Yes he did. This was an issue of the republican party and Harrison voted along party lines for healthy pensions for Civil War veterans and widows of fallen soldiers.
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Pretty much none. With the onset of the civil war the corps was divided like the rest of the nation. Much of the marine corp's leadership was in the South so the corps fell into disarray and never fought in the civil war with any organized units.
He didnt have too much to say after the war, because he was assassinated right around the end of the war.
In Civil War
they were paid in gold
Yes he did. This was an issue of the republican party and Harrison voted along party lines for healthy pensions for Civil War veterans and widows of fallen soldiers.
There are no living vets and the last widow died last year.
The pensions were originally only for those who had war-related disabilities. But under the Dependent Pension Act of 1890, non-war disabilities were also included, and benefits for the widows and dependents of veterans. There were many fraudulent claims under both the original and amended plans, so that the total amount of the monthly pensions rapidly became enormous. (Much as Social Security would become an onerous financial burden a century later.)
A pension is money given after serving in the military. This caused problems because after the fighting no one really had any money to give. Saying the treasury had not much money to spare for the war veterans.
about as much as a haypenny from the civil war
Charles J. Murphy has written: 'Reminiscences of the Mexican and civil wars' -- subject(s): History, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Military pensions, Personal narratives, United States Civil War, 1861-1865
California is on the west coast and was not a part of the civil war.
i never knew there was coal in the civil war
Yes, we do know alot about the civil war. It is one of the wars that we pretty much know everything about!
The American Civil War cost an estimated $6.19 billion in direct costs, which is equivalent to over $130 billion in today's dollars. This includes military expenses, pensions for veterans, and infrastructure damage. The economic impact of the war was also significant, with the loss of life, destruction of property, and disruption of trade and agriculture in the South.
Mark E. Rodgers has written: 'Tracing the Civil War veteran pension system in the state of Virginia' -- subject(s): Confederate States of America, Confederate States of America. Army, Genealogy, History, Law and legislation, Military pensions, Registers, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Veterans, Virginia Civil War, 1861-1865