The National tribune., 1886-02-18
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions on Variety OF Interesting
Subjects.

nary be made within a week and ii in this col
umn within three weeks.l
Veteran Ne,cark n il. What Government po-
sItiOn does Gen Ro5ecrans hold at the present time
and what if any, has he held in the past four years
z. Were the battles OF Bull Run and Manassas juno
ton one and the same? Ii not, hat date were
they fought? AnstCer. L. Register of the u. >.
| Treasury. He was a Representative in Congress
from California from Dec. l. 1881, TO March 3, 1855.
2. The first battle of Bull Run (Juy 81 1861 ! was
also called the battle of Manassas Va The battle
of Manassas Junction (Oct. "a. 1862 was not the
| battle OF Bull Run
| J. J. C., Eokon,o, Iad.-1. soldier having applied
| for a pension died before decision was made He
| left one child, minor His wife being dead, can
the claim be prosecuted for the child? Is he enti-
tied to his fathers pension, the claim being filed
prior to bar of arrears? 2. Another died leaving a
| wife and two children by former wife. He had
| applied for pension. His widow prosecuted the
claim and received the pension. He left will pro-
viding that if the pension received it be divided
| equally between his wife and children Does the
| Will affect the pension? AnSt0er. L. Yes. q The
| pension authorities could only pay the money to
| the widow. How far the will would affect the
| money after it came into her hands is a question
Tor the local courts to decide.
| j. T., Huir, Mich.-1. Can a discharged soldier
obtain a land warrant by any law? 2. Is there any
law which VIII give pension to u discharged sol
dier of the rebellion after lie becomes 60 years of
age? 4nS,oer. l. Yes if entitled thereto Soldiers
of the late are not entitled to land warrants
2 No, unless he is disabled from incident to
| the line of duty in the SERVICE and he can prove
| his claim
| ". Y. C., Quincy, 5aSs-I enlisted in 1868 under
the name of Tom Brown, and received an honor
|
| which name have been known since the war.
| have lost my discharge and want to get another.
| What name will use III applying for pension?
4nStper You will have to use both names; that Is,
you will have to apply as John Green, who served
| under the name of Tom Brown, and if pension is
| given it will be to John Green alias Tom Brown.
W. S. p, Neio Milford COnn.-The ink with which
my discharge paper was filled out has faded until
| the writing is almost invisible How is the best
way to have it renewed? The signatures writ
ten with different inks. and are quite plain. An
saOer. The best way to the writing is to get
| an expert hand to trace it.
II. r., NetC Canton, Vd.-After n pension claim
| has been submitted to the Board of Review for al
| lowance, how long must claimant have to wait for
| their decision? Can soldier "a foreigner) who
served three years in the late war; and honor
ably discharged, vote on his discharge papers? 4n
stoer. Not long, usually 1t is impossible for to
| give definite answers to such questions, do
not have access to the papers in any and know
nothing of the merits of the claim Service in the
U. s. army or navy does not of itself entte for
elgner to the privileges OF citizenship. He has to
take out his naturalization papers the any
| other alien before he vote, etc.
Mrs. Il. K. b., BIT. Clemens, Mch.-Are checks on
| the Sub-Treasury at New York, issued to a pen
sioner, subject to taxation before they signed
| by the holder? Anstger. No.
charged May Ii, 1865 at Cumberland, Md; was
sick at the time, made application for discharge
| ing to be paid off The Paymaster only paid me
the instaments due, which were 500; he said
there order issued to that effect, which left
me minus 500. L wish to know if there is any
way to get the balance of my bounty? AnS,oer.
No. Having been discharged by way of farOr, you
were only entitled to the installments of bounty
due at your discharge.
Il. W. T., Randall, Kan.-1 If a man timber
files" on l60 acres and puts out Loo 5000 trees,
and then dies and his widow relinquishes the claim
back to the Government can another man put
timber filing upon said land and hold it by law?
2. If man homesteads 100 acres and sells it, then
dies, has his widow a right to homestead another
l60 acres? AnStUer. l. Yes providing that the land
is clear. 1t must be understood that all the heirs
| must relinquish. Ifthere are other heirs than the
thon he mis- rlartfll ffpipn
Yes. The head Of erery family can take up home
stead.
