Chapter 95. Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the civil war and certain widows and dependent children of such soldiers and sailors
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CHAP. 95.— An Act Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the civil war and certain widows and dependent children of such soldiers and sailors. March 23, 1908. [[S. 5254](/us/bill/60/s/5254).] [[Private, No. 34](/us/pvtl/60/34).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Pensions. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws— Pensions increased.Nathan H.
Tyler.The name of Nathan H. Tyler, late of Second Battery, First Battalion Maine Volunteer Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Chase M. Swain.The name of Chase M. Swain, late second lieutenant Company I, Twenty-sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pension.Rebecca Kraus.The name of Rebecca Kraus, widow of Samuel Kraus, late captain Company B, Seventh Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month.
Pensions increased.Joseph Logsdon.The name of Joseph Logsdon, late of Company L, Fourth Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, and Company A, Seventeenth1223Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Isaac Wharton, late of Company H, Third RegimentIsaac Wharton. West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of Gilbert A. Jordan, late of Company C, One hundredGilbert A. Jordan. and second Regiment, and Company H, Sixteenth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Edward C. Gearey, late lieutenant-colonel Thirty-secondEdward C. Gearey. Regiment United States Colored Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty-six dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of George A. Bucklin, late of Company C, Fiftieth RegimentGeorge A. Bucklin. Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Marshall H. Lewis, late of Company I, Fifth RegimentMarshall H. Lewis. Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that, he is now receiving. The name of David S. Oliphant, late second lieutenant Company D,David S.
Oliphant.*Post*. p. 1237. Thirty-fifth Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Erastus Strickland, late of Company H, Tenth RegimentErastus Strickland. Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Franklin L. Fetch, late of Company E, First RegimentFranklin L. Felch. New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of Elizabeth Marshall, widow of Dustin Marshall, late ofElizabeth Marshall. Company C, and first lieutenant Company A, Third Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of seventeen dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Sarah J. Mumford, widow of James R. Mumford, late ofSarah J. Mumford. Company A, Fifty-second Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of sixteen dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
The name of Jefferson Stanley, late of Company F. Thirty-first RegimentJefferson Stanley. Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Nathan Dunkelberg, late of Company D, One hundredNathan Dunkelberg. and seventy-second Regiment Pennsylvania Drafted Militia Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Luman N.
Judd, late of Company I, Thirty-fourth RegimentLuman N. Judd. Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of William M. Favorite, late of Company D, Eleventh RegimentWilliam M. Favorite. Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Charles F. Shepard, late of Second Independent BatteryCharles F.
Shepard. Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Marilla Harvey, widow of Elijah E. Harvey, lateMarilla Harvey. captain Company B. Sixth Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. 1224 Pensions.Bertha Zwicker.The name of Bertha Zwicker, blind and dependent daughter of Charles Zwicker, late of Company G.
Fifty-seventh Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. Pensions increased.Frederick D. Winton.The name of Frederick D. Winton, late of Company C, Twenty-fourth Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Bridget Murphy.The name of Bridget Murphy, widow of Michael Murphy, late of Company E. One hundred and twenty-seventh Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of sixteen dollars per mouth in lieu of that she is now receiving.
Edmund J. Graves.The name of Edmund J. Graves, late of Company C, Fifty-second Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Alexander RussellThe name of Alexander Russell, late of Company K, Eleventh Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Charles Thurston.The name of Charles Thurston, late first lieutenant Company G, Twenty-third Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Thomas J. Postlewait.The name of Thomas J. Postlewait, late of Company A, Sixty-first Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Hazen E. Soule.The name of Hazen E. Soule, late of Eleventh Independent Battery Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per mouth in lieu of that he is now receiving. Mary J. Logan.The name of Mary J. Logan, widow of Robert Logan, late of Company A, First Regiment District of Columbia Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of sixteen dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
Marcus J. Howland.The name of Marcus J. Howland, late of Company F, Twentieth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Andrew G. Pringle.The name of Andrew G. Pringle, late of Company G. Twelfth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Johnston M. Watts.The name of Johnston M. Watts, late of Company A.
Second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Elbridge Stevens.The name of Elbridge Stevens, late of Company C, Eighth Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of forty dollars per mouth in lieu of that he is now receiving. Richard Firn.The name of Richard Firn, late of Company D, Fifth and First Regiments California Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
George W. Irwin.The name of George W. Irwin, late of Company H, Thirty-fourth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. John G. Snook.The name of John G. Snook, late of Company B, Nineteenth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and Company I, Ninth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Joseph A.
Clark.The name of Joseph A. Clark, late of Companies H and K. First Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Jacob M. Weekley.The name of Jacob M. Weekley, late of Company B, First Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Light Artillery, and pay him a 1225pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Sarah A. Chitwood, widow of Richard G.
Chitwood,Sarah A. Chitwood. late captain Company C, Osage Regiment Missouri Home Guards, and Company G, Eighth Regiment Missouri State Militia Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Harrison Lovelace, late of Company K, Twenty-secondHarrison Lovelace. Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of Harriet E. Whiton, widow of Lester Whiton, late firstHarriet E. Whiton. lieutenant Company D. Twenty-second Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of seventeen dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of George A. Whitney, late of Company E, Sixty-fifth RegimentGeorge A. Whitney. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of Lydia M. Salisbury, widow of Jonathan B. Salisbury,Lydia M. Salisbury. late of Captain Ramsey’s Company K, First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, war with Mexico, and second lieutenant Company D, Hatch’s Battalion. Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of sixteen dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of John S. Lee, late of Company G. One hundred and twenty-ninthJohn S. Lee. Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of John L. Francis, late of Company G, Eighth Regiment,John L. Francis. Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Infantry, and Company G, One hundred and ninety-first Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Thomas Gibson, late major, Fourteenth RegimentThomas Gibson. Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of Mary E. Kellogg, widow of Edward Josiah Kellogg,Pensions.Mary E. Kellogg. late of Company B, One hundred and twenty-seventh Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. The name of Mary J. Hammond, widow of Jehial P. Hammond, lateMary J, HammondPensions increased. of Company B, Seventy-second Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. The name of Golson B.
Searle, late of Company L Sixty-fourthDolson B. Searle. Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the, rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of James H. Conley, late of Company F, FourteenthJames H. Conley. Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Gage S. Gritman, late first lieutenant Company K,Gage S.
Gritman. One hundred and sixth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Henry P. French, late of Company A. Ninth RegimentHenry P. French. Vermont Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of William H. Son, late of Company B, Thirteenth andWilliam H. Son. Fifth Regiments Missouri State Militia Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 1226 Eunice P.
A they.The name of Eunice P. Athey, widow of Morrison C. Athey, late of Company E, First Regiment Oregon Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Orlando S. Goff.The name of Orlando S. Goff, late of Company D, and second lieutenant Company K, Tenth Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. George E. Loutisberry.The name of George E.
Lounsberry, late of Company E, Thirty-sixth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Mary E. Ostheimer.The name of Mary E. Ostheimer, widow of Simon Ostheimer, late of Third Battery, Indiana Volunteer Light Artillery, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Hannibal H. Whitney.The name of Hannibal H. Whitney, late of Company F, Tenth Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Edwin W. French.The name of Edwin W. French, late captain Company C, First Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Jerome Crandall.The name of Jerome Crandall, late of Company K, Twenty-sixth Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Approved, March 23, 1908.