Chapter 113. 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. 113.— 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.May 9, 1912.[[S. 5415](/us/bill/62/s/5415).][[Private, No. 14](/us/pvtl/62/14).] *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 Samuel C.
Whitwam, late of Company F, FourthPensions increased.Samuel C. Whitwam. Regiment Michigan 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 Leander O. Tucker, late of Company K, Thirty-thirdLeander O. Tucker. 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 Wesley A. Maze, late of Company I, Eighty-fourthWesley A.
Maze. 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 Samuel J. Powers, late of Company D, Forty-sixthSamuel J. Powers. 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. 1077 The name of Thomas Clay, late of Company H, Eighteenth RegimentThomas Clay. Kentucky 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 Asahel N. Wells, late hospital steward, ThirteenthAsahel N. Wells. Regiment 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 Thomas Taylor, late of Company F, Twelfth RegimentThomas Taylor. Kentucky 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 Joseph Sumpter, late of Company H, First RegimentJoseph Sumpter.
Kentucky 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 Peter Foster, late of Company A, Eighty-first RegimentPeter Foster. 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 Wellsley Crane, late of Company I, First RegimentWellsley Crane. Minnesota 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 William Roatch, late of Company A, First RegimentWilliam Roatch. Colorado 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 Alfred Phillips, late of Company E, One hundred andAlfred Phillips. eighty-seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and Eighth Company, Second Battalion Veteran Reserve Corps, 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 Wells, late of Company I, Ninth RegimentDarius Wells, Kansas 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 Benjamin F. Havens, late of Company C, One hundredBenjamin F. Havens. and twenty-second Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and Company C, Fourth Regiment 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 Zachariah Kramer, late of Company H, SeventeenthZachariah Kramer Regiment 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 Andrew Dienst, late of Company C, Twenty-firstAndrew Dienst. Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay nun a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Davis J. Howard, late of Company E, One hundredDavis J.
Howard. and twenty-first Regiment, and Company G, Eighty-eighth 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 James W. Thompson, late of Company F, Forty-seventhJames W. Thompson. 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 Frank Snurpus, late second lieutenant Company K,Frank Snurpus.
Eleventh 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 William H. Doty, late of Company H, Fifty-fourthWilliam H. Doty. 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 Henry C. Jones, late of Company I, Sixteenth RegimentHenry C. Jones. 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. 1078 The name of Howard Brooks, late of Company F, Twentieth RegimentHoward Brooks.
Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that ho is now receiving. The name of David W. Fox, late captain Company A, Fifty-fifthDavid W. Fox. 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 James R. McKee, late of Company G, First RegimentJames R. McKee. Minnesota 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 Ellen C. Welch, widow of John, alias Johnson Welch,Ellen C. Welch. late of Company I, Fourth Regiment Ohio 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 Leander Chase, late of Company A, Eleventh RegimentLeander Chase. Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month hi lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Daniel Clark, late second lieutenant Company H,Daniel Clark.
Fifteenth Regiment Michigan 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 Gordon Kimball, late of Company D, Sixteenth RegimentGordon Kimball. 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 Charles E. Chadock, late of Company K, Fifth Regiment,Charles E. Chadock. and Company K, Sixth Regiment, West Virginia 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 Adelbert E. Bliss, late of Company C, Twentieth RegimentAdelbert E. Bliss. 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 Joel Ames, late of Company G, Thirty-first RegimentJoel Ames. 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 Lemmons W. Brattain, late of Company F, SeventeenthLemmons W.
Brattain. 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 George K. Smith, late of Troop B, Second RegimentGeorge K. Smith. United States 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 Alburtus H. Walker, late of Company G, Forty-sixthAlburtus H. Walker. Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and Company D, Second Regiment Massachusetts 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 Jerome A. Shirley, late of Company K, Twenty-sixthJerome A. Shirley. 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. The name of Lafayette M. Bratton, late of Company K, Ninety-firstLafayette M. Bratton. Regiment, and Company C, Ono hundred and twenty-fourth 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 William Tinder, late of Company K, One hundred andWilliam Tinder. fifty-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 John W. Doane, late second lieutenant Company C,John W. Doane. Eighth Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 1079 The name of John Burritt, late of Company B, Second RegimentJohn Burritt.
Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in hen of that he is now receiving. The name of Osborn Dillard, late of Company K, One hundred andOsbern Dillard. thirty-first Regiment, and Company C, Twenty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that the is now receiving. The name of Oliver W. Street, alias Oliver W. Frazee, late of CompanyOliver W. Street, alias Oliver W.
Frazee. F, Seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, and Company K, Seventh Regiment United States 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 V. Mitchell, late of Company K, Eighth RegimentAndrew V. Mitchell. Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, anti pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Marquis D. Usher, late of Company I, Twentieth RegimentMarquis D.
Usher. 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 Reuben F. King, late of Company F, Eleventh RegimentReuben F. King. Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that lie is now receiving. The name of Samuel Curtis, late of Company D, Seventeenth RegimentSamuel Curtis. 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 Ephraim M. Hill, late of Company G, One hundred andEphraim M. Hill. third Regiment, and Company H, Fortieth 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 Franklin D. Joy, late of Company I, Fourth RegimentFranklin D. Joy. Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that ho is now receiving. The name of Nathan T, Kimball, late of Company G, Eighth RegimentNathan T.
Kimball. Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, and pay Min a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Ebenezer H. Barker, late of Company G, ThirtiethEbenezer H. Barker. 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 George W. Eaton, late of Company D, Fifth Regiment,George W. Eaton. and Company F, Twenty-ninth Regiment, Maine 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 Adison Long, late of Company E, One hundred andAdison Long. eighty-seventh 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 W. Farmer, late first lieutenant Company D,John W. Farmer. Ninth Regiment Iowa 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 Charles E. Clark, late of Company B, FourteenthCitarles E.
