The National tribune., 1886-02-11
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j. Dr. H., ST. Johns Mch.-Piease settle difficulty.
What do printers mean by e9ns9 In school we
found this word, and did not understand what it
meant. 1Hs,ser. The word ems is used to des-
ignate certain space formerly occupied by the
letter and it is used unit by which to meas
and estimate the amount of printed matter on
Mike, TrondaIe O.-Gen. Mcclellan commanded
the Union troops that fought the battle of Antie-
tam, Md.
d.. s. n, Afclison, Kan.-Did not President Grant
retain a bill for the equalization of bounties, and
thereby prevent its becoming law? 2. Would not
the reason he assigned for doing apply with
equal force against all pension bills that have be-
come laws? Insurer. L. Yes. 2. No.
N. H., Centergaie Indian mother draw back
pension from soldiers discharge to his death?
Commissioner Dudley said Our lawyers say
it part of his estate, and Government is
obliged to pay it. draw IS per month. A1sSwer.
No; your right to pension did not exist until
your son died, and you be pensioned only from
his death. Your lawyers evidently do not under
stand the pension laws.
q. IT. D., Wouaon Iotca-1. When a commissioned
officer Is put upon the pension roll does he draw the
1ul allowance OF his rank? e Or ~ The amount
allowed rated according to the degree of his diSa-
by? g. If the reply TO the first question is yes from
what time would officer who has been rated less
than that be entitled to the additional amount? L.
81 Kicgg is Il trump, and the writer of it has been
there. 1nS'ccr. J. No unless tie degree OF his dis
ability entities him TO the full allowance" g. He
Is rated the same all pensioners are rated what
ever their rank mig ht have been, in accordance
with the degree of disability as found by the Ex-
aiming Surgeon. 3. See foregoing replies. A.
Yes; the author of 81 was there.
QHi=, CoGtesriRe, Ho.-1. a pensioner applies for
increase ON old and on new disability, and IS ex-
amined on all of them. At his next examination
will he be examined on all or only for the dIsablii-
| ties claimed? q How long in such 8 case between
first and second examination? 3. viii his increase
old disability be allowed before the new claim IS
decided? 4. If all the evidence in claim is i'll,
will that hasten the settlement OF the case? IN
ssoer. l. lie will be examined for all he claims. z
we cannot say There Is no rule IN such eases. .:
! 1t may be; cannot say. We know nothing of
! the merits of tile case. 4. Yes.
Soldier, KiaaninD, Pa soldier applies for PEN
sion i'll 1881. Pension granted at 81 increased IN
1859 to s. for old and new disability. Should the
arrears act be passed what will he get 81 or IS?
! AnScer Probably a. maybe less.
X. j., Virgil City. Mo- in the Thirteenth
| and Sixteenth Corps, and we buried our dead COM
rades at nearly every steamboat landing between
| Cairo and the Red River, some of them on cotton
plantations and many more in the evees of the
Mississippi River. would like to ask if their re-
mains were ever taken up and buried in any of the
National Cemeteries and if So at what place?
Answer. Yes. In the National Cemetery at Mound
City, ILL.,, inferred the remains OF Union soldiers
found at Cairo and vicinity, and others buried at
| points below were probably removed to the Ma
| tional Cemeteries at Memphis Vicksburg,
Natchez. Al that could be found were properly
cared for.
| G. Denison City Ter-Will you please inform me
how long it takes a claim to be adudiCated by the
Adjutant-G General for re-muster and pay under the
act of Congress passed i'll June 1854, for paying
commissioned officers from date of commission,
/ etc: Ansner. Claims filed in latter part of July,
1881, have just been reached in their regular order
for examination and are being disposed OF as rap
idly the limited force of the Office will permit.
f. ". H., National, Ark.-i am an honorabiy-dis-
charged soldier of the late war. / took a home
stead of 10 acres. all the land there was; fled De-
ccnber, 1852. Can |, after deciding this, take 40
acres more wherever / find it? Ans,cer. No.
