Chapter 129. 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. 129.— 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 25, 1916.[[S. 5221](/us/bill/64/s/5221).][[Private, No. 25](/us/pvtl/64/25).] *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— Pension.Cornelius A.
Ahearne.The name of Cornelius A. Ahearne, late acting assistant surgeon, United States Army, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pensions increased.Eliza J. Crittenden.The name of Eliza J. Crittenden, widow of Charles Crittenden, late of Company I, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Delia Carey.The name of Delia Carey, widow of Michael Carey, late of Company I, Seventh Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
Susan Bryant.The name of Susan Bryant, widow of George Bryant, late of Company D, 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. Lucy Babcock.The name of Lucy Babcock, widow of Aaron E. Babcock, late of Company B, Sixth Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Walter H. Hutchinson.The name of Walter H.
Hutchinson, late first lieutenant Company A, Ninety-ninth Regiment United States Colored Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Joseph W. Crowell.The name of Joseph W. Crowell, late of Company D, First Battalion Nebraska Veteran Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pension.Mary Megrady.The name of Mary Megrady, former widow of Edward Haney, late of Company B, Fourteenth Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Pensions increased.Luther W. Garrett.The name of Luther W. Garrett, late of Company D, One hundred and forty-seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. William M. Dem.The name of William M. Dem, late of Company A, Forty-sixth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 1265 The name of James Cronan, late of Company C, Forty-seventhJames Cronan.
Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in hen of that he is now receiving. The name of Jeremiah Cramer, late of Company D, One hundredJeremiah Cramer. and fifty-second Regiment Indiana 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 Francisco Wadsworth, late of Company C, First RegimentFrancisco Wadsworth. Maine 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 Sewell W. Hewett, late of Company C, Fourth RegimentSewell W. Hewett. Maine 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 F. Pulcifer, widow of Alfred H. Pulcifer, lateMary F. Pulcifer. captain Company D, Second Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and pay her a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Nancy D. Morey, widow of Israel C.
Morey, late ofNancy D. Morey. Company F, Seventh Regiment Minnesota 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 Austin L. Myers, helpless and dependent child ofPension.Austin L. Myers. Thomas W. Myers, late of Company C, Thirty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of John M. Jennings, late second lieutenant Company K,Pensions increased.John M.
Jennings. Seventy-fourth 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 George W. Parsons, late of Company K, One hundredGeorge W. Parsons. and seventeenth Regiment Indiana 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 Richard Simpson, late of Company B, Forty-seventhRichard Simpson. Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in hen of that he is now receiving.
The name of Clinton Neligh, late of Company I, Sixty-seventhClinton Neligh. 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 Cyrus Stephenson, late of Company I, Fifty-fifthCyrus Stephenson. 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 John P. Walker, late of Company H, One hundred andJohn P. Walker. thirtieth Regiment Indiana 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 Jesse Miller, late of Company L, Eighth RegimentJesse Miller. Indiana 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 Mauris Summers, late of Company D, Eighty-secondMauris Summers. Regiment Indiana 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 Withers, late of Company A, One hundred andJohn Withers. ninety-second 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 Susan Backus, widow of Jerome Backus, late of CompanySusan Backus. D, Thirty-fourth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. 1266 Pension.Mary McHenry.The name of Mary McHenry, widow of Charles H. McHenry, late of Company H, Fifty-first Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pensions increased.Jonathan B. Huffman.The name of Jonathan B.
Huffman, late of Company A, Thirty-fourth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Cyrus Bowman.The name of Cyrus Bowman, late of Company B, McLaughlin’s Squadron Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and Company C, Fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. William Green.The name of William Green, late of United States ships Rattler, Great Western, and Tyler, United States Navy, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Asa Gatton.The name of Asa Gatton, late of Company A, One hundred and eighty-seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Henry S. Fargo.The name of Henry S. Fargo, late of Company D, Third Regiment, and Company A, Fifth Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. James Bosley.The name of James Bosley, late of Company E, Sixty-seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Pension.May Vandiver.The name of May Vandiver, widow of Benjamin F. Vandiver, late of Company C, Sixty-sixth Regiment, and Company K,. Seventy-third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pensions increased.Luther H. Palmer.The name of Luther H. Palmer, late of Company C, Third Regiment California Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. William A. Willard.The name of William A.
