The National tribune., 1888-05-10
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replied to by mail only. Replies By mail viii ordi-
naTily be made within week and II IN this coll
umn within three weeks.
J. f. c. ROt0saa, Ky.-1. Where widows pension
claim has been filed and cause Of husbands death
Is attributed to certain disease in her dee aratOn
can she waive her right TO pension on alleged
causes Of husbands death and prosecute the claim
on other diseases as causing husbands death2 2
Is tue widow of Revolutionary soldier entitled to
pension, irrespective OF date Of application or re-
marriage, up to date Of rGmarriage2 g. What proof
II any. Is necessary other than Identification and
proper application, for certificate in lieu of last dis
charge? AHsJE6r. l. Certainly; all that is ueces--
sary Tor the widow to prove Is that her husbands
ueaIi was que 70 causes which originated ~ the
service. She might allege one cause and the Peu-
sion Office might find another; she would be en-
titled TO pension just the same, 2 No. 8 No other
I proof is necessary.
S IT. w., Waiiineford, V-soIdIer served three
/ years; was a prisoner over II months, being
fined IN nearly II not all the rebel prisons and re-
ceiyed three years ago pension for InalaTial pol
I sOning, chronic darrhea and resulting piles, and
/ should also have been rheumatism. Il was proved
/ ne was lncapacitated Tor manual labor, and al
though able TO do light work could not earn more
/ than one-half or twUthIrds Of total His pension
/ Is u per month. How much should he be rightly
/ entitled tor AnsBeT. The rating in ali pension
/ claims depends upon the report OF the Examining
/ Surgeon, which Is not accessible 20 US: conses-
! quenty cannot decide what amount of pension
/ a person should receive from any description
thereof given to us. In fact no description Of
/ disease could even satisfy a Surgeon as 10 the
amount OF pension pensioner should receive for
disability not specific; hence il is useless TO ask Us
! how much pension a person should receive for
| rheumatism or lung disease, etc. The COmEis-
/ sIoner OF Pensions himself could not answer such
question without the certificate Of the Examining
/ Surgeon before him.
/ J. p G. SLouP7CrH Cgjg-Ta ffere any Ia non
! sioning a soldiers blind child2 Ans,0er No The
orphan children Of soldiers who died in the army or
duty are entitled to pension for the period during
/ which they under the age Of Is wears and no
loi'sCl INC Ply7ISsi So'ititL0A OF the cAl4u does
not affect hls title TO pension A blind child would
draw no more than any other child and in no case
/ except the soiderfather Is dead.
Z. II. j., Cheyenne 1iils COLO.-I enlisted In 1873
/ and was discharged IN 1873. Can / file deelara-
tory statement OF 100 of land and get patent
/ under soldiers homestead Iawsg 4Rs1Ber Tbe
/ benefit of soldiers homestead laws are confined
exclusively to those VINO served during the war OF
the rebellion. Service since the of the rebel
lion does not give a soldier any privilege over that
OF q citizen IN settling upon public lands
II p, ZINE GrOre, KY. If a man was drafted
In the Fall of 1864 and served till close Of war and
was honOrabiy discharged IS he entitled to 500
bounty 2. II q soldier, drawing pension. has
applied for increase old and new disabilities
viii he receive the benefit Of the Disability Pension
Bill? AnslUer. l. That depends upon the date that
he entered the service. We cannot answer such
questions unless you give ali the facts 2. That
receiving. Unless JtIa statement Of slI the facts
is given such questions cannot be answered
". J. B.. Beipie, o. enlisted in 1862 and was
discharged IN 1868 on account Of disability Have
never received any bounty. Am entitled AnstCsr.
If you were discharged for disease you are not en-
titled to bounty, because you did not serve two
years, and were discharged for cause other than
wounds
n B. - A.C.-I get pension for my son. who died
IN rebel prison although I was not wholly depend
ent upon him AZ time OF his death Am / Justly
entitled to my pension? Ansl0eT. II is not neccs-
saEy that father or mother be lCAoily dependent
upon q son TOT support Ihey may be tn part de-
pendent and yet be entitled to pension. Weassume
in your case that your pension is justly due you,
else u would not have been granted.
4. r. p, CDopsF's Hills, &s.-I was discharged N
May, 1858, and paid my own passage home $3.50.
