The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-29
FOU0HTIN BORN 4hMIAS'
some Pensioners who were on Two Sidos In
the WAL

| Many welI-informed persons not par
tcularlv interested in pensions nav ~ ~
! surprised and puzzled by inc IeCs,''ly -
| published decisions Of the btpai ott'''u No.
| the Interior relating 10 SOLDIERS VIZ
! served in both the Confederate ana : MOI.
| armies. saws the Philadelphia RecoId' ~
| was generally supposed mat theI 49,
| no pensioners with sutR n cont an. ~ :,
| record. and the surprise was intehSillri
| when IL was noted that one Oh ti'e ~ ~.
| referred to a Union veteran, '''tEr ".
| Coffev. who was receiving pension lur
| a gunshot wound received ID PI''I - 81
! vice in the Confederate army. ne
! final decision was that hereafter pen
| cinns viii bo denied to all those who,
prinr or subsequent 20 their service OF
ninety DAYS in the army OF the Jhlt'i
| States. voluntary engaged IN or abcI5ti
! the late rebellion. to WhiGh WIS 60.
this express exception: Unless IL .e az
/ isfactor.Iy shown that enlistment In the
Confederate service was Tor inc puiFV'.
| of making an escape % the Union me.
MANY cases Of soldiers who served IN
both armies are known To- PIand ..hta
veterans in this city. although OF we
5.so carried on the rolls OF the pension
| office here not one such case. a'cpi iII7
10 chief clerk 9. +. ~ keI, hd1 n''l
called 10 his attention. rms, ho"tN - -
moi conclusive he says. as 10 the TACT on
dual sorvicc-thc records Of pensioners
never cornirg No for review AZ inns or
6ce-aI complaints or ohJecu.IS ptlIH
referred to the Commissioner oil ItilSIoHa
at Washington. , .r,, the
4 few instances. gathered nun IN
conversation Of Grand Army men III
This CITY Gil serve TO show uhHer VIA
r1,'i.cI,lj.,r circumstances a Union soldier,
t,hn served I'm both armies, may HdN'
remained nj heart steadily loyai 10 IN
Government Of the United states ne
most convincing case. probdpE, II ,.tiId..
OF Sergeant James Plunkett, OF thr IISS :
New York Mounted Rides hd'lNf .l
pcnusvlvania-oue Of tho bOldCSt S5'G >
i'm mo Army OF the JAMES. TWICE, uF
direction of General Butler. ne saIeiy
penetrated the cnemy'S lines, ara sp'uC
several days in IachWond, Itlut mus ~
Information OF great importance, -
tempting 80 repeat his exploit me 'I ...,
time, he was suspected oi DtIuT ,9Ps I,
arrested. and Imprisoned pm 'd0,t 49, 80,
der. While the auJhoII'!t7 W.. g." IA
ing the arrival Of witness N.o' H.
was offered the chance OF ,ulia.iI,.7 ,,-
Jcb. StuartS cavalry ana promptly a.,
ccutcd n. Selling the first opportunity
10 escape 10 the Union lines along we
Rapidln. SurrcnderIus 90 IlCk'iS 'i ''"'
eral SedgwickS command. he was lWmt-
diatoIv charged with being Confederate
spy. ana a rum-he1l couI i-lu"t va va
ordered 10 Try him. He pleaded SO 'd5
nestly for delay uhIl a. t,I'-I ,', 3,
be forwarded 10 General bht'I 55h"tt >
was granted him. buii'i ItPnt" .' ,iS
Plunkett belonged 10 MS CuHHiiH' '''I'
to send him 90 Fortress Monroe. HcLr
De was given ms Hou"IaUI' LII III
tTD n the army anu 1''H''''' ~ " .
eTal sum Of money rom 'He S'0i'
vice iuuI ......n. ,,.,.,
Another case ID lir Sh,ut I'm ,.,' " O.
that Of Private James ara! u HH' w. Va
the rebel iroueiad MerrIHas, HullII ,i Ill.,.
engage mont win INC lIhoH i''' I'D i''"'i