Trivia 5-17-17 paycheck & bonuses

[Trivia Master]

In 1862, why was Abraham Lincoln's October salary less than it was in September?
credit: @JohnW.

Since I will be out of town I'm going to include several bonuses. This thread will remain open until Monday May 22.

Bonus 1:
Gettysburg is indelibly known for the epic battle that occurred there in July 1863. However the Gettysburg Battlefield has connections to two twentieth century wars. Name the two wars AND the role Gettysburg played in those equally epic wars.
credit: @Wallyfish

Bonus 2: By 1933, hoop skirts were long out of fashion. But that year, a tragic accident much like "death by crinoline" killed a woman whose childhood connection to the Battle of Gettysburg had made her famous. Who was she?
credit: @LoyaltyOfDogs

Bonus 3:
During the seize of Chattanooga, after General Grant and his team had managed to open the famous "Cracker Line", General Longstreet was ordered, if possible, to retrieve the lost ground. An attack between his troops and General Geary's raged for 3 hours and during the fighting Geary's teamsters had become scared and left the mules, who then began a stampede, broke loose and started running toward the enemy. Longstreet's men believed the cavalry was coming, broke and fled. The union quartermaster requested that the mules, for their gallantry in this action, be conferred to what rank?
credit: @DBF

 

[William G Hendry]

BECAUSE OF TAXES http://quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln2/5250244.0001.001/1:17.4?rgn=div2;view=fulltext

Income tax was first collected under the general revenue act, ap|proved July 1, 1862. A tax was imposed upon the salaries of federal officials at the rate of three per cent on incomes in excess of $600, and the disbursing officers were required to withhold the "income duty," as it was called, at the time of the payment of the salary.


Some time was required to set up the machinery of collection, with the result that the first withdrawal of $61 from Lincoln's salary warrant was not made until September, 1862. Thereafter his warrant was re|duced from $2,083.33 to $2,022.33 a month. The continuance of the war and the pressing need of more revenue led to the enactment of a new law on June 30, 1864. Under its provisions salaries of federal offi|cials were taxed at five per cent on annual income above $600. With|holding $91.66 each month, the Treasury issued Lincoln's warrants in amounts of $1,981.67 from July 4, 1864 until the time of his death.

 

[DBF]

Question 1:
He began paying an Income Tax that was instituted by Congress to pay for the war. (3% or $61.00 per month)
http://www.taxhistory.org/thp/readings.nsf/ArtWeb/4481BB3C2C09C77C85257BE400723DF9?OpenDocument

Bonus 1:
Camp Colt, located at Gettysburg, served as a training ground for tanks in World War I and in World War II it served as a temporary prison camp for German POW's (where my father served as MP).
So you think you know Gettysburg - page 114

Bonus 2:
Alice Eliza Humiston - her picture was found (along with her 2 brothers) in the hands of an unidentified soldier at Gettysburg. She was 6 years old at the time and would die while sweeping the floor and her dress caught in an uncovered heater and she would pass away from her injuries 2 days later at age 76.
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47535871

Bonus 3:
It's of course - the brevet rank of horse - and General Porter goes on to state "when this recommendation was reported to General Grant he laughed heartily".

 

[captaindrew]

The answer to the first question is income tax deduction

 

[captaindrew]

answer to bonus 3 is the union troops said the mules should be breveted to horses

 

[Wallyfish]

Income tax.
In order to pay for the war, Congress passed legislation signed on July 1 1862 imposing a tax on income. Some time was required to set up the machinery of collection, with the result that the first withdrawal from Lincoln's salary warrant was not made until September, 1862. When Mr. Lincoln received his September paycheck in October, his net salary was $2022.33, $61 (3%) less than his previous paycheck.
Source: Personal Finances of Abraham Lincoln
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln2/5250244.0001.001/1:17.4?rgn=div2;view=fulltext


First bonus, credit for question. Camp Colt WWI tank training camp and WWII German POW camp. Many know about Camp Colt, most are unaware of the WWII POW camp.

Bonus 2.
She was Alice Eliza Humiston daughter of Amos.
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4753587



Bonus 3

Brevet rank of horses.