Can collect the money and interest? 4asuer 40
you were furnished with transportation and you
did not avail yourself Of il. The Government did
not allow you 70 choose your own method Of trans
Portatlon' Interest Is never paid IA Government
f. j. F. Seymour, Ky-1. A soldier served two
years on detached duty blacksmith. Is he enti-
tied TO extra pay? 2. A father died prior to July
g. 1880 IA peHsiOuerl but having never applied for
arrears, can his minor children now apply? 3.
When was decision OF Supreme Court res,artiinr,
honorable discharge rendered. AHStcsr. /. No il
the service rendered subsequent to March 8
1858. Ii the services were prior TO March 8 1868,
and were regularly reported by QuaEternaster,
pay can be recovered at 81 cents day, provided
the same has not been paid. 2. No. 3. In 1879
L. q. C., Hollis, Hs.-A soldier draws pension fox
deafness until time Of DEATH would his widow be
entitled to pension on account Of said disability
AIsWer. No
j. r. S. Splitbiand, Ky-I How far behind fs the
AdJutant General with the re-muster claims under
the act OF June g. 1884? p I filed my claim Nav
1850. How long before 1t will be reached? AnsrsT.
l. Nearly three years. 2. Soon.
j. R., Rochester, NY-A soldier euIists in 1861; Ia
absent from his company and regiment in 1868 for
three months; returns, and Is returned TO duty by
division commanders serves out his term, and IS
hOnorabiy discharged. is he entitled 10 bounty OF
does Ec lose It oy being absent without leave? An
Stoer lie Is entitled 10 bounty providing his record
| Is otherwise clear.
L. II. Dc Co, Logan Ran-How many, II any
, | Union troops deserted our army on account o.
President LincOin's emancipation proclamation
AnstOer. We do not know of any who did So There
might have been few, however.
! r. e., State Farm, MdSs.-l. Is there any state
Home in Maryland for soldiers who fought in the
late war? 2. Is there any provision made for such
soldiers such as state aid or bounty, given to the
soldiers OF Lhat state g. W hat are the state iawi
OF Maryland in regard to the Union soldiers OF tht
late war? AHsweT. l. No. 2 No. g. There arS
none.
~ f. B., Hastings, NiHn.-I served three YEAR
and nine months, and was discharged on SuTgeoni
certificate OF disability for chronic eutertis. Con
tracted lung disease IN service, for which / an
drawing - pension. For the last seven months
. have been constantly under medical treatment fO
enlargement OF liyeT constipation, palpitation o
? heart, indigestion and nervous prOstration.
Would be entitled to increase upon any or all o
the above diseases as result of chronic enteriti
or OF disease OF IungS3 2, What is the meaning o
, the medical term chronic enteritis" ? g. III
make application q result would l have to fur
nish evidence from time of discharge or from tInt
mOnthsl2 4. If on new disabilities would the
evidence have TO be from year to year, the same a
in the original claim? s. Did all soldiers diseharg
ed under General Order No. n for q reduction o
the army, from the hospitals for disease, wounds
etc, get full bounty the If they had served
their full termI AHSIUeT. l. That would depent
upon the report Of the Examining Surgeon. Yol
might aege them results, and If they be foun,
TO exist IN degree additional To that for hicL yOl
are pensiOned you might receive an increase there
for. Chronic enteritis IS often associated with
short, dry cough, dependent on reflex causes from
the stomach. Disease of liver and heart Is offer
: associated with the disease 2. Chronic IN
s animation of the intestines. 3. Not necessarily
The history of the would probably show
whether the disease existed independent of tn
euteritis a result thereof. L. Yes ). Soldier
{ discharged under that order were not discharge.
for disability. That order the first order ISSUES
discharging soldiers by reason of the close of tn
war, but If they discharged for disease the
would not receive the fun bounty unless they hat
been in service two years. If discharged for wound
at any time the soldier would receive full bounty
a irrespective of how long he served.
A. ". w., WiScOnSin.-SoIdier deserted appre
hended, oourtmartiaIed, found guilty sentences
to two years in prison and IS per month OF his pay
3 President Lincoln paFdOned him in 1868, befor
5 sentence was executed, and he was sent back T.
regiment and EOnnrably discharged at close of tn
war. Acknowledgement says application 70
removal OF charge of desertiOn: The remission
of sentence does not Rnnul charge OF deSertiOn.'
t Will this charge and sentence be taken into con
. sderation in claim for bounty back pay, ste
: And if so, would there be any chane Q to hay
: charge removedf AaSJDer. If the pardon OF tn