Willard, late of Company H, One hundred and forty-fourth 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 L. Mayden.The name of William L. Mayden, late of Company B, Thirteenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Samuel Graham.The name of Samuel Graham, late of Company A, Ninetieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Pension.Parthenia Mattingly.The name of Parthenia Mattingly, widow of David C. Mattingly, alias Cosmas Mattingly, late of Company H, Sixth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pensions increased.William Hall.The name of William Hall, late of Company C, One hundred and thirty-first Regiment, and Company F, Twenty-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.
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 $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. John Penrod.The name of John Penrod, late of Companies C and D, Twentieth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Walter S. Gibson.The name of Walter S. Gibson, late of Company D, Fortieth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Adam Pulley.The name of Adam Pulley, late of Company F, Thirty-fourth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 1267 The name of George C. Warrick, late of Company C, Eighty-sixthGeorge C. Warrick. 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 Mary E. Corson, widow of John W. Corson, late ofPension.Mary E.
Corson. Company F, Twenty-fifth Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, and former widow of Alexander McCormick, late of United States ship Shenandoah, United States Navy, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Dolores Lucero de Salaz, widow of Vicente Salaz, latePensions increased.Dolores Lucero de Salaz. of Company G, First Regiment New Mexico 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 McKinney, late of Company A, First RegimentJames McKinney. Michigan Volunteer Engineers and Mechanics, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Thomas F. Rowley, late of Company A, TwelfthThomas P. Rowley. Regiment Massachusetts 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 Francis M. Kenerson, late of Company F, SeventhFrancis M.
Kenerson. 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. The name of Nancy L. King, widow of John H. King, late of CompanyNancy L. King. G, Ninety-third Regiment Indiana 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 Samuel A. Hogue, late of Company G, FortiethSamuel A. Hogue. Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and captain Company H, Thirteenth Regiment 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 Isaac F. Green, late of Company A, Osage CountyIsaac F. Green. Regiment Missouri Home Guards, and pay him a pension at the rate of $27 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of William Etheredg, late of Company I, Third RegimentWilliam Etheredg. Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is. now receiving. The name of William Roberts, late of Company H, Fifty-first RegimentWilliam Roberts. Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of Lydia A. Heatherly, widow of Elam T. Heatherly,Pension.Lydia A. Heatherly. late of Company E, Eleventh Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. The name of Charles W. Thornton, late of Company B, EighthPensions increased.Charles W. Thornton. Regiment 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 Charles E. Abbott, late of Company B, One hundredCharles E.
Abbott. and forty-seventh Regiment Illinois 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 William B. Dickey, late captain and assistant quarter-master,William B. Dickey. United States Volunteers, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of James A. Gould, late of Company E, Sixteenth RegimentJames A. Gould. Vermont 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 Edwin Bates, late of Company I, One hundred andEdwin Bates. fifty-sixth 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 Alonzo Newell, late of Troop F, Sixth Regiment UnitedAlonzo Newell. States Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 1268 Joseph N. Foster.The name of Joseph N. Foster, late of Companies B and D, Ninth Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Gilman P. Lombard.The name of Gilman P. Lombard, late of Company C, Twenty-first Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Arthur G. Sawyer.The name of Arthur G. Sawyer, late of Company I, First Regiment Maine Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. George H. Stillman.The name of George H. Stillman, late of Company G, One hundred and twenty-third Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
James S. Anderson.The name of James S. Anderson, late of Company M, Fifth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pensions.Mary E. Lindsay.The name of Maty E. Lindsay, former widow of Henry Schively, late of Company G, Sixteenth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Ella C. Moody.The name of Ella C. Moody, widow of Joel Moody, late captain Company H, Second Regiment Indian Home Guards, and former widow of John M.
Porter, late of Company H, Twenty-ninth Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. Pensions increased.Lars Isaacson.The name of Lars Isaacson, late of Company A, Second Battalion, Sixteenth Regiment United States Infantry, and Company K, Forty-fourth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. John D. Vance.The name of John D. Vance, late of Company D, and sergeant major, Twenty-fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Stephen M. Teachout.The name of Stephen M. Teachout, late of Company F, First Regiment Michigan Volunteer Light Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in hen of that he is now receiving. Adoniram C. Harper.The name of Adoniram C. Harper, late of Company D, One hundred and thirty-second Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Parley B. West.The name of Parley B. West, late of Company B, Sixty-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.