TT j., Jefferson, Ind enlisted July 81 1862
and mustered in Aug. 90 1862, and dis
charged Feb. 3, 1863 and got no bounty L volun-
teered again. Aug. IL, 1868 as veteran. got the
first insament OF the 800 bounty, but the Paymas
ter took it away from me, and never got but $780,
Now am entitled to $500 more or not? Ans1Cer.
No, because you did not nine months iii your
first service You were not entitled TO be mustered
as veteran.
w. w. G., Spring Brook ~ Y-To settle dispute
wish your decision on the following question,
viz /. Would Second Lieutenant of the Regular
Army outrank First Lieutenant of volunteers,
when both officers were ordered to a certain place
with detachment to perform a special duty? 2.
Which officer would take command OF the detach
| ment by virtue of his rank? Ans,0er. 1. No. 2.
The First Lieutenant of volunteers
j. ". r., Big Rum O.-I. was discharged from
the army i'll November, 1864, and pensioned
from that time until 1873 at 81 per month for the
loss of right eye. l was wounded at same time in
head with loss of IL pieces of the frontal bone In
1873 it increased to Sc per month account of
month, and am now drawing Sl7 per month The
wound not mentioned in certificate until 1851
Can not be rerated for wound in head from date of
discharge up to the time pensioned for it? 2.
Am drawing enough for disabilities mentioned at
present time? AnSWer. l. In our opinion, yes. 2.
That we cannot answer We have no means of
knowing what your physical condition is. Your
right to an increase depends upon the degree of
your disability, and that only be determined by
q medical examination
Mrs A., Vest Elizabeth Pal am a soldiers
widow. My husband received injuries during the
war from which he finally died. He never applied
for pension during his lifetime. applied for and
received pension from the time of his death
Should not be entitled to pension from the date Of
his discharge from the service? Ans,per No. For
the period between his discharge and his death
lie was the only person entitled to pension, and if
he failed to apply, his right could not descend or
did not exist until he died, hence you can be pen
stoned as widow only from the time you became
q widow.
r. e. M, Greenrille, NJ HIS there any specified
sum to which pensioner is limited say, an invalid
pension for chronic rheumatism and malarial
poisoning? AnSscer. Yes $50. He can draw no
higher rating than that under the general pension
law, nor can any other person for any disability
except for total blindness loss of both hands of
r. H. w.. Zanesriue, O-Soldier applied for PEN
sion in December 1854, for disability contracted in
allowed at S. per month in August, 1885 If the
arrears act should be repealed, would he be entitled
to IS per month from the date of his discharge to the
time his pension allowed? AnSlDer. Arrears
would not probably be given at such rate. About
81 would be given.
An Old Vet, Baltimore Md.-The Committee on
Invalid Pensions of the House of Representatives of
the present Congress consists of 10 members, as
follows: Courtand g. Matson Indiana; Edwin b.
Winans, Michigan; Henry b. lowering Massachu-
sets; Wm H. Neece, Illinois; John A. Swope,
Pennsylvania William p. Taulbee, kentucky
James N. Pidcock. New Jersey; William
w. Eilsberry. Ohio; John 5. Pindar. New York
Edmund N. Morrill,, Kansas Martin A. Haynes.
New Hampshire; James L. OHara, North Caro-
lima; John q. Sawyer, New York Edwin III. Con-
GER Iowa. j. A. Loutitt, California. The first nine
are Democrats, the remaining six are Republicans.
The way things look every Member of Congress
will have to put himself Oh record this session.
Il. u. g., Serbia, n. u was enrolled Aug. IL,
1852. | went to New Orleans with the regiment;
taken sick there with typhoid fever in
the Marine Hospital about five months; was dis
charged from the service Aug Z, 1863 by reason of
Surgeons certificate of disability. | home
rolled in another regiment, Aug. 81 1904 and served
until the close of the war; discharged June 29,
1865. Am entitled to the veteran bounty of siO0?
and, if so, how can get it? AaSecer. You are not
entitled, for two reasons: First the time for the
enlistment of veterans expired April l, 1864 Sec
ond you did not re-enlist for three years but only
for one year.
j. w. e.. Zanesrlte O-I enlisted Feb. L. 1862
and discharged Feb. l, 1865; e-enlisted Feb.
H. 1865; was discharged for promotion March 20
1865 commission dated March Is, 1865. Can get
balance of bounty, 500, offered for year? Also,
can get the three months extra pay proper given
ceved one third of the bounty hut did not receive
any extra pay, the other officers did. Ai,Slcer
No to both questions. Your acceptance of IL COM
mission destroyed your right to bounty n