The state of Wisconsin has by law constituted the adjutant
general,--at present Charles B. Boardman,--state agent for
pensions. He will, upon application, supply free all
necessary blanks for applications and evidence in all classes
of pensions; will give advice and all possible assistance in
procuring evidence; will file copies of testimony and perform
all the various offices of pension attorney for all soldiers
or their heirs residing in Wisconsin free of charge, regardless
of the branch of service or organization to which the applicant
was attached.
Since this free state pension agency was established in 1889
nearly 9,000 claims have been filed with the adjutant
general, over 7,600 of which have been adjudicated and more
than 80 percent successfully prosecuted.