Act of March 3, 1865 ( Top of Page | Home )

Act of January 29, 1887 ( Top of Page | Home )

Act of June 27, 1890 (Invalid) ( Top of Page | Home )

DECLARATION FOR INVALID PENSION

REQUIRES, in case of a soldier: (1) An honorable discharge, (2) A minimum service of ninety days, and (3) A permanent physical disability not due to vicious habits.

The rates under the Act are graduated from $6 to $12, proportioned to the degree of inability to earn a support and not is affected by rank held.

A pensioner under prior laws may apply under this one may apply under other laws, but he cannot draw more than one pension for the same period.

Act of June 27, 1890 (Widow) ( Top of Page | Home )

WIDOW'S CLAIM

The Act of Jun 27, 1890 requires, in widow's case: 1. That the soldier served at least NINETY days in the War of the Rebellion and was honorably discharged.

2. Proof of soldier's death (death cause need not have been due to Army service).

3. That Widow is "without other means f support than her daily labor.

4. That Widow was married to soldier rior to June 27, 1890 -- date of Act.

5. That all pensions under this Act commence from date of receipt of application (executed after the passage of Act) in Pension Bureau.

Act of March 3, 1891 ( Top of Page | Home )

Act of February 15, 1895 ( Top of Page | Home )

Act of March 2, 1895 ( Top of Page | Home )

PAYMENT OF ACCURED PENSIONS

Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the twenty-eighth day of September, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, the accured pension to the date of the death of any pensioner, or of any person entitled to pension having an application therefor pending, and whether a certificate therefor shall issue prior to or subsequent to the death of such person, shall, in the case of a person pensioned, or applying for pension, on account of his disabilities or service, be paid, first, to his widow; second, if there is no widow, to his child or children under sixteen years at his death; third, in case of a widow, to her minor children under the age of sixteen years at her death. Such accured pension shall not be considered a part of the assets of the estate of such deceased person, nor be liable for the payments of the debts of said estate in any case whatsoever, but shall inure to the sole and exclusive benefit of the widow or children. And if no widow or child survive such pensioner, and in the case of his last surviving child who was such a minor at his death, and in case a dependent mother, father, sister, or brother, no payment whatsoever of their accured pension shall be made or allowed except so much as may be necessary to reimburse the person who bore the expense of their last sickness and burial, if they did not leave sufficient assets to meet such expense. And the mailing of a pension check, drawn by a pension agent in payment of a pension due, to the address of a pensioner, shall constitute payment in the event of the death of a pensioner subsequent to the execution of the voucher therefor. And all prior laws relating to the payment of accured pension are hereby repealed.

Act of February 17, 1897 ( Top of Page | Home )

Act of May 9, 1900 ( Top of Page | Home )

(Amendment to the Act of June 27, 1890)

Act of June 28, 1902 ( Top of Page | Home )

Joint Resolution of July 1, 1902 ( Top of Page | Home )

Joint Resolution of June 28, 1906 ( Top of Page | Home )

Act of February 6, 1907 ( Top of Page | Home )

CLAIM FOR PENSION

An Act granting pensions to certain enlisted men , soldiers, and officers who served in the Civil War and the war with Mexico.

Be it ensacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled:

That any person who served ninety days or more in the military or naval service of the United States during the late Civil War, or sixty days in the war with Mexico, and who has been honorably discharged therefrom, and who has reached the age of sixty-two years or over, shall, upon making proof of such facts, according to such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may provide, be placed upon the pension roll, and be entitled to receive a monthly pensionas follows:

In case such person has reached the age of:

and such pension shall commence from the date of the filing of the application in the Bureau of Pensions after the passage and approval of this Act: Provided, that pensioners who are sixty-two years of age or over, and who are now receiving pensions under existing laws, or whose claims are pending in the in the Bureau of Pensions, may, by application to the Commissioner of Pensions, in such form as he may prescribe, receive the benefits of this Act; and nothing herein contained shall prevent any pensioner or person entitled to a pension from prosecuting his claim and receiving a pension under any other general and special act: Provided, that no person shall receive a pension under any other law at the time or for the same period that he is receiving a pension under the provisions of this Act: Provided, further, that no person who is now receiving or shall hereafter receive a greater pension under any other general or special law than he would be entitled to receive under the provisions herein shall be pensionable under this Act.

