The National tribune., 1889-06-27
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d. s., Gansepoori, W. Y-Where can get a copy
of Surgeons certificate Of disability for which
discharged? AnSlgsr. You cannot obtain 8
copy of a certificate Of disability. Such documents
are in the possession Of the Government and copies
are not furnished to soldiers or their attorneys.
H o., Ford ho.-Eight years ago 4 applied for
pension through an attorney ut Washington as q
dependent mother. 10 Is little over a year since
filed my last affidavit since which time have
heard nothing from the claim. What should do
in regard to my casei AnsWer. You should write
to your attorney and ask him the condition Of your
claim.
j. N. M, SunnmitviIe. Ind.-What was Special
Order No. ~, dated at War Department, April %,
1861 AHsWer. General Order No. ~, War Depart
ment, Adiuian Generals Office. April %, 1855, was
the first order issued by the War Department dis
charging men by reason of the close of the war. 1t
was not Special Order.
r. D., Fallen Timber, Pal was drafted the
9th of June, 1864. and reported and was sworn In
on the 2lst. My discharge states on July s. Can
have 1t recthed and get pay from the 9th of June
until the 9th OF July? Ans'rer Yes, If the records
show the fact. but il may cost you more than the
claim IS worth to get IL. You can, however apply
to the Adutant General, u s. A, sending on your
discharge and stating such facts as you are able to
II. @ W., Fisher, Ark.-1 Does JEFF Davis draw
pension by reason OF service in the Mexican war !;
and II so, how much? 2. Is he allowed to vote In
the United States? Anst0er. No to both questions.
He Is u disfranohised citizen of the United States.
and cannot vote or hold Office until Congress re-
moves his political disabilities, event which viii
probably never occur.
b. s., iSineLairpaie, ". Y-Does the Governments
furnish headslones for dead soldiers, and to whom
must application be made? AnsiGeT. Yes; sppli-
cation should be made TO the QuartermasteT-Gen-
eral, u s. A, this city
H. " b., Nair6eck Iorra.-I. Can all soldiers
widows draw a pension IL the soldier died of dis
ease, whether contracted in service or not! 2 II
the law should be passed repeating the limitation
OF arrears, and a soldier who had never received
arrears should die before the passage OF the act,
could his widow draw the arrears which would
have been his had he lived? AHsIVeT. No; the sol
der must have died from disability which was
directly due to his service and line OF duty therein.
q Probably yes. IL will depend upon the language
OF the act passed.
H. r., Buck Greek. hd-Is soldier who Is totally
deaf in ear severely deaf in the other and par
tally blind Ia one eye entitled TO pension on both
dlsabilites7 Ansrer The rate of pension for total
deafness in one ear and severe in other Is s5 per
month, and that rate would cover the additional
disability of partial blindness in one eye, that he
would receive no more than though both his eyes
sound.
w. b., Kendall. Wis-Is . soldier who Is now
drawing an invalid pension for disability contracted
during the rebellion entitled 10 a service pension
He could not receive two pensions for the same
period; but II his present disability pension is
smaller than the service pension, he could drop the
disability pension and take the service pension.
rs B., Washington, Me-. Soldier enlisted Aug.
5, 1852 for three years, and was discharged April
a. 1865, account Of wound received at the battle
OF the Wilderness In 1864. He Is now deceased.
What, II any, bounty Is due hts widow or heirs.
aud To whom should they appiyf pension
claim agent - appointed Postmaster; can he stiil
continue to act as An attorney before the Interior
DengFtmeut2 l. PrObahiV
bounty Il due 2. No.
C. C. w., Cascade, Ore.-1. Have the heirs Of aa
waE-of-tsi2 soldier right TO an S0aere land war
rant where there has been but 80 0reeeived? 2 When
the law passed that allowed it? ARssper. /.
If by heirs you mean children Of the soldier then
they must have been under Il years of age March
3, 1855, to entitle them Grandchildren not en-
titled. The right of 1872 soldier to a land war
rant for 100 acres depends upon the length of his
j. A., Yetp Haven, Conn-In 1855 applied for
pension for loss Of sight aud broken collar bone
examined by Board of Examining Surgeons;
was informed By the Pension Office that my broken
collar bone did not come under pensionRbie de-
gree. dropped this and proceeded with the other,
for which pension was granted see in your issue
OF May so Following the zimmerman case, PEN
sion WAS granted" for broken collar bone. viii
my case come under q pens!onable degree now
IL SO, how should proceed? AnsFer. As We know
nothing of the facts in your we are unable TO
advise you, but infer that IL was held that your
broken collar bone did not disable you for the per-
formRnce OF manual labor; If such the facs the
bearing on your case
y. ~ T., arkansas City. kdn.-Is there 3 law al
lowing pensions to all widows Of soldiers Of the
Of the rebeilonf My fathers ankles were so
badly weakened by marching that when he came
home from the army he could not do days work
and while cleaning out n well IL caved in upon
him and buried him AZ feet My mother has been
"A widow for 20 years, il 81 years of age and de
pendent. Is there any way for her 10 get PEN
sion? ARsRer. No; because the cause of death Of
your father had no connection with his military
service, that is. he did not die from wound injury
or disease which originated in the service, or Ia
line of duty therein.
j. H. e.. Medina GA pensioner received PEN
sion of SO per month for cystits. He applied for
an increase for inguinnl hernia, and was given s4
per month additional. Is he not entitled to IS per
month for double heTnaP 4nSlrer. No; nOt in
addition TO the rate for total The amount of PEN
sion that this pensoner IL receiving is given for
the combined degree OF disability from oil causes
equivalent the loss OF hand foot, and the only
rate 10 which he could be advanced would be $50
per month, and in order 70 receive which he would
have To show a degree of disability totally inca
paeitating him for the performance Of manual
labor.