As soon as the enemy recovered from his surprise, he woke up to the importance of the achievement; Longstreet was despatched to retrieve, if possible, the lost ground. His troops reached Wauhatchie in the night of the 28th, and made an attack upon Geary's division of Hooker's forces. The fight raged for about three hours, but Geary succeeded in holding his ground against greatly superior numbers. During the fight Geary's teamsters had become scared, and had deserted their teams, and the mules, stampeded by the sound of battle raging about them, had broken loose from their wagons and run away. Fortunately for their reputation and the safety of the command, they started toward the enemy, and with heads down and tails up, with trace-chains rattling and whiffletrees snapping over the stumps of trees, they rushed pell-mell upon Longstreet's bewildered men. Believing it to be an impetuous charge of cavalry, his line broke and fled. The quartermaster [10] in charge of the animals, not willing to see such distinguished services go unrewarded, sent in the following communication: "I respectfully request that the mules, for their gallantry in this action, may have conferred upon them the brevet rank of horses." Brevets in the army were being bestowed pretty freely at the time, and when this recommendation was reported to General Grant he laughed heartily at the humor of the suggestion. Our loss in the battle, including killed, wounded, and missing, was only 422 men. The enemy never made a further attempt to interrupt our communications.

https://books.google.com/books?id=j...&q=General Geary’s mules rank request&f=false

 

[Jimklag]

In 1862, why was Abraham Lincoln's October salary less than it was in September?
credit: @JohnW.

Since I will be out of town I'm going to include several bonuses. This thread will remain open until Monday May 22.

Bonus 1:
Gettysburg is indelibly known for the epic battle that occurred there in July 1863. However the Gettysburg Battlefield has connections to two twentieth century wars. Name the two wars AND the role Gettysburg played in those equally epic wars.
credit: @Wallyfish

Bonus 2: By 1933, hoop skirts were long out of fashion. But that year, a tragic accident much like "death by crinoline" killed a woman whose childhood connection to the Battle of Gettysburg had made her famous. Who was she?
credit: @LoyaltyOfDogs

Bonus 3:
During the seize of Chattanooga, after General Grant and his team had managed to open the famous "Cracker Line", General Longstreet was ordered, if possible, to retrieve the lost ground. An attack between his troops and General Geary's raged for 3 hours and during the fighting Geary's teamsters had become scared and left the mules, who then began a stampede, broke loose and started running toward the enemy. Longstreet's men believed the cavalry was coming, broke and fled. The union quartermaster requested that the mules, for their gallantry in this action, be conferred to what rank?
credit: @DBF

Introduction of the income tax.

 

[Jimklag]

In 1862, why was Abraham Lincoln's October salary less than it was in September?
credit: @JohnW.

Since I will be out of town I'm going to include several bonuses. This thread will remain open until Monday May 22.

Bonus 1:
Gettysburg is indelibly known for the epic battle that occurred there in July 1863. However the Gettysburg Battlefield has connections to two twentieth century wars. Name the two wars AND the role Gettysburg played in those equally epic wars.
credit: @Wallyfish

Bonus 2: By 1933, hoop skirts were long out of fashion. But that year, a tragic accident much like "death by crinoline" killed a woman whose childhood connection to the Battle of Gettysburg had made her famous. Who was she?
credit: @LoyaltyOfDogs

Bonus 3:
During the seize of Chattanooga, after General Grant and his team had managed to open the famous "Cracker Line", General Longstreet was ordered, if possible, to retrieve the lost ground. An attack between his troops and General Geary's raged for 3 hours and during the fighting Geary's teamsters had become scared and left the mules, who then began a stampede, broke loose and started running toward the enemy. Longstreet's men believed the cavalry was coming, broke and fled. The union quartermaster requested that the mules, for their gallantry in this action, be conferred to what rank?
credit: @DBF

Bonus 1. Camp Colt and Camp Sharpe were WWI & WWII training installations.

Bonus 2. No idea

Bonus 3. Mules would receive designation of "horses" instead of mules.

Edit - Camp Sharpe is an acceptable answer to the second part of Bonus 1.

Hoosier

 

[Reb]

Question 1 $61.00 payment for income tax.

Bonus 1 Camp Colt used to train tank corps in WWI

World War II Prisoner of War Camps at the Gettysburg Armory on Seminary Ridge and stockade on Emmitsburg Road

Bonus 2 Alice Eliza Humiston, the little girl in the famous ambrotype found in the hands of an unidentified Union soldier who died at Gettysburg, later determined to be Amos Humiston.

Bonus 3 The troop said the mules should be breveted to the rank of horses.

 

[adisciu9]

Deduction for income tax
Bonus 1: WWI Training camp for tanks; Camp Cole WWII: Camp Sharpe (Pitzer woods); German POW camp (Mc Miller woods)
bonus 2: Alice Amos died when her dress caught fire
bonus 3. Promote to "brevet rank of horses."

