The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-05-09
OLD CONFEDERATE CLAIMS.
Rules Governing Those for Horses,
Side Arms, Etc.


Washington. May 5.-The Quarter
master General has issued regulations
concerning the bill recently intrOdu-
eed in the Senate by Senator Bate. OF
Tennessee. and which became a law
Fen. q. 1902. The dill provides for
an investigation Of claims Of cavalry
and artillery Officers and private sol
diers Of the COnfeerdate army for
horses. side arms and baggage alleged
TO have been unlawfully taken from
them by Federal troops after the sur
render at Appomattox. As many re-
quests tor information as TO the scope
of the bill have reached the War De-
partment. the following rules have
been approved by the Secretary of
War:
IL. The only claims authorized to
be Investigated under this act are those
for horses, side arms and baggage al
legged to have been taken from artillery
and cavalry officers and private sol
diers of the Confederate army at and
after the surrender at Appomattox by
the Federal troops acting under orders,
in violation of the terms of surrender
of the Confederate armies.
80. If the soldier from whom the
property was taken is living payments
under this act can only be made to
him, but in case the has died since he
was paroled, payments may be made TO |
the following persons and no others |
His wife, but if she be dead also, then |
to mis- children if he has either wife |
nor child living then to his parents. |
or either of them if one of them be
dead; it there be minor children pay
ments may be made to thier guardians.
80. Claims must be presented
either by the person or persons entitled
to payment under rule 2 or by an agent
who must file with the Quartermaster
General duly executed power of at
torney showing his authority to act
for such person or persons in the prose-
cuton of claims arising under this sta
tute. K
"A. The law requires that the !
claimant must establish to the satisfac {
ton of the Quartermaster General that !
he, or the persons thr ough or from I
whom he asserts said claim, was parol-
ed at the time of the surrender of the
Confederate armies that he has kept c
MS parole in good faith; that he was t
The actual owner of the horses, side
arms and baggage for which he claims a
that such property was t
AIKEN from him by troops of the United a
States acting under orders and in a
violation of the terms of the surrender n
which he was paroled. In reaching 0
conclusion the Quartermaster General n
will only consider statements sworn
0 by the atlantis before United II
states Commissioner, clerk of United O
states Court, notary public, or a
ONE other officer having general au d
hority to administer oaths. If the a.
fficer has an official seal it must be
fixed, otherwise the proper certificate p
s to his official character must be fur st
ished. S.
IF the soldier from whom it is al G
eyed the property was taken is living W
is affidavit covering the following bt
Oints must be filed His rank and or ds
the time and place he was th
aroled; whether he has kept his pa
Die in good faith; whether he was the
,tual owner of the articles alleged to
ave been taken their number, kind
I'D value whether they were taken by
nited States troops and the time and M
ace of such taking whether any pay in
ent was ever made for such articles. A''
g should, If possible. give the name
I'd organization of the person who de
OK the property, and II receipt was
ven therefor it must be submit tied ha
18th the claim. If the soldier is dead CO.
these facts must be sworn to by the de
rson claiming the benefits of the act. res
the soldier was given parole it de'
ust be filed with the claim, or its an
sence satisfactorily accounted for de1
roles filed under this act will be LII
if the claimant SO desires, pc!
len no longer required in connection pol
tn the claim. The official before ovt
lom the oath is taken must certify ser
to the credibility of each affiant she
aimants should, if possible, sub Co
t additional affidavits from other
diers or persons present at the time cid
} property is allegedto have been Phi
rem, covering all or any of the evi
It's to which the claimants swear. - tina
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