Chapter 236. 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. 236.— 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. August 7, 1914. [[S. 4261](/us/bill/63/s/4261).] [[Private, No. 107](/us/pvtl/63/107).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of thePensions. 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 John M.
Dickerson, late second lieutenant CompanyPensions increased. John M. Dickerson. D, One hundred and thirty-third Regiment Ohio National Guard Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Elender B. Gabbard, widow of Lewis C. Gabbard,Elender B. Gabbard. late of Company D, Eighth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and Company B, Fourth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
The name of Caroline Hill, widow of Thomas F. Hill, late first lieutenantCaroline Hill. Company I, Twelfth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Thomas M. McKenry, late of Company K, EighthThomas M. McKenry. Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Charles R. Bunnell, late of Company F, FourteenthCharles R.
Bunnell. Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Mary L. Fish, widow of Walter Fish, late of CompanyMary L. Fish. D, Tenth Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Abby M. Barstow, widow of Charles T. Barstow, lateAbby M. Barstow. of Company M, First Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
The name of Theodore E. Smith, late of Company A, First RegimentTheodore E. Smith. Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Jerusha Hayward Brown, widow of Edward M.Jerusha Hayward Brown. Brown, late lieutenant colonel Eighth Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Harman Eastman, late of Company D, Twenty-eighthHarman Eastman.
Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Thomas Ryan, late of Company E, Twenty-first RegimentThomas Ryan. Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Jackson Tibbens, late of Company E, One hundredJackson Tibbens. and thirty-seventh Regiment, and Company C, Two hundred and 1394 seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Lifantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
William Ramsey.The name of William Ramsey, late of Company D, Sixth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Harriet N. Crowell.The name of Harriet N. Crowell, widow of Joseph D. Crowell, late of Company E, First Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Hiram Brubaker.The name of Hiram Brubaker, late of Company K, First Regiment Indiana Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Andrew Armstrong.The name of Andrew Armstrong, late of Company G, Second Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Susan E. Smith.The name of Susan E. Smith, widow of Lewis B. Smith, late of Company E, Eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. John Yonker.The name of John Yonker, late of Company E, Twelfth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Charles Moritz.The name of Charles Moritz, late of Company F, Twenty-ninth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Oliver P. Stout.The name of Oliver P. Stout, late of Thirteenth Battery, Indiana Volunteer Light Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pension. Mariam Norris.The name of Mariam Norris, widow of John C. Norris, late of Company I, Twenty-first Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Pensions increased. Alfred H. McPheron.The name of Alfred H. McPheron, late of Company I, Forty-ninth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Garret W. Patterson.The name of Garret W. Patterson, late of Company C, Eleventh Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Jane Herrington.The name of Jane Herrington, widow of Lafayette Herrington, late of Company H, Twenty-seventh Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and former widow of Cyrus Farmer, late of Company K, Seventy-third Regiment Illinois volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
Warren T. Noyes.The name of Warren T. Noyes, late of Company II, Ninth Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Fannie Pike.The name of Fannie Pike, widow of William Q. Pike, late of Company K, Ninth Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. William H. Mason.The name of William H. Mason, late of Company I, Seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
John D. Orcutt.The name of John D. Orcutt, late of Company E, Fourteenth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Julia N. Jewett.The name of Julia N. Jewett, widow of Arthur N. Jewett, late of Company L, First Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and Company H, Fourteenth Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. 1395 The name of Lewis G.
Whiting, late of Signal Corps, United StatesLewis G. Whiting. Volunteers, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Charles C. Brown, late of Company C, Twenty-firstCharles C. Brown. Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Joshua Oyster, late of Company K, Second RegimentJoshua Oyster. Pennsylvania Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of Frank D. Murdock, late of the Twenty-fifth IndependentFrank D. Murdock. Battery New York Volunteer Light Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Caroline Waldron, widow of Charles A. Waldron, lateCaroline Waldron. first lieutenant Company B, Second Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of George Wood, late of Company C, Sixth Battalion,Pension.
George Wood. District of Columbia volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $15 per month. The name of William A. Babcock, late of Company B, Thirty-eighthPension increased. William A. Babcock. Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Mary A. Heck, dependent mother of James C. Heck,Pension. Mary A. Heck. late of Company C, Second Regiment Pennsylvania Provisional Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of William Butler, late of Company E, Forty-fourth RegimentPensions increased. William Butler. Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of James Carroll, late of Company F, Forty-seventh RegimentJames Carroll. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of George W. Hurd, late of Company H, Second RegimentGeorge W.
Hurd. New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Frances K. Scates, widow of Edgar Scates, late ofFrances K. Scates. Company A, Twentieth Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Christina Dralle, widow of Gottlieb Dralle, late ofPensions. Christina Dralle. Company A, Second Regiment Northeast Missouri Home Guards, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Lizzie M. Smith, widow of Monroe A. Smith, late ofLizzie M. Smith. Company E, Sixth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Thomas McGooden, late of Company D, Eighth RegimentPensions increased. Thomas McGooden. New York Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Eugene Davis, late of Company C, Twentieth Regiment,Eugene Davis. and Company F, Fifth Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of Benson K. Robbins, late of Company A, Forty-fourthBenson K. Robbins. Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of James B. Parker, late of Company C, Eighth RegimentJames B. Parker. Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 1396 Patrick Gibbons.The name of Patrick Gibbons, late of Company G, Third Regiment New York Volunteer Light Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Michael Reichard.The name of Michael Reichard, late of Company F, One hundred and twentieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. William Ferguson.The name of William Ferguson, late of Company G, Thirteenth Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Marshall Canfield.The name of Marshall Canfield, late of Company H, Tenth Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Jacob H. Wetzel.The name of Jacob H. Wetzel, late of Company F, Seventh Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Mary A. Sweet.The name of Mary A. Sweet, widow of Darius A. Sweet, late of Company E, First Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Light Artillery, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Martha Makee.The name of Martha Makee, widow of Alfred O.