Edit - Alice's last name was not Amos.

Hoosier

 

[57th Indiana Infantry]

5-17-17 paycheck

Collared by the IRS.
He had to pay $61 into the newly created Income Duty (Income Tax)


Bonus 1:

WWI
Gettysburg became home to Regular Infantry in the summer of 1917 and was named Camp Colt to train the newly formed Tank Corps in 1918

World War II
Prisoner of War camp on the Gettysburg Battlefield operated from June 29, 1945 through April 1946.

Bonus 2:

Alice Eliza Humiston

Bonus 3:

Breveted as horse (brevet horse)

Edit - The 1917 regular infantry camp is an acceptable answer for the first part of Bonus 1.

Hoosier

 

[Schwallanscher]

regular:

the introduction of a 3% income duty (income tax) for salaries of federal officials over $600

i got a bit of a problem here, according to my source the question is wrong, i.e. a month late

Some time was required to set up the machinery of collection, with the result that the first withdrawal of $61 from Lincoln's salary warrant was not made until September, 1862. Thereafter his warrant was re|duced from $2,083.33 to $2,022.33 a month.

unless he got a bill and paid that $61 personally in septembre and got them deducted from octobre onwards something is wrong here, however, i have no doubt that this is the correct answer. it's also possible that withdrawal ist not the same as reduction (if so, that's beyond my english skills)

the more i think of it a withdrawal talkes propably place after the payment, but did they have the necessary accounting rules for that?

p 125/126

bonus 1:

• camp colt - training of us tank crews for ww I
  
• gettysburg school of aeronautics - training of 'civilian' pilots for ww II under cptp

bonus 2:

this has to wait

bonus 3:

"the mules, for their gallantry in this action, may have conferred upon them the brevet rank of horses"

Edit - I agree that it is confusing as to whether income tax was first deducted from Lincoln's salary in September or October, but everybody got the right answer to the question, anyway.

The Gettysburg School of Aeronautics is an acceptable answer for the second part of Bonus 1.

Hoosier

 

[Stony]

1. Income tax was first collected under the general revenue act, approved July 1, 1862. A tax was imposed upon the salaries of federal officials at the rate of three per cent on incomes in excess of $600, and the disbursing officers were required to withhold the "income duty," as it was called, at the time of the payment of the salary.
Some time was required to set up the machinery of collection, with the result that the first withdrawal of $61 from Lincoln's salary warrant was not made until September, 1862. Thereafter his warrant was reduced from $2,083.33 to $2,022.33 a month.

Bonus #1. Camp Colt was established in 1917, and opened at Gettysburg National Military Park in March, 1918 as the first post to train soldiers to use tanks during World War I.

The World War II Prisoner of War camp on the Gettysburg Battlefield operated from June 29, 1945, through April 1946 at the former site of the McMillan Woods CCC camp.
WWII Comes to Gettysburg
Scrap drives, war rallies and German POWs took over America's preeminent battlefield.
source-http://www.historynet.com/world-war-two-in-gettysburg.htm

Bonus #2. Alice Humiston
source-http://www.historynet.com/amos-humiston-union-soldier-who-died-at-the-battle-of-gettysburg.htm

Bonus #3. Brevet Rank of Horses.
source-http://home.freeuk.com/gazkhan/wauhatchie.htm

Edit - Scrap drives and war rallies are acceptable responses to the second part of Bonus 1.

Hoosier

 

[JOHN42768]

Income Tax $61.00
Income tax was first collected under the general revenue act, approved July 1, 1862. A tax was imposed upon the salaries of federal officials at the rate of three per cent on incomes in excess of $600, and the disbursing officers were required to withhold the "income duty," as it was called, at the time of the payment of the salary.
Some time was required to set up the machinery of collection, with the result that the first withdrawal of $61 from Lincoln's salary warrant was not made until September, 1862. Thereafter his warrant was reduced from $2,083.33 to $2,022.33 a month.
source: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln2/5250244.0001.001/1:17.4?rgn=div2;view=fulltext

