The National tribune., 1888-04-12
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies ta Questions on variety o. IaisrestIag
Subjects.


Subjects.
{ To C3rre1,onSests.-ETrjs questions on a sep
erete sheet Of pepper give f1lt name and address,
and mars, 10 Cores 1au3euts- Column D. Npatteu-
ton viii be paid TO comag-ui cations tHls are not
accompanied with ul name and address " svr. Ter.
Our readera ere requested 90 iuclass stamu for
reply TO tucir inquiries. Postal cer1s viii be
replied % by mail 7aE. Replies by usli viii orii-
uarily be made within q week, and IL ia this coll
umn within three wccSsI
h. B. Eclrqrt. IB-At Raymond. VicE-bur,
campaign, the wounded were captured by .ae enc
my. some were removed 90 Confederate prisons
bat the I1're seriously wounded were LEFT Is. Ray
h'Aor lh-tas confederate lines. Tor about $50
months, until after tine surrender Of y ick-1urz.
Arc these entitled 10 pay for rHtiou5 during that
timer AHS5CCr. j Cs.
r. t. Tate Springs, Tenn Ny husband died
two years ago CE disease contracted while in tEe
service lie filed claim for pension Apri. -, 1880
/ died before completing claim. I ihen applied ns
widow to complete claim. In about IS months
from date Of my fling application, { received a let
tea fram Commissioner o. Pensions requiring me
to furnish testimony Of physician who treated ms
husband, showing that soldier died Of disease f5I
which he claimed pension This did. and have
ten twice, but has received no reply What Is the
cause of delayt 2. Would 10 be advisable to have
our Member Of Congress call up the case2 g. Does
10 intricate the claim being ID good condition. my
receiving no calls for cyiaeuCe2 3. Can a soldier
draw pension who lCft his command on furI0uEh
and could not get back until after furioUgh has
expired, on account Of being cut of by enemy bat
who returned TO his command and served faith
fully until close Of war, but was Notwithstanding
raw, arqaes tn an, r,.,-,ar e. ,,,, -. a - 5s
bic for le TO give aH opinion. 2 it is not ueces
sary. 3. It Is not indicative either way l. Yes Il
he can prove ti.st he Wa. rreyeDfee from rtr,rr
in, 10 ia ,rI,,,..d F,,, ,l,,,,..,-c L5 "a
control
@. z. " Netsayk " Us there any law In re-
Voucl,prs9 4,.e,goE T,i,ers ia r,(, ,.,-.-i -, -
trIa sr,I,isat r. 30 ali ,,,,+..r;s a. 49, - ~
arc are rt.,I,Islai f., s;f.-fs.- Iarg- ~. 81. "
aygars fBat I'm voTlr STAT. ffa ia ,,1v, r,riilr
vlI,e-el,,- 49,, 49, o. lis.5 - 49, I
for executing pension gog,clr anu more tr ~
ceri 5t,.ir,,, i, 80. ,Ier I.,-I ,jl,-,,t ~ "
M = p r-,,,-.,.,,,. - IT, - = - .-s-
81 nor I,-,t5 ID I,,f,, - u 49, ,,-. -,
: fbr.a vear. f.. fla Is.a ygar s,,.isteJ - 49,
I ,.ar-- "a rar-f,-e5 50, An a-+f,r.I -. y
diHonal bounty 8fg.gsr There Is notfirr, IN,
r,,, 80 .,,-z-i,.., g- l-.tt =
Won r.l.r is what l l.roggn as gf I-0sIiz,fi,r b
a., ~ - .. ~ ~ f. 49, Ps, ~ C' 80
$500 "
b HIM TV7r5s n Y-1 Ee.-r4y hill ,5,ssa,
tllis gg..,rs-. +sr,r- rg-r- ~ - ~,
and I,rrrr.vg Il non v-.r. H.. r--.,,-g ,.r ~
.er.,-.E f,-7tr- of E.rfr rsr.r a..lr-.--fs f-,r
/ Yrz p Thev vyers moi ali er...7..,.-.-I "a an
f4t. tiferaFYrs n IL - tl q s-.r -44a
tjou some ,.frf ev ,-,.r,r ~ r37te and s.r,
af another p,-sfI,I,, fI,+. rfi rr,,rli- ~ M. GO
- = -f-,l,, So, Fr,t tEa H. - -.
