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[lorrierivette]

An ordinary seaman made 16 dollars per month in the Union Marines while Union regular troops made 13 dollars a month, therefore making the Marine pay more than the regular troops pay for the Union. I am posting the site where I got the information and there is a list of the rate of pay there for Union Marines.

http://hub.dataline.net.au/~tfoen/empay.htm

Lorrie

 

[raggedrebel]

U.S. Marines

RR

 

[minie57]

US Marines

 

[sgtabj]

I found out that Confederate Marines were paid $3 less than regular troops until '64....I found out nothing about U.S. Marines...So I will take a wild guess and hope that the Confederacy was taking notes from the Union and that U.S. Marines were paid less for at least a part of the war...

 

[mfscw]

Union privates were paid $13 per month until after the final raise of 20 June '64, when they got $16

Until 1864 the monthly pay of enlisted men was $3 less than that of equivalent army grades.

 

[CivilWarTalk]

Yesterday's Question: Who was paid more, U.S. Marines, or U.S. Regular troops? My book says U.S. Regulars were paid more, but now I have a source that says Marines were paid more. I'm giving credit for any answer on this question... I didn't like it anyway

Here is Today's Question, Worth One Point:

Of President Jefferson Davis's original cabinet, how many were in the same position at the war's end?

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[crowbar]

>>There was Three (3)<<<
(1) VP=Stephens

(2) Sec/Navy=Mallory

(3) Postmaster General=Reagan

 

[snoopy]

Three of the six remained with Davis throughout the War. Two retained the same cabinet positions namely, Mallory as Sec. of the Navy and Reagan as Post Master General. Judah B. Benjamin remained as a cabinet member but served in three different ministries.

 

[sgtabj]

Only Stephen R. Mallory, Secretary of the Navy, held his original position at the end of the war...Other members remained in the cabinet, but held different positions...Source: Faust....

 

[raggedrebel]

In reality, only Stephen R. Mallory ended the war in the same cabinet position in which he started (Secretary of the Navy). John H. Reagan was Postmaster General all through the war, but was appointed interim Secretary of the Treasury, replacing George Trenholn, on Apr 28, 1865, so he was in a slightly different position, although it has him still serving as Sec. Navy till his capture on May 10!!. So the answer, depending on whose source you use (mine are "Jefferson Davis and his Cabinet" by Rembert W. Patrick, Baton Rouge, 1944; and also Faust's Encyclopedia of the CW)is either one or two! Go figure....
RR

 

[hoosier]

Of the original six members of Davis' cabinet, three were still in the cabinet at war's end. They were Stephen Mallory, Judah Benjamin, and John Reagan.

Benjamin started the war as attorney general, but subsequently became secretary of war and secretary of state, so although he was still in the cabinet, he was not still in the same position.

I can't find any specific information on whether Mallory or Reagan similarly switched positions. My guess is that they did not, so my answer to the question is two.

 

[lorrierivette]

Stephen R. Mallory ended the war in the same cabinet position he started in as Secretary of the Navy.
Some infomation says that John H. Reagan served as Postmaster General through the war, but was appointed interim Secretary of the Treasury, replacing George Trenholn, on Apr 28, 1865, so his position was changed before the end of the war.
Lorrie

 

[ewc]

I believe only two at their original offices- Sec'y of Navy Mallory and Postmaster General Regan. Judah Benjamin served throughout the war, knocking about different Cabinet positions.

 

[mfscw]

jefferson davis, alexander stephens,john regan 3/6/61-5/4/65, josiah gorgas 4/8/61-4/26/65,
stephen mallory 3/4/61-/5/4//65

 

[minie57]

Of Davis Cabinet, Three other men, Stevens his VP, Henninger, and Mallory were were in their original positions at the end of the war. Benjamin was still in the cabinet but went from AG to Secretary of War finishing as Secretary of State.

 

[CivilWarTalk]

Ah, electric, what a wonderful thing! The power was out till 2AM here last night, sorry I missed the chat last night. Stupid thunderstorm! Stupid power company!

I had a problem scoring yesterday's question. I'll have to square it away later today, so I'm going to hold off scoring until tomorrow morning.

Terchris is going to start running a trivia game of sorts on the campfire chat board, and I thought I'd let everyone know about it. It's a team head-to-head style trivia elimination game, and it'll be easier to understand if you check it out at:

http://www.civilwartalk.com/bbs/messages/1/7720.html

Here is Today's Question, Worth One Point:

What was the longstanding quarrel between Jefferson Davis and Gen Joseph E. Johnston?

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Scores for Game #18:
http://www.civilwartalk.com/bbs/messages/2/7697.html

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[crowbar]

For a while Johnston had the confidence of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, and Davis anticipated great things from Johnston. He was capable, but not for the level of command that Davis expected. As the war progressed, tender egos and jealousies brought on petty bickering that intruded on their relationship until there was only bitterness between them. The final split came over Vicksburg. Johnston felt that saving the city was hopeless and Davis wanted an all-out assault, at the very least a desperate struggle for it. That attack never came and Davis never forgave Johnston for losing his beloved Vicksburg.

 

[raggedrebel]

An old girlfriend. They both liked her.

RR

 

[ivan]

Johnston was one of five men advanced to the rank of full general in the Confederate Army, but an acrimonious dispute between himself and the Confederate president over seniority within the five further poisoned their mutual relationship. This issue, among others, would remain a constant source of friction between them for the rest of the war, indeed for the rest of their lives.

 

[hoosier]

Of the five men originally given the grade of full general in the Confederate Army, Johnston was ranked fourth, behind Samuel Cooper, Albert Sidney Johnston, and Robert E. Lee. Johnston felt that, since he had been senior to all three in the U. S. Army prior to secession, he should have been ranked first.