Clark. 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 William J. Braswell, late of Company L, ThirteenthWilliam J. Braswell Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month on lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Henry A. Fernald, late of Company B, Twenty-secondHenry A. Fernald. Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and of United States Marine Corps, 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 Wyatt, late of Company F, Tenth RegimentWilliam Wyatt. 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. 1080 The name of Nancy J. Tracy, widow of Grigsby Tracy, late of CompanyNancy J. Tracy. G, Seventy-fifth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay er a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of John H. Doeg, late of Company A, Ninth RegimentJohn M.
Doeg. New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is nowreceiving. The name of Lizzie A. Shepard, widow of Caleb G. Shepard, late ofPension.Lizzie A. Shepard. Twenty-sixth Unattached Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. The name of Dawid L. Gaines, late of Company I, Twenty-secondPensions increased.David L. Gaines. Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in fieri of that he is now receiving.
The name of Thomas J. Fields, late of Company C, Fifteenth RegimentThomas J. Fields. 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 Thomas Finch, late of Company D, One hundred andThomas Finch. ninety-fifth 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 Henry McMahon, late of Company G, FifteenthHenry McMahon.
Regiment United States Colored 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 Myron H, Isbell, late of Company E, Eleventh RegimentMyron H. Isbell. Michigan 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 Peter J. J. Shoemaker, late of Company C, Two hundredPeter J. J. Shoemaker. and seventh 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 S. Tyler, late of Company B, Eleventh RegimentCharles S. Tyler. New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension a the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Samuel E. Brillhart, late of Company A, One hundredSamuel E. Brillhart 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 William H. Cross, late of Company I, Sixty-first RegimentWilliam H.
Cross. New York Volunteer Infantry, and Company F, Eleventh Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, 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 B. C. Kerr, late of Company I, First RegimentJohn B. C. Kerr. Arkansas 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 Russel B. Tulleys, late of Company A, One hundredRussel B. Tulleys. and fifty-fourth Regiment Ohio National Guard 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 Michael Hade, late of Company D, Second RegimentMichael Hade. Rhode island 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 Luman C. Wheelock, late of Company F, Ninety-fifthLuman C. Wheelock. 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 Willard E. Martin, late of Company A, Tenth RegimentWillard E.
Martin. Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate oil twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 1081 The name of Elizabeth Clampitt, widow of George D. Clampitt, latePension.Elizabeth Clampitt. of Company B, Third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. The name of James A. Todd, late of Company A, Eleventh RegimentPensions increased.James A. Todd. 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 John G. Smith, late of Company B, Tenth RegimentJohn G. Smith. 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 Ambrose A. Stiles, late of Company K, Fourth RegimentAmbrose A. Stiles. 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 Robert W. Cook, late of Company E, First RegimentRobert W.
Cook. Maine 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. The name of William Ryan, late of Company D, Forty-eighthWilliam Ryan. 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 Eri S. Gunnison, late of Company F, Second RegimentEri S. Gunnison. Vermont Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lien of that he is now receiving.
The name of Joseph A. Olewine, late of Company A, Two hundredJoseph A. Olewine. 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 George M. Jones, late of Company C, Twelfth RegimentGeorge M. Jones. 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 Charles Schafer, late of Company E, Twenty-sixthCharles Schafer.
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. The name of William Bordwell, late of Company K, Seventy-fourthWilliam Bordwell. 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 Eli Kendall, late of Company B, Sixth Regiment WestEli Kendall. 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 Nathaniel S. North, late of Company A, Sixty-firstNathaniel S. North. Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and Company G, Tenth Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, 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 B. Goodwin, late of Company I, EighthWilliam B. Goodwin. 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 Hubert O. Moore, late of Company E, Thirty-sixthHubert O. Moore. Regiment 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 William A. Johnson, late of Company C, Second BattalionWilliam A. Johnson. Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate c twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of John McLaughlin, late of Companies C and H, Twenty-sixthJohn McLaughlin.
Regiment Missouri 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 Miles J. Williams, late of Company K, SeventeenthMiles J. Williams. Regiment 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. 1082 The name of Harvey Burns, late of Company G, Eleventh RegimentHarvey Burns. 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 Anson Crocker, late of Company B, Eleventh RegimentAnson Crocker. Maine 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 Isaac N. Smith, late of Company E, First RegimentIsaac N. Smith. Washington Territory Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month m lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Christopher H. Alexander, late captain Company A,Christopher H.
Alexander. Twelfth Regiment Rhode Island 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 Albert Greene, late of Company I, Second RegimentAlbert Greene. Rhode Island 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 Reason R. Henderson, late captain Company I, ThirteenthReason R. Henderson. 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 Henry C. Paynter, late of Company H, Forty-firstHenry C. Paynter. Regiment United States Colored 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 Susan M. Barnard, widow of Wilmer C. Barnard, latePension.Susan M. Barnard. of Company H, Tenth Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. The name of Daniel Monroe, late of Company A, Sixth RegimentPensions Increased.Daniel Monroe.
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 Gilson M. Henton, late of Company A, Seventh Regiment,Gilson M. Benton. and first lieutenant Company D, Forty-sixth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that fie is now receiving. The name of George H. Ring, late of Company B, SeventeenthGeorge H. Ring. Regiment 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 David R. Mullikin, late of Company H, SeventhDavid R. Mullikin. Regiment 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 Russell D. Woodroff, late of Company B, FifteenthRussell D. Woodroff. 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 John H. Mattison, late of Company B, Fourth RegimentJohn H.
Mattison. 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. Approved, May 9, 1912.