Guide for soldiers & soldiers' heirs, showing who are entitled to pensions, bounty lands, back pay, $100 bounty, etc. Being a complete guide to persons having money due them by the government of the United States, from the Revolutionary War to the present time
Title
Guide for soldiers & soldiers' heirs, showing who are entitled to pensions, bounty lands, back pay, $100 bounty, etc. Being a complete guide to persons having money due them by the government of the United States, from the Revolutionary War to the present time
Description
The first pension act, enacted on August 26, 1776, allowed pensions for soldiers and sailors who had been injured in the service of the colonies and were therefore incapable of earning a living. In 1862 Congress established the General Law pension system to provide support to Union soldiers that suffered permanent bodily injury while in military service and their direct heirs.
Date
1862
Publisher
Bragdon & Yerby
Type
Text
Language
Identifier
RBR U.S. 1862.G9
Citation
“Guide for soldiers & soldiers' heirs, showing who are entitled to pensions, bounty lands, back pay, $100 bounty, etc. Being a complete guide to persons having money due them by the government of the United States, from the Revolutionary War to the present time,” B&ECPL Digital Collections, accessed June 18, 2026, https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17788.