Chapter 29. 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. 29.— 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. January 27, 1911. [[H. R. 28434](/us/bill/61/hr/28434).] [[Private, No. 186.]](/us/pvtl/61/186) *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— The name of Henry S.
Limes, late of Company A, First RegimentPensions increased.Henry S. Limes. Ohio 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 Thomas McGee, late of Company D, One hundred andThomas McGee. sixty-eighth Regiment Ohio National Guard Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that lie is now receiving. The name of Matthew’ Corbitt, late of Company B, Eleventh RegimentMatthew Corbitt.
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 Henry T. Blair, late of Company G, Sixteenth RegimentHenry T. Blair. 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. 1884 The name of Sylvia A. Sturges, widow of Henry Sturges, lateSylvia A. Sturges. captain Company G, Sixty-first Regiment United States Colored 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 H. Ellis, late of Companies F and A, Twenty-eighthWilliam H. Ellis. Regiment 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 John Townsend, late of Companies A and B, EighthJohn Townsend. Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and Company I, Fourth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that lie is now receiving.
The name of Silas M. McClure, late of Company H, One hundredSilas M. McClure. and second 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 Frederick Betsall, late of Company L, Sixth RegimentFrederick Betsail. 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 John A. Reamer, late of Company B, One hundred andJohn A.
Reamer. eleventh Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of William M. Broyles, late of Company G, Forty-secondWilliam M. Broyles. 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 Edward A. Brown, late of Company E, Fifth RegimentEdward A. Brown. 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 Alfred D. Collier, late of Company K, First RegimentAlfred D. Collier. Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and Company I), Forty-fourth Regiment 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 Preston Parmenter, late of Company I, Twelfth RegimentPreston Parmenter. Michigan 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 Smith, late of Company E, Tenth RegimentWilliam Smith. Ohio 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 Henry Edwards, late of Company E, First RegimentHenry Edwards. Wisconsin 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 Russell N. Preston, late of Company A, Ninth RegimentRussell N.
Preston. Vermont 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 Edward O. Smith, late of Company B, First RegimentEdward O. Smith. 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 Morrison Cayton, late of Battery E, First RegimentMorrison Cayton. West Virginia 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 Louisa A. Derndinger, widow of Leo Derndinger, latePensions.Louisa A. Derndinger. first lieutenant Companies D and F, Thirty-ninth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month: *Provided, however,*That such pension shall cease*Proviso.*Pension to cease if officer is alive. upon proof that the officer is living. The name of Barbara Luthye, widow of Hans Luthye or Luthje,Barbara Luthye. late of Company K, Ninth Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. 1885 The name of Elizabeth W.
Walker, widow of Robert C. Walker,Pensions increased. Elizabeth W. Walker. late major and paymaster, United States Volunteers, and pay her a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Mary E. Murphy, widow of Richard J. Murphy, late ofMary E. Murphy. Companies E and K, and captain Company B, Thirty-seventh Regiment New York 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 Ray Phillips, late of Company C, Third RegimentRay Phillips. 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 Allen R. Robinson, late of Company C, One hundredAllen R. Robinson. and fourteenth 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 Vincent D. Byfield, late of Company C, One hundredVincent D.
Byfield. and sixty-seven th Regiment 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 Benjamin A. Jones, late of Company I, Forty-fourthBenjamin A. Jones. 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 Samuel Ott, late of Company H, One hundred andSamuel Ott. fifty-first Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that lie is now receiving.
The name of Augustus A. Nauman, late of Company A, Thirty-first ,Augustus A. Nauman. 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. The name of John W. Welsh, late of Company H, One hundred andJohn W. Welsh. forty-third 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 Georgia A. Ludwick, helpless and dependent child ofPension.Georgia A.
Ludwick. James E. Ludwick, late of Company A, Twelfth Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. The name of Morgan J. Bailey, late of Company D, FifteenthPensions increased.Morgan J. Bailey. Regiment West Virginia 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 Edward D. Cowles, late of Company A, Tenth RegimentEdward D. Cowles. Michigan 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 Edward Frankford, late of Company B, First RegimentEdward Frankford. Pennsylvania Reserve 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 Edward C. Scott, late of Company K, SeventeenthEdward C. Scott. 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. The name of Beverly W. Lemert, late first lieutenant Company A,Beverly W.
Lemert. Seventy-sixth Regiment Ohio 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 Calvin A. Smith, late of Company II, Eighth RegimentCalvin A. Smith. 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. 1886 The name of Parley P. Stoner, late of Company E, Eleventh RegimentParley P. Stoner. 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 Sallie R. Stotler, widow of Henry S. Stotler, late ofSallie R. Stotler. Company C, Ninth ‘ Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve 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 Alexander McLain, late of Company K, Fifty-thirdAlexander McLain. 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 Andrew S.
