Table of Pay, Subsistence, Forage, etc., Allowed by Law to Officers of the Army

Rank and Classification of Officers

Pay

Subsistence

Forage

Servants

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Thirty cents for each ration Act Feb. 21, 1857, Section 1.

$8 per month for each horse. Act April 24, 1816, Section 12

Pay, subsistence, and clothing of a private soldier, Act April 24, 1816, section 12.

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General Officers

$

$

$

$

$

Lieutenant-General

Aides-de-camp and Military Secretary to Lieutenant-General each

Major General

Senior Aide-de-camp to General-in-Chief

Aide-de-camp, in addition to pay, etc. of Lt.

Brigadier-General

Aide-de-camp, in addition to pay, etc. of Lt.*

270.00

80.00 220.00
80.00
24.00
124.00
20.00

40

5
15

4
.........
12
3

360.00

45.00
135.00

36.00
.........
108.00
.........

.........

3
3
3
1
3
1

50.00

24.00
24.00
24.00
8.00
24.00
8.00

4

2
4
2
.........
3
.........

98.00

49.00
98.00
49.00
.........
73.50
........

778.00

198.00
477.00
189.00
32.00
329.50
19.00

Adjutant-General's Department.

$

$

$

$

$

Adjutant-General - Colonel
Adjutant-General - Lieutenant-Colonel
Adjutant-General - Major
Adjutant-General - Captain
Judge-Advocate - Major

110.00
95.00
80.00
70.00
80.00

6
5
4
4
4

54.00
45.00
36.00
36.00
36.00

3
3
3
1
3

24.00
24.00
24.00
8.00
24.00

2
2
2
1
2

49.00
49.00
49.00
24.50
49.00

237.00
213.00
189.00
138.50
189.00

Inspector-General's Department.

$

$

$

$

$

Inspector-General - Colonel

110.00

6

54.00

3

24.00

2

49.00

237.00

Signal Department.

$

$

$

$

$

Signal Officer - Major

80.00

4

36.00

3

24.00

2

49.00

189.00

Quartermaster's Department.

$

$

$

$

$

Quartermaster-General - Brigadier-General
Assistant Quartermaster-General - Colonel
Deputy Quartermaster-General - Lt. Colonel
Quartermaster - Major
Assistant Quartermaster - Captain

124.00
110.00
95.00
80.00
70.00

12
6
5
4
4

108.00
54.00
45.00
36.00
36.00

3
3
3
3
1

24.00
24.00
24.00
24.00
8.00

3
2
2
2
1

73.50
49.00
49.00
49.00
24.50

329.00
237.00
213.00
189.00
138.00

Medical Department.

$

$

$

$

$

Surgeon-General, $2,740 per annum

Surgeons of ten years' service

Surgeons of less than ten years' service

Assistant Surgeons of ten years' service

Assistant Surgeons of five years' service

Asst. Surgeons of less than five years' service

.........
80.00
80.00
70.00
70.00
53.33

.........
8
4
8
4
4

.........
72.00
36.00
72.00
36.00
36.00

.........
3
3
1
1
1

.........
24.00
24.00
8.00
8.00
8.00

.........
2
2
1
1
1

........
49.00
49.00
24.50
24.50
24.50

228.33
225.00
189.00
174.50
138.50
121.83

Pay Department.

$

$

$