Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-07-20
How Southern States Take Care of
Veterans.


for Confederate Veterans at Higginsville,
Mo-. which the State has accepted and
pledged itself to support, contains some
| interesting information relating to State
aid in behalf of the INDECENT and helpless
ex-Confederates. The status of the
Southern States on this matter is as
follows:
Georgia.-Has no Confederate home.
Appropriated for pensions in the year
1896. $3.50. 900.
Alabama-Has no home. Levies a
special tax of one-half mill on the dollar
for the exclusive use of needy. ex-onfed-
crate soldiers and widows of the same,
amounting to SIIS,ooo per annum, which
amount is distributed to the needy in
proportion to their several disabilities.
Arkansas. home and makes an
annual appropriation equal to $3.50 per
capita for each inmate, besides it grants
pension to men not in the home, the
amount ranging from $25 to SIoo each
per annum, accordidg to indigency or
disability.
Tennessee.-The Legislature denoted
the Hermitage farm, consisting of AIS
acres, to be used for a Confederate home !;
appropriated $4,000 for erection of addi-
tional buildings. and gives SIS. annually
for the maintenance of the inmates, and
500, 900 annually for pensions,
Louisiana.-Has home which is
maintained by State appropriations
Also furnishes artificial limbs or commu-
tation in lieu thereof every four years at
the rate of $50 per leg snd sos per arm to
men who lost their limbs during the war.
In addition to foregoing, all soldiers who
sustained serious injury while in service,
and also widows of soldiers in INDECENT
circumstances. are entitled to 100 acres of
land from the State.
Texas.-Has home with capacity of
$50 inmates The State appropriation
for their support during 1896 was over
S25, 900.
North Carolina Has a home and
appropriates IS, 500 annually for support
raises by special tax about 100000 a
year for pensions. paying to first class
S64, second class $4s, third class S32,
fourth class $40, and to widows all $40
each.
Kentucky-Organized Confederate
Veterans Association in 1890 and during
the past six years the association has
extended relief to large number of her
needy veterans and has given Christian
burial to many of her hon ored dead.
South Carolina.-The General Assem-
bly, appropriates SIoo,ooo annually for
the support of her needy ex-Confederate
veterans.
Mississippi.-The State appropriates
S7s, 900 year to her resident ex-Con-
federates and the widows of her deceased
soldiers.
Virginia.--Th Legislature aPpropriates
for support of the ex-Confederates' Home
$3.50 per annum for each inmate to an
extent not to exceed $4,000 per annum,
the Home association contracting to re-
linquish to the State the title of its prop
erty twenty-five years after 1892. The
city of Richmond donates to the home
81, 900 year.
Maryland.-The Legislature donated
the Pikesville arsenal for an ex-confed-
crate home in 1888, and makes an appro-
priation for its maintenance.
The Virginia home is the largest andit
receives the greatest appropriation. The
State gives to it $50, 600 per year, and
2s2 needy veterans are spending the
evening of their lives under its shelter
Besides supporting the home so well,
Virginia gives more than 100000 ayeaI
in pensions to Confederate veterans.