I l. mo- l-f,I-i-5s-f,1r
= H & cs.sfg poef,s7-e Tf,r.Efg,for, u C-l
soldier enlisted a. !. rtrf,.is i -a-.t Is=3. "a
..=r-s -r- r-tf sf.s sF.... So s,f
ruspt for enlistment for tffrst. yer- or fIriue, ff
var. vas rrrI rtai In a @a,,,..I T5.5Ifs1T-- Va
Ee entitled to suv f1rffar F,.r,-ttz-9 tse,ser ~
ne Fg,t,-,t, ,g ll ,, al,I,,I,ff.,,,,I mo-, ~; err
inc al an erits,l man Is ber he VAS r5rr,rrl0te
l.r forfeited iz - an enlisted rrsu h. rro,,
die iacrssaaF; r- erd e,ss---Ffs ~ s, ,-r--,,i.
stoned afFeer Polfy could not he rgi,I 10 eg
n1is-ioued officer. Hs has therefore no claim h
/ Inc bounty which he would Lnva received bar h.
/ served ori his term as n N er,i.fed man
! D y RgggrzrfVs Pa-Bg officers of diHrara-,
: g. M
/ s.rna djsahiIitvg 45s,gsr M. for I'M. daryrea +,
/ disability ,ghica would give private So u Iautai
| vDuId draw szJ a Colonel 50 etc
4 y r. EHfaqly Copu-T< there any Law tFs
will .av a r,ension h. n civilian zrho ,tqs or
Z tract surgeon In the army bat vino was neve
/ mustered into service and never received a d.
rE,err.gs 4glr,-rr fr,,l+rst S,7-sra,, f. afifI--
10 pension Hs y,r,.b "a al, a ffi,e .r Of fflf ary
AIthou,yb a civilian ne Is cor,-fderrd a. bsine, a
officer gf the army holding the rank of First iau
/ tenant
/ q II Pleasant HW Ills there any law a
Iov-iy,es a man and vile each to draw a pension
Aagtpgr Ii is possible that The man could receiv
an iII,aIfd Tesian for a {ssbIit, Incurred +, I,,
of duty during The late war. and the vile VINO wa
/ tine mother Of son upou whom She vas tierend
T:essa ,rrod s- ii-,, i,,o,l-yI E, zs-vi,a rrT,l
also he dravyiur ren.ior M tbe -s1r,e time a. de
/ pendent mother. but no pension could be paid to
man and wife each for the same cause
4 ~ O. Precedence II I-Wbv does not Con
r-ass male sg .f,rro4,-istio, IN nov tbs bouI,l
I,i,,a 80 l.ys ,.,I,irI L,ra 80, rIIg,--aI h
Ne Corerrr,,z.rt and which bave bear rsT,,li,,
I -, g,,e 40 40 ,,e,rsg W. Seorato-y IF n,
Treas15rv Informs lie cIaiuants tbal tbev viii
.;J yvhar C,gnore-s frsI-a ar, grrr,r,r5,ti,r, h
iEat nnT, 49,-reI r1Iress 55s airla
,s'ls IN 3rsrritior r., ma 4, certain Claims ,rhir
| 49, aifr,ys1 'rri,,r ~ EeIruort, rs.s and ~
r;I,s III s,,C,1 ~ iii -00' -
= y ~ I'M M Oar, tho children or f,tF,s
- i.,,.,,..Jl1, ~ -, ~ -, a-,,'fi
I,e,isiC1, since her elelth DIV tI,a srns . "a
-,,.- sr,,.,s,t, III iii, - i+ .,;ai-.-s ~,
- - ,-,Ifr.o+.J 80 -, - 5,,11 s-i;c.
ton for the same he rnaIe9 4,g,rrT 81
Siou loL se =; "a I'l'e q ~ a. W
I' =! = ~ --T;-,tf $50 ~ i
- 80 - -. =, -..-t -.
Wy y - p. y - --
4; n, n, - lS - = 81 r. 49,
az "a. - 20 - = - - - E .z
- P17 =. y .i : - - - "
e.e1, ~ ~ 50 - '-i i -.i'7 80 -
100. ~ 5. tto 40" -" 49, 80 p'7J IN =
DotLl S7i +l',- M ~ = .i - ~ - 5
49, -;lI ~ 81 y -. r.tt - -, -. : y