The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-07-19
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Il. d. 81, Georgetown, o. Is soldier recelv-
ing a pension Of 81 per month entitled To cofnmu-
tltioa7 ?. fa pensoner dies, leaving nearly three
months accrued pension due him. would his wild
ow son, y years old, receive the sane9 AHssoer.
l. That would depend upon the nature OF the disa-
bilty. Should the disability be- located in a limb
causing total loss of the of same ho could re-
ceive communication; but should the disability be
locied IN any other part OF the body, he would not
be entitled 10 Communication. Communication money
Is confined entirely to the loss Of limbs, Of their
use. 2. The accrued pension due the soldier at
date of his death would be paid To the widow.
J. H. T., Palatkd. Fia,-I served in the 18th Ill.
Cav. during the war. and received an honorable
discharge. Having since lost it, can 1 procure
another from the Government? AnSUeT. You can
not procure exact copy Of your discharge, for
the reason that no copy Of the original discharges
was Kept by the government; but you can pro-
cure certificate in lieu of discharge showing your
honorable service and discharge. You should ap-
ply for the same to the AdjutantGeneral, U. ) A,
this city.
s. W., ClarEs Ne5.-To whom should apply
/ regarding my discharge certiheate2 AHstosr. For
any Information relating TO discharges, apply 70
| the Adjutant-G General, Z. ). A, tins city.
| ". o. g., Netgfietd, ToTnpkins Co., n. IA widow
4 lost two sons in The war of the rebellion There ID
no one now alive who can tell when they enlisted.
/ One was killed at Gettysburg, second day; the
/ other was wounded and died in hospital but it is
/ not known where. Back pay due at their death
/ WAS sent to their friends, and duly received by
/ them. Can the mother receive pension, the
sons were both unmarried2 AHsIVer. Unless the
company and regiment in which the soldiers served
| can be ascertalned nothing can be done towards a
| pension.
a. II. ", FairBurg, CsL-over two years ago ]
/ made a homestead entry. Can / apply my service
/ ia the late credit thereon Notwithstanding
/ that the entry not that Of = soldiers home
stead? Ansiger Yes; you can change your fling
/ to a soldiers homestead.
| b. s. r., RopkiEtof, Mdss.-Can a widow Of q sol
der of the late war draw pension from the date Oh
| the soldiers death? The soldier was drawing
pension at date OF his death, and the widow made
/ application and received her pension the widow
OF the soldier, but did not receive it back to the
| date of his death. The soldier died June, 1855
/ The widows certificate issued April 6. 1851
! ARSUeT. Yes the widow now draw arrears OIL
pension from the date Of the soldiers death up tc
the date when her claim was fled All that i
necessary for her to do IS to write letter 70 the
! Commissioner of Pensions, giving the number o.
| her pension certificate, the of her deceased
| husband, aud his company and regiment. An at
torney Is not necessary, nor could attorney tx
! of any service whatever to the claimant.
! w. n. r., Byrdsi0trn IeaH.-l. Where a soldier
has claim pending for invalid pension and die:
before said claim Il allowed, leaving widow auC
minor children under 10 years OF age, the
| widow of the soldier complete said claim and vii
she have To include the children ia her claim?
| When soldier dies, leaving widow and min0
children, having filed no claim for pension, al
/ though undoubtedly entitled can the widow file
claim for hinf AnsICer. l. Yes; and it Is no
necessary to include the children 2 If the sOldie
did not file a claim before he died she cannot fill
one for him, but she file for herself, pro
viding she prove his death was due to his sery
| ice in the line OF duty She will also have TO in
ciude the children, aud if the claim is allowed shi
Will receive, Ia addition to her own pension s. pc
month for each child under the age of Is years.
Il. II. s., BIadeiI, Heb.-Are the children of a sol
| der in the late war, who died of disability con
afaHf in Of rfsrf4Y
| Immigrant? ARstgeT. No. Land-warTants have no
been provided for service in any war since Marc
| 3, 1855.
r. j. H., Montpelier VI am receiving S24 De
month pension, and my certificate reads that m,
disability Is equal TO loss of hand foot. COul
| 1 not receive increase under the present laws
AnsUeT. No. unless your disability has increased
You are receiving the highest rating for disabilt
equivalent to loss of hand or foot
| j. X. Nee, Beech Grove, Ind confine
nearly nine months in the Tyler Tex Prison dur
ing the war. have never been allowed anythiu
for clothing while ia prison. Am l entitled TO any
thing? AnstCeT- Your clothing account was prob
ably settled when you were finally discharged frou
service. We do not think there is anything due yoU
Vim. BGriHgeT, Clyde, Mo.--Why is there niue
difference in pension rates for apparently the sam
disability. / was wounded in the right thigh, cut
ting the muscles from right to left aud am DRAWN
but 81 per month Others, worse than /, get 81
| Why this dlherenceT IL seems very unjust to m'
AHs,Oer. 1t is medical question, based solely upO
the report of the Examining Surgeon. If you fee
justified in doing So you should apply for increas
J. D., Commercial Point, O.--Is there any law eT
titling an Ohio man to bounty who was drafte
into service Sept. p, 1864 and mustered out Jun
L. 1865, with an honorable discharge? IF so,
whom must application be NADER AHSlrsr. n
bounty Is due in the above case.
ID. +. f., Virginia CITY. Storey Co., NeU.-I do M
understand the bill passed by the Senate regardin
arrears. Does this bill remove the limitation ,
arrearsH Answer. If you refer 10 the bill maxim
provision for the payment of pension, and whie
includes amendment of the laws, so that widow
, could draw pension from the date of their hu
bands death instead of from date of their fling
application, you are advised that 1t removes th
limitation Oarrears from the widows Of the soldier
of lS6i-'65 only.
". H. H., Marlborough, "a now DRAWN
S45 for loss of my left the shoulder oiI
that | cannot wear artificial limb. Drew 5;
} from the time Congress passed an act raising il
J that amount Was there not a law allowing S
for a disability similar to mine up to the time whe
il raised TO S45? AnsUer. Prior to Aug. l. I5S
you could draw only $50 for an Rmputation aboJ
the elbow, even though it was SO near the shoude
joint to prevent ths of artificial linn
The $50 rate not granted until Aug. 4 1886
the same time the S45 rate made You wei
, properly increased from $50 to 50, and can dra
nothing in addition for any period prior to the da
when you were advanced 10 So