The National tribune., 1896-06-04
L.H.w. At cHAuTAuauA LAKE.
MIN ETY-DAY M m.
Iowa Comrades Ask Some Questions in Re
gard TO Them

Iowa Comrades Ask Some Questions in Re-
gard TO Them
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: At the
regular meeting of Gen. Hancock Post, 90,
Department of Iowa, G. Ar, held on Thurs
day evening, March rs, the Post by unani-
meGs vote, instructed NE to send the iDclOsed
list of inquiries to you, and request that You
publish them with such replies you think
| proper at an early date in the columns of
your paper. Trust that you will DO so.
Yours in F., C. and Ii. G. HILLS, Com
mander Hancock Post, %, Department of
of Iowa, GAR, Sioux CRY, Iowa.
1si. How many Of such men regularly en-
listed and mustered in were honorably dis
charged within 80 days?
%. How many of such men were in active
service in camp and field at the seat of war
within the 80 days?
Sd. How many of all the men that wore
the blue were ia such active service at the
front inside OF 80 days from the time of their
enlistment or muster?
4th. How many of such men were actually
in active service within 80 days?
How many killed?
How many wounded ?
How many taken prisoners?
5th. Was not the soldier or sailor killed
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doing his duty for his country, in the same
cause az the man who was killed, wounded
or taken prisoner on the 9lst day or after?
9th. Should there be any disqualification
or penalty for a man TO have been killed,
wounded or taken prisoner inside of 80 days?
Th. Do not the records show and all
statistics aud authorities prove, that sick
ness from exposure ard fatisuing service in
the line of a soldiers duty, should be con-
sidered az q danger the same as the dangers
or The field of battle?
9Th. Why should not every man that was
regularly enlisted and mustered into service
THAT went TO the 'front.', and who received
an honorable discharge. be placed upon the
same basis as to minimum pension?
9th. Why do you place the limit at 90
days?
10;h. Why rule out the man who did his
hest for 50 days or less, and put in the pre-
ferred class the men who served 80 DAYS or
more?
18th. Would not justice recognize that
all men who voluntarily offered themselves
and all they capable of doing, as SOL
diers or sailors, for their country, and re-
ceived an honorable discharge should be
placed upon the same footing as 10 any min-
imum limit for pension legislation?
18th. Would it be right for one class of
soldiers who were fortunate enough to have
constitutions strong enough TO carry them
through, perhaps under more favorable cir
cums;ances, 10 over 80 days of service, to
assist in putting barricade around his COM
rade, who perhaps saw within his short serv-
ice as rough usage as his moro fortunate
comrade saw in all his term, and without
any opportunity to get accustomed, as it
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the inexperience or ignorance of officers?
18th. Does the Grand Army of the Re-
public refuse TO recognize as eligible to nem-
bership in their Order, soldiers and sailors
that served loss than 80 days?
| AnS,Oer: j. II is impossible to say Thefirst
three months call brought 81 ,SI6 men. The
second three months call brought out 5 ,007
or Jog, 800 altogether. These were discharged
/ at the end of their 80 days but most of
them re-enlisted. They, however, did q
great deal of hard fighting in their 80 days,
particularly those in Missouri.
9, 3, and 4. We should say that much the
greater part of the men who enlisted were
actually in active service inside Of so days
Mcclellan kept the Army Of the Potomac
| lying around Washington for several months
but this was the exception. As rule, regi-
! mems were hurried TO the front as soon as
they were organized, and got their duty and
discipline in the presence of the enemy
There are no compilations showing how
many were killed, wounded, or captured
inside of 80 days, but the number was very
large.
5. Certainly.
8. There is none, and should be mona
z. Yes.
g.. AS a rule, yes.
8, 10, II, and IL. A line must be drawn
somewhere, and in drafting Service Pen.
sion it was considered expedient to place
the minimum service at 30 days. Men who
were wounded or disabled before that time
can show service origin" and get rele
under the general laws
IL. No.-EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE
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