Sec. 2. That rank in the service shall not be considered in application filed hereunder.

Sec. 3. That no pension attorney, claim agent, or other person shall be entitled to receive any compensation for service rendered in presenting any claim to the Bureau of Pensions, or securing any pension, under this Act.

Act of April 19, 1908 ( Top of Page | Home )

Sec.2./P> DECLARATION FOR WIDOW'S PENSION

Provide pension benefits for widows of officers and enlisted men who served ninety days or more in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps during the Civil War.

Act of May 11, 1912 ( Top of Page | Home )

CLAIM FOR PENSION

Sec.1. That any person who served ninety days or more in the military or naval service of the United States during the late Civil War, who has been honorably discharged therefrom, and who has reached the age of sixty-two years or over, shall, upon making proof of such facts, according to such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may provide, be placed upon the pension roll and be entitled to receive a monthly pension as follows:

In case such person has reached the age of:

That any person who served in the military or naval service of the United States during the Civil War and received an honorable discharge, and who was wounded in battle or in the line of duty and is now unfit for manual labor by reason thereof, or who from disease or other causes incurred in the line of duty resulting in his disability is now unable to perform manual labor, shall be paid the maximum pension under this Act, to wit, thirty dollars per month, without regard to length of service or age.

All the aforesaid pensions shall commence from the date of filing the applications in the Bureau of Pensions after the passage and approval of this Act: Provided, That pensioners are sixty-two of age or over, and who are now receiving pensions under existing laws, or whose claims are pending in the Bureau of Pensions, may, by application to the Commissioner of Pensions, in such form as he may prescribe, receive the benefits of this Act; and nothing herein contained shall prevent any pensioner or person entitled to a pension for prosecuting his claim and receiving a pension under any other general or special Act; Provided, That no person shall receive a pension under any other law at the time or for the same period that he is receiving a pension under the provisions of this Act: Provided, further, That no person who is now receiving or shall hereafter receive a greater pension under any other general or special law than he would be entitled to receive under the provisions herein shall be pensionable under this Act.

Sec. 2. That rank in the service shall not be considered in application filed hereunder.

Sec. 3. That no pension attorney, claim agent, or other person shall be entitled to receive any compensation for service rendered in presenting any claim to the Bureau of Pensions, or securing any pension, under this Act, except in applications for original pension by persons who have not heretofore received a pension.

Act of March 4, 1913 ( Top of Page | Home )

(An Amendment to the Act of May 11, 1912)

The widow of any person who served in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps during the Civil War for ninety days or more, and was honorably discharged, regardless of the length of service was discharged for or died in service of a disability incurred in the service in the line of duty, may be entitled to pension, without regard to her financial condition, provided she was married to him prior to Jun 27, 1905. The rate of pension is $30 per month, and $6 additional for each children under the age of 16 years. Pension commences from the date of filing a valid declaration in the bureau.

Act of September 8, 1916 ( Top of Page | Home )

(Amendment to the Act of April 19, 1908) Sec.2.

To increase the pension of widows, minor children, and so forth, of deceased soldiers and sailors of the late civil war, the war with Mexico, the various Indian wars, and so forth, and to grant a pension to certain widows of the deceased soldiers and sailors of the late civil war.

Act of May 1, 1920 ( Top of Page | Home )

DECLARATION FOR PENSION

Sec. 2. That every person who served ninety days or more in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States during the Civil War, and who has been honorably discharged therefrom, or who, having served less than ninety days, was discharged for a disability incurred in the service and in the line of duty, or is now upon the pension rolls as a Civil War veteran, and every person who served sixty days or more in the War with Mexico, or on the coasts or frontier thereof, or en route thereto, during the waqr with the nation, and was honorably discharged therefrom, and who is now, or hereafter may become, by reason of age and physical or mental disabilities, helpless or blind as to require the personal aid and attendance of another person, shall e entitled to and shall be paid a pension at the rate of $72 per month.

Act of July 3, 1926 ( Top of Page | Home )

DECLARATION FOR WIDOW'S PENSION

Act of June 9, 1930 ( Top of Page | Home )

DECLARATION FOR WIDOW'S PENSION