Fry, late of Company F, Sixty-third Regiment,Andrew S. Fry. and Company H, One hundred and fifth 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 Charles E. Bibb, late of Company II, Fifth RegimentCharles E. Bibb. United States Colored 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 David W.
McMeen, late of Company I, Twenty-fifthDavid W. McMeen. 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 John M. Crawford, late of Company C, One hundredJohn M. Crawford. and fourth 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 William P. Barr, late of Company C, Sixteenth RegimentWilliam P.
Barr. 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 Horace Hammond, late of Company F, One hundredHorace Hammond. and twenty-fourth Regiment New York 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 George Garrett, late of Company F, One hundred andGeorge Garrett. 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 Gabriel E. Maher, late of Company E, One hundredGabriel E. Maher. and seventieth 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 Alfred Holton, late of Company I, One hundred andAlfred Holton. twenty-fourth 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 Richard Crowther, late of Company A, Fifty-eighthRichard Crowther.
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 Henry Weatherholt, late of Company L, Third RegimentHenry Weatherholt. Kentucky 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 Charles E. Goodrich, late of Company K, SecondCharles E. Goodrich. Regiment Connecticut 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 William H. Easterly, late of Company F, ThirteenthWilliam H. Easterly. 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. The name of Eugene T. Rigby, late of Company G, Second RegimentEugene T. Rigby. Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate forty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 1887 The name of Thomas C. Rutter, late of Company A, Eighty-fourthThomas C.
Rutter. 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 Edward Neve, late of Company A, Sixth RegimentEdward Neve. 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 W. Simmons, late of Company G, Fifth RegimentGeorge W. Simmons. United States Artillery, and captain Company A, Fifty-second 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 William H. Cobb, late of Company D, Tenth RegimentWilliam H. Cobb. 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 Charles S. Snell, late of Company K, Fifty-eighthCharles S. Snell. 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. The name of Dennis S. Sheppard, late captain Company F, andDennis S.
Sheppard. major, Eleventh Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, 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 Benjamin F. Glover, late of Company H, SixtiethBenjaminF. Glover. 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 Charles II. Thoms, late of Company H, TwelfthCharles H. Thoms. 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.
The name of Frederick Server, late of United States ships GreatFrederick Server. Western and Forest Rose, 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 Samuel Weaver, late of Company K, Twentieth RegimentSamuel Weaver. 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 Lawrence Henry, late of Company C, One hundredLawrence Henry. and eightieth 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 David Trimmer, late of Company A, ThirteenthDavid Trimmer. Regiment Maryland 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 Milo R. Parsons, late of Company G, Second RegimentMilo R. Parsons. 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 Martin V. B. Greek, late of Company F, Fourth RegimentMartin V.
B. Greek. Ohio 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 Elisha Martz, late of Company H, Seventy-first RegimentElisha Martz. 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 Oliver Kester, late of Company E, Sixty-fourth RegimentOliver Kester. 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 Elijah M. Riddle, late of Company G, Ninth RegimentElijah M. Riddle. West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and Company I, First Regiment West Virginia Veteran Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 1888 The name of John Fay, late of Company H, Second Regiment NewJohn Fay. York Volunteer Mounted Rifles, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of Amos Piatt, late of Company D, First Regiment ColoradoAmos Piatt. 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 John F. Case, late of Company A, Twelfth RegimentJohn F. Case. 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 James Calkins, late of Company A, Fifty-fourth RegimentJames Calkins.
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 Samuel McClellan, late of Eighteenth Battery, OhioSamuel McClellan. 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 John D. Kennedy, late of Company C, Twenty-secondJohn D. Kennedy. 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 Andrew J. Johnson, late of Company D, Sixth RegimentAndrew J. Johnson. West Virginia 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 George N. Peabody, late of Companies I and D,George N. Peabody. Fifty-eighth 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 C. Bollman, late of Company H, Third RegimentWilliam C.
Bollman. Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, 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 Martin Hogan, late of Company K, One hundred andMartin Hogan. thirty-second 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 Melvin J. Jenkins, late of Company B, Twelfth RegimentMelvin J. Jenkins. 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 James Stanyan, late of Company II, FourteenthJames Stanyan. Regiment New Hampshire 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 August Schroeder, late of Company D, Second RegimentAugust Schroeder. 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 Harry N. Bresee, helpless and dependent child ofPension.Harry N.
Bresee. William H. Bresee, late of Company D, One hundred and thirty-fourth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. Approved, January 27, 1911.