On the record
They are all old persons, who could have taken no part in the rebellion, and the services for which they were awarded pensions were in defense of the whole country.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “They are all old persons, who could have taken no part in the rebellion, and the services for which they were awarded…”
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Grant notes that the affected pensioners are elderly veterans who served the nation.
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