Bonus #1 WW1 Camp Colt—the new home for a new branch of the military—the U.S. Army Tank Corps. The commandant of the massive facility was none other than the twenty-nine year-old Eisenhower. The complex that spanned the entire field of Pickett's Charge was an immense one, hosting some 10,000 soldiers over the course of 1917-18.
WW2 -The establishment of a German prisoner of war camp on the fields of Pickett's Charge, where several hundred soldiers from the Afrika Korps and Normandy were housed as they labored in Adams County orchards by day. Multiple escape attempts and manhunts occurred within this time. Ironically enough, one of the most daring plots unsuccessfully unfolded on July 3, 1944—the anniversary of another blunder on that same field in 1863.
The Soldiers' National Cemetery. Not only is the site the burial ground of the 1863 dead, but so too is it the final resting place of nearly 2,000 WWII veterans—many of whom were killed in combat. Laid to honor in the same location where
Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address, these individuals too gave their "last full measure of devotion"
Source: https://npsgnmp.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/gettysburg-national-military-park-during-the-world-wars/

Bonus #2: Alice Humiston one of Amos Humiston's three children
source: http://www.historynet.com/amos-humiston-union-soldier-who-died-at-the-battle-of-gettysburg.htm

Bonus #3:
The Battle of Wauhatchie,

or The Charge Of The Mule Brigade The Federal quartermaster who's mules had supposedly made the charge supposedly forwarded this recommendation to General Ulysses S. Grant: 'I respectfully request that the mules, for their gallantry in this action, may have conferred upon them the brevet rank of horses.'
Source: http://home.freeuk.com/gazkhan/wauhatchie.htm

Edit - The 2,000 WW II veterans buried at the National Cemetery is an acceptable response to the second part of Bonus 1.

Hoosier

 

[truthckr]

In order to pay for the war, Congress passed legislation imposing a tax on income, to take effect the following September. When Mr. Lincoln received his September paycheck the next month, his net salary was $2022.33, $61 (3%) less than his previous paycheck.

 

[kholland]

His reduced October salary was the result of an Income Tax "warrant" of 3%.

Bonus 1: Camp Colt was a training ground for the US Tank Corps in World War l and World War ll General Dwight Eisenhower had a huge farm that was on part of the battlefield.

Bonus 2: It was Amos Humiston's daughter Alice. He was the soldier whose body was found in a street in Gettysburg holding a photo of his children. The photo was circulated in newspapers and his wife and children were located.

Bonus 3: "brevet horse"

Edit - Since I'm accepting the burial of 2,000 WW II vets as an answer to the second part of Bonus 1, I will accept Eisenhower's farm as well.

Hoosier

 

[truthckr]

bonus 1:
WWI and WWII.
During WWI Camp Colt was established on the filed of "Pickett's Charge" as a tank training ground.

During WWII a secret camp named Camp Sharpe was established in Gettysburg for psychological warfare and to disseminate propaganda. On the field of Pickett's Charge a POW Camp was established to house German prisoners from the Afrika Corps and from the Normandy Campaign.

 

[William G Hendry]

Bonus # 1 World war 1 Wikipedia

1918-03-06 Camp Colt was the Tank Corps' "preliminary training" facility ("310th Tank Center" by October) was established at the "Camp, U.S. Troops, Gettysburg, PA" in the field of Pickett's Charge—named for Samuel Colt by the last week of February)[48]—and occupied 200 acres (0.81 km2) by December.[45] On March 24, Capt Garner transferred the camp's command[G 5] to Captain Dwight D. Eisenhower


World war 2

1944-06 The Prisoner of War stockade opened along the Emmitsburg Rd at the former Camp Colt site (guards slept at the high school).[103] By September 16 the stockade had 350 prisoners,[60] and the Gettysburg Armory had an additional 100 prisoners.[G


Bonus #2 ALICE HUMISTON daughter of AMOS HUMISTON


Bonus # 3

The Brevet rank of horses from the book, The Horsemanship of Ulysses S. Grant Chapter 12

 

[GELongstreet]

Taxes ...

At Gettysburg the original Tank Corps trained for World War I while during World War II there were both a POW and a PsyOps training camp.

That hoopskirt victim was Alice Eliza Humiston.

And those mules were made Brevet Horses (horse by brevet).

 

[ErnieMac]

Income Tax.
Bonus 1: Gettysburg was the site of Camp Colt, a tank training facility, in Wold War I and of a POW camp for captured German soldiers in World War II.
Bonus 2: Alice Humiston, daughter of Amos Humiston. Amos Humiston was killed at Gettysburg and discovered clutching a photograph of his three children, one of whom was Alice.
http://www.historynet.com/amos-humiston-union-soldier-who-died-at-the-battle-of-gettysburg.htm
Bonus 3: It was was suggested that the mules be brevetted to the rank of "horse".