Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-25
STOP THAT LIE!
er's Fal@eh0ods In Reference TO
Wy Ann Bradley Pension Case
red by Her son.

I'M ION u may concern;
49,. 5ToFvILLE, O.. Oct s. 1888 Il,
John G Bradley, oldest son of Thomas
j. Bradley and Sally Ann Bradley, having
been written to by many in regard to the
Sally Ann Bradley pension case. which
WAS vetoed, make the following state
ment once for all in regard to the case
and our family. My father was veteran
and served through the war, and at the
battle of Stone river be received a slight
wound near the small of the back while
Nn retreat, fiom which he always COM
plNned, and drew pension for it until
ms death in this place. Bentonviile,
ONO He died by accidental choking
while AT dinner, October 70. 1882. Dr.
1ohn W. Higgins, now of Ebert. Colo
rado, was called in, but too late to do
any good.
MY next brother, Robert l.. Bradley,
was also veteran, and at the battle of
Atianta received wound which cut
snia,i piece out OF ,,iiss left ear, and another
a .i'ra..,iily sixsbead. which was slight.
aJschea' New Orleans from yellow
1Uvef'Tfew years ago when that disease
was so severe. The information as to his
death received from little book printed
there called The Death Roll" and
enumerated ten thousand victims. do
not remember the year of the scourge.
James W, Bradley, my next brother,
was private in Co. D. Gath o. V. l.,
the same Co. and Reg't. my father was
in; and at the battle of Nashville, Tenn
was wounded in the left wrist which
crippled him for life in that member
He now lives al Manchester, O., and
other than the wound seems to enjoy
good health. He received pension not
long after the close of the war, which has
been increased twice, the last about two
Years ago, since Cleveland's administers
tlon. which the pension records will
snow He now gets thirty dollars per
month.
Cary B. Bradley. another brother, was
in Todd's Scouts, 4th battalion, first, and
then in the 173d o v I. He came home
at the close of the war, and died on the
26th daV u December, 1872, from taking
an overdose of laudanum. He died at
this place Dr. K. A. Stephenson, now of
Manchester, O., was in attendance at his
death.
Now, as to my own case: was q
private in Co. | l79d o. v l., for about
ten months; was hOnorably discharged at
the close of the war by reason of the war
being over. | was no: wounded at all.
am shoemaker by trade, and on Sat-
urday evening, April l. 1877 while patch
ing small boot for Nelson Moore, now
of West Union, O., a scale off the tack or
rasp was using flew into my left eye
which resulted in the loss of the sight of
that eye.
And. lastly, as TO my mother, Sally Ann
Bradley; She is not now and never has
been in the poor house or county infrm-
AIRY, and never shall be while | can help
1t. would be glad TO have her get a
pension honorably and think congress
should pass law to pension all widows
of deceased soldiers. am not RESPONSE
bic for any of the extravagant statements
made by our friends in the presentation
of the bill to pension nv mother Our
friends IN congress have made erroneous
statements in regard to our case. | have
given naked facts. ! cannot possibly
take time 10 answer the many letters
receive asking for informs;ion in regard
to this matter Mr. Forakers statements
in his speech at West Union o., were not
correct, though he mag have obtained
them from an overdrgwn picture a
Washington city j g. BRADLEY.
P. NJ, Bentonvlle, 0