government locates soldiers bount
: land. and what steps must be taken to recover
" | AnSDer. Nearly all the Western States and Terr
tories and some of the Southern Gulf States cor
= tain public land, which can be located under 81
: homestead and presumption laws. We have nj
: space to publish the laws the steps necessary
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