Chapter 101. Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Civil War and certain widows and dependent relatives of such soldiers and sailors
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CHAP. 101.— An Act Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Civil War and certain widows and dependent relatives of such soldiers and sailors. February 16, 1911. [[H.R. 31161](/us/bill/61/hr/31161).] [[Private, No. 212](/us/pvtl/61/212).] *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 rolls, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws— The name of John Beidelman, late of Company D, Seventh RegimentPensions increased.
John Beidelman. United States Veteran Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 1967 The name of Frederick N. Welker, late of Company B, One hundredFrederick N. Welker. and fifty-first Regiment Ohio National Guard 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 Herman H. Richter, late of Company A, Thirty-firstHerman H. Richter.
Regiment Missouri 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 John W. Lay, late of Company B, Second Regiment,John W. Lay. Tennessee Volunteer Mounted 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 Charles W. Mecum, late of Troop A, Sixth RegimentCharles W. Mecum. United States Cavalry, and Company F, Eighty-fourth Regiment Pennsylvania 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 Louis Spicer, late of Company I, One hundred andLouis Spicer. forty-fifth 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. The name of Lewis C. Moore, late of Company E, Ninety-thirdLewis C. Moore. Regiment Indiana 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 Adam R. Northern, late of Company K, Third RegimentAdam R.
Northern. Tennessee 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 John Skelton, late of Company E, Sixty-eighth RegimentJohn Skelton. Indiana 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 Stephen N. Pierce, late of Company G, ThirteenthStephen N. Pierce. Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, 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 Silas Taggart, late of Company C, Thirtieth RegimentSilas Taggart. 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 William O. Underwood, late of Company C, Seventy-thirdPension.William O. Underwood. Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. The name of John Musselman, late of Company E, Second RegimentPensions increased.John Musselman.
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. The name of Robert Johnson, late of United States ships GreatRobert Johnson. Western and Ozark, United States Navy, 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 Joanna Gloster, widow of John Gloster, late of CompanyJoanna Gloster. D, Eleventh Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and Company F, First Regiment Connecticut 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 John J. Bailey, late of Company G, Thirtieth RegimentJohn J. Bailey. 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 Hosea Sarchett, late of Company G, Fifteenth RegimentHosea Sarchett. 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 William T. Ewing, late of Company G, Twenty-eighthWilliam T.
Ewing. Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 1968 The name of Julian H. Gunn, late of Company F, Sixty-eighth RegimentJulian H. Gunn. 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 Gershom L. Akers, late of Company G, Thirtieth RegimentGershom L. Akers. New Jersey 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 Joseph H. Hibbs, late of Company G, One hundred andJoseph H. Hibbs. sixteenth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and Fifty-third Company, Second Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps, 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 K. Dickinson, late second lieutenant, CompanyJames K. Dickinson. K, Second Regiment Arkansas 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 William A. Rowden, late of Company F, First RegimentWilliam A. Rowden. Missouri Volunteer Light Artillery, 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 James R. Richmond, late of Company C, SeventeenthJames R. Richmond. Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of William A. James, late of Company H, Fifty-first RegimentWilliam A.
James. Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that be is now receiving. The name of Benjamin Timberman, late of Company C, First RegimentBenjamin Timberman. 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. The name of Ancil B. Wood, late of Company H, Eighth RegimentAncil B. Wood. 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 Matthew W. Adams, late of Company I, Seventy-eighthMatthew W. Adams. Regiment Ohio 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 Catharine Voyles, widow of Enoch Voyles, late captainPension.Catharine Voyles. Company G, Third Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. The name of Edwin E. Valder, late of Company H, One hundred andPensions increased.Edwin E.
Valder. fifty-sixth Regiment Illinois 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 Ferdinand Wagner, late of Company I, Sixth RegimentFerdinand Wagner. Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of forty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Charles M. Montgomery, late of Company I, FourteenthCharles M. Montgomery. Regiment New York Volunteer Heavy 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 George T. Waring, late of Company H, One hundredGeorge T. Waring. and nineteenth Regiment New York 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 Thomas T. Anderson, late chief trumpeter, SecondThomas T. Anderson. 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. The name of Cornelius H. Brown, late of Company I, One hundredCornelius H.
Brown. and thirty-third Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 1969 The name of Adam Miller, late of United States ships Midnight,Adam Miller. Restless, and Somerset, United States Navy, 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 Cloud C. Nobs, late of United States ship Vermont,Cloud C. Nobs. United States Navy, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of Mordecai Tyler, late of Company E, Fourth RegimentMordecai Tyler. New Jersey 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 George Greenwell, late of Company A, Forty-seventhGeorge Greenwell. 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 William Beistle, late of Company B, One hundredWilliam Beistle. and seventy-ninth Regiment 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 Theodore H. Wells, late of Company A, Fiftieth RegimentTheodore H. Wells. Indiana 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 John McGregor, late of Company H, Eighth RegimentJohn McGregor. Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of fifty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Wilson J. Harbison, late of Company D, Two hundredWilson J.
