April Fools Day a hundred years go. I don't think they were fooling. The more veterans of an actual war that died the smaller the budget in those days. Little did they know that WWI was just around the corner.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/ ... d-1/seq-1/
Veterans benefit budget ...April Fools Day
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Re: Veterans benefit budget ...April Fools Day
Was the pension only given to Union soldiers or did it include the Southerners?????
Just wonder if the Union was that forgiving, kind of doubt it...........
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Just wonder if the Union was that forgiving, kind of doubt it...........
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Re: Veterans benefit budget ...April Fools Day
No Federal pensions for Rebels. However , the former Confederate states did offer pensions.
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Re: Veterans benefit budget ...April Fools Day
Of my Dad's 2 grandfathers, one fought for North (Iowa) and other for South (South Carolina),
but no idea if either got a pension.
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but no idea if either got a pension.
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Peace is that brief, quiet moment in history.......... when everybody stands around reloading.