The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-28

A recent act of Congress that VIII be
of great interest to old soldiers was
approved Feb. 6, 1907. This is an act
granting pensions to certain enlisted
men. soldiers and officers who served In
the civil war and the war with Mex
leo. The act reads as follows:
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled. That any person who served nine
ty days or more In the military or
naval service of the United States dur
ing the late civil war or sixty days IN
the war with Mexico and who has been
honorably discharged therefrom and
who has reached the age of " years or
over shall, upon making proof of such
facts according to such rules and regu-
lations as the secretary of the interior
may provide. be placed upon the ped
sion roll and be entitled TO receive
pension as follows: In case such per-
son has reached the age Of 62 years,
S12 per month; 20 years, $l5 per
month: IS years or over, go per
month. and such pension shall COM
mence from the date OF the filing OF
the application in the bureau Of pen
sions after the passage and approval
of this act. provided, that pensioners
who are CO years of age or over and
who are now receiving pensions under
existing laws or whose claims ere
pending In the bureau OF pensions may,
by application to the commissioner OF
pensions in such form as he may pre-
scribe. receive the benefits of this act,
and nothing herein contained shall pre-
vent any pensioner or person entitled
to a pension from prosecuting his claim
and receiving a pension under any 9th
er general or special act; provided,
that no person shall receive a pension
under any other law at the same time
or for the same period that he Is re-
ceiving a pension under the provisions
of this act: provided further, that no
person who Is now receiving Or shall
hereafter receive greater pension un-
der any other general or special law
than he would be entitled TO receive
under the provisions herein shall be
pensionable under this act.
Sec. ?. That rank in the service
shall not be considered in applications
filed hereunder.
Sec. 5. That no pension attorney,
claim agent or other person shall be
entitled to receive any compensation
for service rendered in presenting any
claim to the bureau of pensions or Sc
curing any pension under this act.
Heroic Record of Second WISCONSIN,.
The heroic record of the Second Wis
consin shows that, In proportion to the
number enrolled, it sustained during
its term of service the heaviest loss i'm
battle of any regiment in the Union
army AS this regiment was never
routed, and as its officers never blum.
dered, it may fairly be inferred that
it encountered the hardest fighting i'm
the war, and its services should be rec
ognized accordingly. AS the record of
this regiment stands for the full meas
ure of heroism among the two ttou-
sand or more regiments in the Union
army, the figures given by Colonel Fox
in connection with it are interesting.
The Second Wisconsin. Colonel Lucius
Fairchild. had total enrolment of one
thousand two hundred and three Off
GERS and men (including non-combat-
ants). of which number two hundred
and thirty-eight, or 1871 per cent. were
killed in battle Ia addition there we're
five hundred and fifteen who were
wounded and one hundred and thirty
two missing or captured. In other
words. if the non-combatants be de-
Quoted. over three-fourths of that regi-
ment were killed or wounded. to say
nothing of those who died of disease
Kind Old Man-"Officer, what Is the
charge against your prisoner? Officer
No charge yet, but think 1t will be
a 4 fa1 <ho a OF IN