Confederate Soldiers pay.

[Rebforever]

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SEC. 22. The monthly pay of the enlisted men of the Army of the Confederate States shall be as follows: That of a sergeant or master workman of the engineer corps, $34; that of a corporal or overseer, $20; privates of the first class, or artificers, $17; and privates of the second class, or laborers, and musicians, $13. The sergeant-major of cavalry, $21; first sergeants, $20; sergeants, $17; corporals, farriers, and blacksmiths, $13; musicians, $13, and privates, $12. Sergeant-majors of artillery and infantry, $21; first sergeants, $20 each; sergeants $17; corporals and artificers, $13; musicians, $12, and privates, $11 each. The non-commissioned officers, artificers, musicians, and privates serving in light batteries, shall receive the same pay as those of cavalry.

SEC. 23. The President shall be authorized to enlist as many master armorers, master carriage-makers, master blacksmiths, armorers, carriage-makers, blacksmiths, artificers, and laborers, for ordnance service, as he may deem necessary, not exceeding in all 100 men, who shall be attached to the corps of artillery. The pay of a master armorer, master carriage-maker, master blacksmith, shall be $34 per month; armorers, carriage-makers, and blacksmiths, $20 per month; artificers, $17, and laborers, $13 per month.............................

Approved March 6, 1861.

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 6, 1861.

https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/official-records/127/0130

 

[Copperhead-mi]

Approved March 6, 1861.

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 6, 1861.

Hmmm, So the Confederates captured Washington D.C. two days after Lincoln's Inaugural? Did they get Lincoln?

 

[leftyhunter]

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SEC. 22. The monthly pay of the enlisted men of the Army of the Confederate States shall be as follows: That of a sergeant or master workman of the engineer corps, $34; that of a corporal or overseer, $20; privates of the first class, or artificers, $17; and privates of the second class, or laborers, and musicians, $13. The sergeant-major of cavalry, $21; first sergeants, $20; sergeants, $17; corporals, farriers, and blacksmiths, $13; musicians, $13, and privates, $12. Sergeant-majors of artillery and infantry, $21; first sergeants, $20 each; sergeants $17; corporals and artificers, $13; musicians, $12, and privates, $11 each. The non-commissioned officers, artificers, musicians, and privates serving in light batteries, shall receive the same pay as those of cavalry.

SEC. 23. The President shall be authorized to enlist as many master armorers, master carriage-makers, master blacksmiths, armorers, carriage-makers, blacksmiths, artificers, and laborers, for ordnance service, as he may deem necessary, not exceeding in all 100 men, who shall be attached to the corps of artillery. The pay of a master armorer, master carriage-maker, master blacksmith, shall be $34 per month; armorers, carriage-makers, and blacksmiths, $20 per month; artificers, $17, and laborers, $13 per month.............................

Approved March 6, 1861.

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 6, 1861.

https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/official-records/127/0130

We also have to take into account that as the war progressed even if a Confederate soldier was paid on time Confederate currency was worth very little. Even obtaining basic food stuffs became increasingly difficult.
Leftyhunter

 

[Rebforever]

We also have to take into account that as the war progressed even if a Confederate soldier was paid on time Confederate currency was worth very little. Even obtaining basic food stuffs became increasingly difficult.
Leftyhunter

Lincoln's war hadn't started yet in case you didn't notice. No one new all that yet.

 

[leftyhunter]

Lincoln's war hadn't started yet in case you didn't notice. No one new all that yet.

Don't you mean Davis's war and the secessionists didn't think things through?
Leftyhunter