Makee, late of Company A, Second Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, and pay er a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Albert Bennett.The name of Albert Bennett, late of Companies M and H, Twelfth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pension. Nancy A. Bliss.The name of Nancy A. Bliss, widow of John Bliss, late of Company H, Second Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Pensions increased. Elmer H. Pond.The name of Elmer H. Pond, late of Company K, Sixty-first Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Franklin E. Fisher.The name of Franklin E. Fisher, late of Company C, Fiftieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Jane L. Starritt.The name of Jane L. Starritt, widow of Samuel P.
Starritt, late of Company I, First Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Lorina Tyler.The name of Lorina Tyler, widow of John W. Tyler, late of Company D, First Regiment Alabama Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Emil Hagler.The name of Emil Hagler, late of Company C, Fifteenth Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Pension. Sarah T. Keller.The name of Sarah T. Keller, widow of Samuel L. Keller, late of Company I, Ninety-ninth Regiment and Company E, One hundred and eighty-third Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and former widow of J. Alexander Lantz, late of Company C, Sixty-seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pensions increased. Alice C. Sawtelle.The name of Alice C. Sawtelle, widow of Charles Greene Sawtelle, late brigadier general and Quartermaster General, United States Army, and pay her a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
Charles H. Boyd.The name of Charles H. Boyd, late of Company H, Tenth Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry, and pay him pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. William H. Hyatt.The name of William H. Hyatt, late of Company D, One hundred and forty-third Regiment Ohio National Guard Infantry, and pay 1397him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Franklin J. Krause, late of Company K, One hundredFranklin J.
Krause. and forty-third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Melancthon Doren, late of Company F, One hundredMelancthon Doren. and sixty-first Regiment Ohio National Guard Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of David N. Taylor, late of Company B, Twentieth RegimentDavid N. Taylor. Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of George A. Greenlee, late of Company G, ThirteenthGeorge A. Greenlee. Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of David Klingensmith, late of Company C, Fourth David Klingensmith.Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of John O’Hara, late of Company K, Thirteenth RegimentJohn O’Hara.
New York Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Sarah Burch, widow of Andrew P. Burch, late of CompanySarah Burch. A, One hundred and thirty-second Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Truman H. Tryon, late of Company I, One hundredTruman H. Tryon. and fiftieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of James Lamison, late of Company I, Second Regiment James Lemison.Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of William H. Ruckle, late second lieutenant Company William H. Ruckle.D, Sixteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Jefferson Thomas, late of Companies C and D, ThirteenthJefferson Thomas.
Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Jane E. Stewart, widow of John S. Stewart, late ofJane E. Stewart. Company E, One hundred and seventy-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of James Edwards, late of Company M, Eleventh RegimentJames Edwards. Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of William F. Graham, late of Company D, One hundredWilliam F. Graham. and thirty-eighth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Allen McDannell, late of Company L, Ninth RegimentAllen McDannell. Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Silas P. Curtis, late of United States ship Colorado,Silas P.
Curtis. United States Navy, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Adoniram C. Harper, late of Company D, One hundredAdoniram C. Harper. and thirty-second Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 1398 Etta M. Flaherty.The name of Etta M. Flaherty, widow of John L. Flaherty, late of Company E, Fifty-fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
Henry Eaton.The name of Henry Eaton, late of Company A, Fifth Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. William W. McDaniel.The name of William W. McDaniel, late of Company F, Eighty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Elmer Mulinex.The name of Elmer Mulinex, late of Company E, Ninth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Charles W. Stigers.The name of Charles W. Stigers, late of Company A, Eighth Regiment Delaware Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that ho is now receiving. Leander R. Sayles.The name of Leander R. Sayles, late of Company G, One hundred and sixteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Serena J. Washburn.The name of Serena J. Washburn, widow of Henry D.
Washburn, late colonel Eighteenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Oregon Washburn.The name of Oregon Washburn, late of Company C, Sixth Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. John D. Beasley.The name of John D. Beasley, late of Company B, One hundred and thirty-fifth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Western P. Munroe.The name of Western P. Munroe, late of Companies F and A, Sixty-first Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Joseph Lansen.The name of Joseph Lansen, late of Company G, Sixteenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Newton C. Dealing.The name of Newton C. Dealing, late of Company H, Thirty-third Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Abby P. Randall.The name of Abby P. Randall, widow of Darius H. Randall, late of Companies G and B, Twenty-first Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and second lieutenant Company H, Twenty-fifth Regiment United States Colored Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Edmund T. Hulaniski.The name of Edmund T. Hulaniski, late captain Company M, Twelfth Regiment United States Colored Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Wilton G. Lewis.The name of Wilton G. Lewis, late of Company G, One hundred and twelfth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. William H. Goodwin.The name of William H. Goodwin, late of Company H, Third Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Frank Kesler.The name of Frank Kesler, late of Company F, One hundred and eighty-third Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
John Lynn.The name of John Lynn, late of Company A, Forty-eighth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 1399 The name of Benton Braden, late of Company H, Sixth RegimentBenton Braden. Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Simon B. Roth child, late of Company D, EleventhSimon B. Rothchild. Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of Abram R. Darling, late of Company G, One hundredthAbram R. Darling. Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Approved, August 7, 1914.