Samuel Campman.The name of Samuel Campman, late of Company B, One hundred and eighth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Shirley M. Nichols.The name of Shirley M. Nichols, widow of Edwin C. Nichols, late captain of Company G, Eighth Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, and first lieutenant of Company F, Twenty-fourth Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, and pay her a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
Frank Seavey.The name of Frank Seavey, late of Company A, Twenty-seventh Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pension.Kate A. Brown.The name of Kate A. Brown, widow of Thomas G. Brown, late major, Sixty-fifth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. Pensions increased.Louise M. Wilson.The name of Louise M. Wilson, widow of William M. Wilson, late of Company C, Third Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Cavalry, and former widow of Landric M.
Holcomb, late of Company D, 1269Twentieth 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 Lloyd Roberts, late of United States ships Sabine,Lloyd Roberts. Ohio, and New Hampshire, United States Navy, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Marion K. P. Sellmer, widow of Charles Sellmer, lateMarion K. P. Sellmer. captain of Company B, Eleventh Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
The name of Samuel Mercer, late of Company I, Second RegimentSamuel Mercer. Maine 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 Harriet A. Mills, dependent mother of Charles B.Harriet A. Mills. Mills, late of Company B, Thirteenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunter Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Emily Thompson, widow of Jonah Thompson, latePensions.Emily Thompson. of Company I, One hundred and fifty-first Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and former widow of Henry H.
Brown, late of Company G, One hundred and eighteenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Cora E. Gossin, widow of Andrew J. Gossin, late ofCora E. Gossin. Company A, Thirteenth Regiment United States Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of George W. Fernald, late of Company C, Eighty-secondPensions increased.George W. Fernald. Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of Rollin O. Joslyn, late of Company I, Fifteenth RegimentRollin O. Joslyn. Vermont 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 Hester Ann Steel, widow of James M. Steel, late ofHester Ann Steel. Company A, Eighty-seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and Company A, First Regiment United States Veteran Volunteer Engineers, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
The name of Samuella Goodrich, widow of John T. Goodrich, late ofSamuella Goodrich. Company F, Twenty-third Regiment Indiana 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 Morris P. Gossard, late of Company C, One hundredMorris P. Gossard. and forty-ninth 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 James H. Isbell, late of Company H, EighteenthJames H.
Isbell. Regiment Iowa 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 Henry D. Lockwood, late of Company E, Twenty-thirdHenry D. Lockwood. Regiment Wisconsin 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 Amos L. Griffith, late of Company F, Fifth RegimentAmos L. Griffith. Tennessee 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 Elvira H. Jackson, widow of Isaac Jackson, latePension.Elvira H. Jackson. unassigned, Thirty-third Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and former widow of Daniel Miller, late of Company B, Third Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Henry M. Chase, late of Company A, Coast Guards,Pensions increased.Henry M. Chase. Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 1270 Jeremiah Lloyd.The name Jeremiah Lloyd, late of Company C, One hundred and eighteenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Lidia M. Gosnel.The name of Lidia M. Gosnel, widow of Simeon Gosnel, late of Company E, Second Regiment North Carolina Volunteer Mounted Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Janet Lamoreux.The name of Janet Lamoreux, widow of Pardon B. Lamoreux, late second lieutenant Company K, First Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. John Cook, jr.The name of John Cook, junior, late of Company H, One hundredth Regiment, and Company A, One hundred and eighty-seventh 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.
Mary Thibodo.The name of Mary Thibodo, widow of Stephen Thibodo, late of Troop G, United States Mounted Rifles, War with Mexico, and Company B, Twelfth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Pensions.Henrietta Thayer.The name of Henrietta Thayer, former widow of Septimus Ireland, late of Company K, Thirty-third Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Emma E. Keyes.The name of Emma E. Keyes, widow of William T. Keyes, late of Company C, Tenth Regiment, and Company D, Twenty-ninth Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pensions increased.Virginia Bailey.The name of Virginia Bailey, widow of Mark Bailey, late of Company D, Ninth 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. Lydia C. Locke.The name of Lydia C.
Locke, widow of Charles E. Locke, late of Company I, Eighth Regiment, and Company B, Sixty-seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Approved, May 25, 1916.