The National tribune., 1889-01-03
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Correction-In our issue OF last week, in answer
to ). r H., Austin, Mo, by typographical error
II was made toRppear that Penusy lvauia furnished
to the Union army during the war Of the rebellion
lO6,lOI troops, which number should have been
,IO', and next 10 New York In the number Of
troops furnished.
J. p. c. Elk Horn, K5l-I was detailed for recruit
ing service for $50 days and let the time out to
collect for Communication of rations. The account
was presented to both Houses of Congress and was
referred to the Committee Military Affairs some
elsHt OF ~ years ago Can lcoliect It now. 4SgeF.
No; not without further Congressional action.
The matter will have to be introduced anew.
A. w.. ~, Vaudeville, 4fO-A short time since a
comrade of this place, late member of Co e, 18th
Kan. Cav, was granted a pension by act Of Con-
gress for disease of eyes (e is totally blind)
On the margin of the certificate in red ink ap-
pear the words, Otherwise Jeyhaw6eTs." con-
sder tins stigma upon poor blind comrads
ana that tie epIthet Is insult. Should such things
De toiefalea3 AhSlCeT. The popular name of the
18th Kan. Cav. was the "Jayhawkers" A num-
Der of regiments in the service had pet names OF
some unofficial designation 1t Is not an apprO-
brIous epitlet, was it so intended. During the
war the 10Th Regiment was known more bv the
name of e Jayhawkersn than by its numerical
designation. The S7th Iowa was called Gray
boards, and there were various pet names applied
to different regiments, such as Tigers Buck
IaIls" kound-heads Cray Eagles" True
Blues, Lost Infants" etc, and the members of
these regiments are as much endeared to the old
lighting name as its official Nance No doubt your
comrade IS Just as proud to be called a - jay
hawker " as 10 be designated a member Of the
18th Kan. Cav.
o. D. S, Jackson. Ifian.-Can pensioners suffer-
ing from hernia and rupture receive trusses from
the Government 4HS1rsr Yes. Application should
De made to the Surgeon General, U. s. A, this
j. B., National Military Home. Dqtton o.
How much bounty did Massachusetts give soldiers
who enlisted IN Boston? 2 How much bounty did
the Massachusetts soldier get in 1854 aud was any
OF that bounty paid by the State or was it all Gov
eminent bounty. g. When will they commence
paying yeteranbounty claims pending since last
Julyf AnStosT. l. We are not familiar with the
bountles paid by the State of Massachusetts. We
suggest that you write the Secretary of State of
Massachusetts Boston, Mass. 2. The United States
government paid bounty 70 certain soldiers who
enlisted IN 1864, did also the State g. There ID
no standing appropriation to pay bounty claims.
They all depend upon appropriation made by
Congress ubsequent to the allowance Of the claims
II IS impossible to say when any person will receive
his money Ia claim which is now pending.
z. f. r, Barnard, vi. 1 enlisted IN Novern-
Der, 1861, for three years, and was promised SiOO
bounty IN gold and pay in gold. received neither
Is not the Government in honor bound to make
good Its promise? 2. l was mustered into service
Feb. Is 1861, and was discharged at Barrancas Fla
to re-enlIst as veteran II bounties are equalzed
Will De entitled to any additional bounty on my
first enlistment? g. 1 was commissioned Second
Lieutenant March l. 1856. but was not mustered
at that date; was discharged March A. 1856, az
brownsville Tex, by reason Of the close of the
war, but was not disbanded until Feb r. 1866, at
marlborough, Vt. Can l now be mustered on
my commission and draw Lieutenant's pay up to
the date OF disarmament? I. A friend who enlisted
in 1861 died at Lincoln Hospital at Washington in
1868. He allotted part of his pay 70 his mother and
she drew State pay OF 81 per month. His mother
being dead, his brothers or sisters recover
anything from the Government for the support and
burial OF his mother, she having been dependent
m her X Ara ia hafr- ET,Ak
bounty should the Equalization of Bounty BIZ be-
come law 3? AnSlUeT. 1. The Governments never
agreed to pay bounty or pay in gold. Il agreed TO
pay money. GFeehOaeks We're money. 2. No; the
bounty paid on both enlistments would be taken
into consideration in equalizing bounties. Under
the equa!lzed Oountles you would be entitled to
$50 per month for the time actually served as an
enlisted man. deducting al Government bounty
received. g. We do not understand how you could
be dlsbanded at Brattleborough, VT one month
and two days before you were discharged at
Brownsyille Tex. No. s. Probably not
Mrs. i. z. y, Meriden, CoEH.-Am entitled to
widows pension under the act of June Z, lSSS? 1
am the widow of soldier who died in january
1861, and have drawn pension from the date of
his death. had a minor child, who drew s. per
month from the date of the passage of the act in
1866 AnStEeT. No You have received ali he arrears
to which you are entitled, both for yourself and
F. s. Great Bend, Pa was a First Lieutenant
In New York State Rifles, and resigned to enlist as
private for three years in 18th \. Y Am | en-
titled TO the veteran bounty? Alslcer. No; serv-
Ice as an officer does not count for veteran bounty
4. T., Aeig YORK. Soldiers HOme.-Ias the bill be-
fore Congress giving appropriation to each
State Home according to the number of inmates
become law. AlSt9er. No such bill has become
law.
". j.. Bradford. Pa-By whom is Gen sherf-
dams book published, and who has the general
agency for it? Anslrer, Charles h Webster < Co.,
New York city.
J.W. r., Petersburg, O-Comrade eontraetedrheu-
matlsm 20 years before the war; and was partly dis
abed when he enlisted in 1852. He served most of
his time IN the hospital. Is he entitled to a
pension? AHS1oer. No. unless when he enlisted
he had recovered, and again contracted the dis
ability in the service.
n. G., FollHger, o. enlisted Aug. IS 1853, at
Winchester, Tenn. AT that time the township where
| lived was paying SlO0, which l never received
Can i now recover the same? A1ISlCer. Applica-
lions for local bounty are not considered by the
Government. Write TO the Adjutant- General
State Of Ohio Columbus, o., in regard to the mat
ter. Most OF such claims for local bounty are
barred.
W. P. ", Togus, Ae.-Does the Pension Office
furnish ear-iubes for deafness? 4lSlrer. The Gov
eminent does not furnish appliances of any kind
for the deal.
InqHirsr.-J. G. Brown, late Surgeon, 4th Tenn
Cav, y deceased. The pOstotlce address of ROb't
Il. Smith, late Hospital Steward, 4th Tenn Cav, is
unknown.