News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-22
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Commissioner Raum, of the Pen.
sion Bureau, has prepared, with the
aid OF the War Department records.
an interesting statement of the cas-
ualties Of the war of the Rebellion
and of other facts of special value in
connection with the pension legisla.
tiOn, of which the following is a con.
| densatiOn:
Number of the soldiers enlisted dur
ing the war for the Union, excluding
re-enlistments, 2,213,365.
Number killed in battle and 10y
other casualties and who died of dis
ease prior to July 1, 1865, 364, ,116.
Estimated number of deaths of sol
diers discharged during the war prior
to July /, 1865, 25, ,2S4.
Number of desertions, 121 1893.
Number of survivors of the war
July I, 1865, less deaths and deser-
tions, 1,7O2.O69.
Number of survivors July l, 1865,
less deaths and desertiuns, who were
subject to the usual laws of mortali-
ty, 1 1,116,069
Number of survivors July 1, 1865,
who, because of wounds and other
disabilities, were subject to higher
rate OF mortality, equal to twelve
years shortening of the expectation
of life. S31 900.
Number surviving Jan. l. 1890,
who are probably subject to the ordi-
nary life tables, S31 ,099.
Number surviving Jan. /, 1890,
who are subject to a greater death
rate, 415, 900.
Total number of survivors Jan. /,
1890, l ,246,0S9,
Number Of survivors on the pension
rolls Jan, l, 1890, 373,1O2.
Number of survivors not on the
pension rolls Jan, /, 1890, S73, ,9S7.
Number of invalid claims pending
Jan. /, 1890, 1S1 ,955.
Number of invalid claims on reject
ed files Jan. 1, 1890, 99,ST8.
Number of widows claims pending
Jan. /, 1890, 1923.
Number of widows claims on re-
jected files Jan. i. 1890, 3S, 600.
Number of dependent mothers and
Others on rejected files Jan. l, 1890,
9,414.
The Commissioner has also pre-
pared a statement of the appropria-
ton which will be required for the fis-
cal year, 1891, to meet the expendi-
lures contemplated by the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Morrill, in the House a
few days ago, providing among other
things for Il service pension of $S per
month to all honorably discharged
Union soldiers over 81 years of age,
and granting increase of pension in
certain cases.
This statement shows that there
are now S0,493 survivors of the war
over 81 years of age who are not
drawing pension, Hplaced on the
rolls at 500 per year the amount
would be 81, 7,T27,32S. 1t is also
shown that there are 25,642 pension
ers 90 years of age or over, who
would be entitled to an increase of
S3 81 per month, amounting to ST.
129, ,273. The probable number OF
widows who would be entitled to pen
sions under the Morrill, bill is giver
J as 30, 9,S63, amounting for the year tC
| S3, 100, ,24S, making the total cost o
| the service feature of the bill for the
year St2, ,625.84 The cost for the
first year under Sections 2 and OF
the bill is estimated at $27,135, ,267,
making the total appropriation for
the year $50, ,761 JIG.
The number of survivors, not inv
cluded in this calculation, who will
arrive at siXty-two years of age dur
ing the eighteen years next following
1891, is given as All, ,2O9. If pen
stoned at the rate of $S per month
the aggregate for the eighteen years
would be nearly $55, 100000.