Not having filed your original claim prior to June
-, 1874, you cannot file additional homestead.
Soldiers who filed homestead claims since June %,
1874, must abide by their entries made; that IS,
they cannot make additional entries Ior any
amount, no matter how many acres they originally
entered.
| r. j. d., TJ'riUe, Conn.-To settle a dispute.
please state whether the 18th n. Y. Scotch regi
menD wore kills the backgrounds of the
! South? comrade here says they did. say they
did not. AnS'oer. They did not wear kits on the
battlefield. Several companies OF the regiment
wore kills on the way TO Washington and on some
paFades, but in the battle of Bull Rul and i'll all
other engagements the fatigue uniform worn.
". f., FdriinriHe, Ean.-If enlisted Marcel.
! j, 1863, for one year and was discharged May 10,
lSG5, on account of the war being ended, am | en-
usled to any bounty? ARStger. Only to the 1858
! which you received, in advance, on enlistment
| ". Il. r., S',ctosuana, y. IA man married en-
| Wilderness. His widow drew pension about five
! years, then remarked. Now, can his dependent
! father draw pension? ARS,rgr. No. Only the de-
pendent parents OF unmarried sons are entitled to
pension.
Pensioner Fit'dd, lgi,,n-A soldier enlisted in
! 1861, served three years and was ionora5iy dis
! charged re-eni:Stcd III another regiment, was
transferred TO the Invalid Corps, contracted con-
| sumption and heart disease was fIrloughcd home
| in the Fall of 1865 furlough out and said SOL
der unable to get back to his regiment before
it mustered out, and was reported as deserter
Now can the charge of desertion be removed so as
.lJn1 from
| Can the widow get pension? AnStVer. Yes to both
| questions.
| L. B., Ha,nmonton.-Does a soldier on becoming
an inmate of National Home forfeit his claim to
pension? Also, the same in regard to his entering
| a State Home? Aas,ccr He has to surrender his
! pension to the Home, and such portion OF it as is
| necessary to his wants Is given him.
T. D. Mex, Grdhdmton, Pal am informed by n
claim agent firm that they can locate soldiers
hoesteads Geo acres and sell their right for them
! without the soldier going on the land. have my
| doubts on the matter, and refer 1t to you,
| for know you are good authority on all laws per-
! tanning to soldiers interests. AnS,cer Such rep
rcsentation by any attorney is false, and concern
| that will make such statement is either totally
ignorant OF the law or Is attempting to inaugurate
- swnde. Send Us one of the circulars or letters.
j. w. Egie, Kam.-I was appointed Captain Sept.
| % 1868 and served as such without u commission
up to March % 1864; received and receiptcd for all
clothing and marked all absentees, and the Depart
ment holds il good; but when | am called upon to
make affidavit for any of the soldiers who be-
came diseased between the dates above mentioned,
my affidavit is of no effect and laid aside? Why IS
| II tiat marking OF 1DSeHtecS Is Eelu gOOu my
| affidavit thrown aside? | must be half horse and
| half alligator. AnS,cer. There is probably rec
! ord at the Pension Office showing that you were
! an officer, even acted such prior to March,
1864 If your testimony is dscredited for that rea-
| son. you should state the facts to the Commits
! sioner of Pensions.
| j. A. McG, Cicre!aRd o. and friend have
! had dispute in regard to Col. David Crockett of
long ago, who at one time elected to Congress,
| / think. from kentucky. The question between
us was this: Was his true name David Crockett,
was that only an assumed name; if SO, what was
| his name? AnScer Davy Crockett was his true
name.
| " lf0hdiong0."-The charge of desertion from
service subsequent to that i'll which the disability
originated will not operate against his receiving
pension, nor dsquafy him from becoming men,
| Der of the GAR. We do not think that the Adju-
tau General will remove the charge, because there
is nothing in the case, submitted TO us, that
would warrant him in doing so.
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