Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-20
SOUTHERN VETERANS.
NEARLY ALL THE STATES PRO-
VIDE FOR SOLDIERS.
Kentucky Is the Experimentation
and Homes Arranged for the Soldiers
and Their Widows-Louisiana Gives
Her Public Lands. q

The great interest which is now ex-
isting in regard to the pension list OF
the government may lead to a desire
TO know what the former confederate
states are doing for the support Of
| their INDECENT soldiers and their Wild
ows. l will take the southern states
in alphabetical order and give briefly
an account Of the provisions made by
each for its soldiers, says Gen. Marcus
G. Wright in the Nashville Banner. BY
an act of the legislature of Alabama Of
Feb. l3, 1891, amended by a subsequent
act Of Feb. Is, 1895, any soldier or sail
or, being a resident of the state, is en-
titled to receive a pension, if he has
lost an arm or leg or received such
wound in the service Of the confed-
crate states as to render him unable
physically to procure a livelihood by
labor, or from any other cause, such
as protracted illness or old age, is rem
dered unable to make a living. Proof
Of service and inability is made before
the probate judge of the county in
which the applicant resides. widow
band was killed or died Of disease dur
ing the war or within five years after
the close Of the war, provided she has
not since remarked. Those owning
property exceeding the value Of $500
or an income Of that amount, or wives
having a separate estate Of $500, are
not entitled to receive pensions. To
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special tax Of Y of 1 mill on each dol
lar of taxable property is assessed and
collected as other taxes, and the total
amount thus collected is prorated
among the total number Of applicants
passed upon, and 81 200 Of the tax is
set apart for blind pensioners. For the
year 1892, 1886 soldiers and widows
received s26.5O each per annum, and
thirty-eigh1 blind, 31.57 each. IN 1898
there were 5,2O1 pensioners, including
widows. In 1898 the number had in
creased 10 1868 For Arkansas the
provisions are very similar to those Of
Alabama and there are now !, 100 pen
slOners on the list, including widows.
On the death Of a pensioner the widow
succeeds to the pension during her wild !
owhood. The amount Of pensions |
ranges from 1926 to 500 Per month per
annum, according to the disability. |
Arkansas also has a home for INDECENT |
and disabled confederate soldiers, |
which is located at Little Rock. 1t is
supported by the state and has now in
it thiTty-five soldiers. The Georgia |
pension law is very similar to that OF
Arkansas. In 1897 there were 1881
names on the roll and the sum Of $780,
900 was paid for pensions and artificial
limbs. The laws relating to widows
are similar to those Of Arkansas. Flor
ida gives pensions, averaging about
S1O0 per annum, to 5s3 persons and also
has a home at Jacksonville, supported
by the state, an allowance Of 800 each
being given to each occupant The
widows OF confederate soldiers get $3.50
per annum, while the widow Of pen
sioner receives the sum to which the
pens;oner was entitled. Louisiana
gives no pension, but furnishes artifi-
cial limbs and pays for their repair,
and has home at New Orleans, which
Is supported by the state, which now
has $50 inmates. The state also do
mates one-ouarter section Of her public
lands to any soldier making applica-
ton. or to the widow of a soldier, if
she be unmarried. Maryland grants no
pensions, but has home at Pikesville,
by the state in part and also
oy private contributions. The home
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ions her confederate soldiers and their
widows and INDECENT servants Of sol
iiers. For 1897 there we're on the list
|, 400 pensioners, for whom $4,000 was
appropriated. Missouri gives no PEN
lions, but has q home at Rigginsville,
or the support of which the state
rants s12, 900 per annum. It now has
5s inmates. North Carolina gives
ranging from S25 to 800 per
annum, to confederate soldiers and
heir widows, and there are now on the
oils 8, z20 names, and the total dis
,ursements for pensions since 1879
ave been SsS6,2s6.05. There IS also
home at Raleigh, to which the state
ontributes 5000 per annum. end the
resent number OF inmates Is ninety
ne. The legislature Of South Carolina
rants pensions 70 INDECENT soldiers
nd their widows and publishes yearly
list Of the names, residences and
mount received and reason for grant
lg pensions. INDECENT confederate
oldiers and their widows receive pen
Ions in Tennessee, and there is 6 sol
l.
Dc former residence OF Gen. Andrew
ackson. The legislature granted for
le purpose OF the home AIS acres OF