East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-29
VETERANS OF INDIAN
WAR GIVEN PENSIONS
SURVEYORS or Their widows Benefited
BY Recent Act of Congress; Num-
ber of U9latiIla County Men Quail
iried.


| OF much interest 10 the Indian war
veterans in Umatilla county is the
act recently passed by congress
awarding pensions to survivors or
their widows. Included in the In
dian wars. the survivors of whom are
given recognition. are the Bannock
war fought in this county in 1875
and the Nez Perce war of the pre-
ceding year.
There are still a number of men liv-
ing in the county who took part in
the Bannock war. For their benefit
the entire act, a copy of which has
Moorhouse from Senator Chamber
lain. is here published:
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of Representatives of the United
I States of America in congress assem-
bled. That the provisions. limitations,
and benefits of an act entitled "An
act granting pensions to survivors of
the Indian wars of eighteen hundred
and thirty-two to eighteen hundred
and forty-two, inclusive, known as
the Black Hawk war, Creek war,
Cherokee disturbances and the Sem
mole war" approved July twenty
seventh eighteen hundred and nine
ty-two, as amended on February
nineteenth, nineteen hundred tkir-
teen. be. and the same are hereby.
extended from tn date of the passage
of this act to the surviving Officers
and enlisted men of the Texas volun-
teers who served in defense OF the
frontier of that state against Indian
depredations from January first,
eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, to
January first, eighteen hundred and
sixty-six to the year eighteen hundred
and seventy-seven, Inclusive, and to
the surviving officers and enlisted
men, including militia and volunteers
of the military service of the United
States. who have reached the age of
sixty-two years, and who served for
thirty days in the campaign in south
ern Oregon and Idaho and northern
parts of California and Nevada from
eighteen hundred and sixty-five to
eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, in
elusive; the campaign against the
Sioux in Minnesota and the Dakotas
in eighteen hundred and sixty-two
and eighteen hundred and sixty-three
and the campaigns against the Sioux
in wyoming in eighteen hunred and
sixty-five to eighteen hundred and
sixty-eight; to the following organ
izations of the First Regiment Ne
braska militia engaged in fighting
Indians and guarding United States
mails on the western frontier: Com
pany A. First Regiment, First Bri-
gade Nebraska Militia, who serve1
from August thirtieth, eighteen hum
dred and sixty-four. to November
twelfth, eighteen hundred and sixty
four; Company B. First Regiment
Nebraska Militia, who served from
August thirteenth, eighteen hundred
and sixty-four, to February thir-
teenth. eighteen hundred and sixty
five; Company c. First Regiment,
Second Brigade Nebraska Militia,
who served from August twenty
fourth. eighteen hundred and sixty
four, to February seventh, eighteen
hundred and sixty-five; to Captain
Edward p. Child's artillery detach-
ment, Nebraska Militia, who served
from August thirtieth, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-four. to November
twelfth, eighteen hundred and sixty
four; and Captain A. First Regiment,
Second Brigade Nebraska Militia,
who served from August twelfth.
eighteen hundred and sixty-four. to
December twenty-fourth, eighteen
hundred and sixty-four; the cam
paign against the Cheyennes, Arapha-
hoes. Kowas and comanches in
Kansas, Colorado and Indian Terri
tory from eighteen hundred and six
ty-seven to eighteen hundred and six
ty-nine, inclusive; the Modoc war of
eighteen hundred seventy three; the
campaigns against the Apaches OF
Arizona and New Mexico. or either of
them, in eighteen hundred and sew
enty-three; the campaign against the
Kiowas, Comanches and Cheyennes
in kansas. Colorado, Texas, Indian
territory. and New Mexico in eighteen
hundred and seventy-four and
seventy-five; the campaign against
the Northern Cheyennes and Sioux in
eighteen hundred and seventy-six;
the Bannock war of eighteen hundred
and seventy-eight; the campaign
against the Northern cheyennes in
eighteen hundred and seventy-eighi
and eighteen hundred and seventy
nine; the campaigns IN the Black
Hawk Indian war in Utah from
eighteen hundred and sixty-five TO
eighteen hundred ana sixty-seven. In
elusive; the campaign against the
Ute Indians In Colorado and Utah.
from September. eighteen hundred
and seventy-nine. TO November
eighteen hundred ana eighty. inclu-
sive; the campaign against the
Apache Indians in Arizona and New
Mexico, or either or them, in eigh-
teen hundred and eighty-five and
eighteen hundred and eighty-six:
and the campaign against the Sioux
Indians in South Dakota. from No
vember. eighteen hundred and ninety
TO January, eighteen hundred and
ninety-one, inclusive: and also to In
cIude the surviving widows OF said
officers and enlisted men who shan
have married said survivor prior 10
the passage OF this act: Provided.
That such widows have not remar-
rfed: Provided furtner. That this act
shall extend also TO the surviving Of
ficers and enlisted men Of the or