Harbison. and sixth Regiment Pennsylvania 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 Darius Baldwin, late of Company H, Eleventh RegimentDarius Baldwin. Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, 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 Mary M. Taylor, helpless and dependent child ofPension.Mary M. Taylor. Samuel G. Taylor, late of Companies C and G, Sixty-first Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month.
The name of George A. Van Waters, late of Company G, OnePensions increased.George A. Van Waters. hundred and forty-second 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 William L. Holley, late of Company F, Third RegimentWilliam L. Holley. Rhode Island 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 Ellen B.
Ranlett, widow of Seth Alonzo Ranlett, lateEllen B. Ranlett. first lieutenant and adjutant, Thirty-sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Robert A. Cony, late of Company E, Twenty-firstRobert A. Cony. Regiment Maine 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 Philander W.
Copeland, late of Company B, Forty-fifthPhilander W. Copeland. 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 Laura Swing Kemeys, widow of Edward Kemeys, lateLaura Swing Kemeys. second lieutenant Company C, Sixty-fifth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and captain Company II, Fourth Regiment United States Colored Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and pay her a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. 1970 The name of David B.
Aldrich, late of Company F, ThirteenthDavid B. Aldrich. Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and Company G, Twenty-first Regiment New York 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 William E. Smith, late of Company D, Fourth RegimentWilliam E. Smith. New Hampshire 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 Peter Lafountain, late of Company F, Tenth RegimentPeter Lafountain.
Vermont 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 Edson S. Johnson, late of United States ship Victory,Edson S. Johnson. United States Navy, 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 James W. Callison, late of Company M, Second RegimentJames W. Callison. Missouri State Militia 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 William C. Runyan, late of Company B, Second RegimentWilliam C. Runyan. 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. The name of George H. Brown, late acting assistant surgeon,Pension.George H. Brown. United States Army, and pay him a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. The name of Margaret J. Ray, widow of William Ray, late of CompanyPensions increased.Margaret J.
Ray. B, First Regiment Minnesota 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 John Walker, late of Company K, One hundred andJohn Walker. second Regiment Ohio 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 Patrick Rogers, late of Company G, Thirty-secondPatrick Rogers. 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 Maria Raum, widow of Green B. Raum, late colonelMaria Raum. Fifty-sixth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and brigadier general, United States Volunteers, and pay her a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Thomas Griffin, late of Company K, Twelfth RegimentThomas Griffin. Indiana 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 Mark Donnelly, late of Company M, First RegimentMark Donnelly. Maryland Volunteer Cavalry, 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 Frederick W. Burns, late of Company A, One hundredFrederick W. Burns. and forty-third Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of fifty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Emilie C. Stork, widow of Christopher Stork, lateEmilie C.
Stork. second lieutenant Company D, Fifth Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of William F. Quackenbush, late of Company D, OneWilliam F. Quackenbush. hundred and twenty-fourth 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 Henry C. Koller, late of Company H, One hundredHenry C.
Koller. and first Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension 1971 at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of John Green, late of Company A, Twelfth RegimentJohn Green. 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. The name of Albert L. Hall, late of Company I, Second RegimentAlbert L. Hall. 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 John S. Palmer, late of Company IT, Third Regiment,John S. Palmer. and Company G, First Regiment, Delaware 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 George McIlwain, late of Company II, One hundredGeorge McIlwain. and ninth 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 William Workman, late of Company E, Second RegimentWilliam Workman.
Massachusetts 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 Charles E. Burmester, late of band, First RegimentCharles E. Burmester. Nebraska 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 George Raworth, late of Company I, Sixty-fourthGeorge Raworth. 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 Philip Spelman, alias Peter Smith, late of Company B,Philip Spelman, alias Peter Smith. One hundred and thirty-first Regiment New York 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 John McCormick, late of Company E, One hundredJohn McCormick. and fifth 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 Patrick Collins, late of Company A, Fifty-ninth RegimentPatrick Collins. 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 John D. Sherburne, late of Company B, TwelfthJohn D. Sherburne. Regiment, and Company F, Second Regiment, New Hampshire 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 Elizabeth A.
Albritton, widow of Amos A. Albritton,Elizabeth A. Albritton. late of Company E, Fifteenth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving: *Provided,*That in the event of the death*Provisos.*Increase to cease on death of child. of Amos E. Albritton, helpless and dependent son of said Amos A. Albritton, the additional pension herein granted shall cease and determine: *And provided further,*That in the event of the death ofPension to child on death of mother.
Elizabeth A. Albritton the name of said Amos E. Albritton shall be placed on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pensions laws, at the rate of twelve dollars per month from and after the date of death of said Elizabeth A. Albritton. The name of Louis J. Daughtrey, late of Company A, Forty-eighthLouis J. Daughtrey. Regiment Kentucky Mounted 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 Samuel S. Tenney, late commissary sergeant, FirstSamuel S. Tenney. Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Approved, February 16, 1911.