Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-08-29
The Payment of Cur Troops.

The following report of Qaartermaser and Paymaster
response to resolution of the House of Commons will
be found interesting 10 Volunteers State Troops and
others =
OUARTERM AsTER AND PAYMAsTER GENERALS OFFICE
Ka3igh, august 10th, 1861.
HIS ErceHency, HENRY T, CLARK, Go0eynor:
SIR resolution of the House of Commons requesting
you inform the HI whether any arrangements have
been made for the payment of the North Carolina State
Troops and Volunteers whether such payment is to be
by the State Government the Confederate Govern
ment and whether he has official information of fail
refusal by the Confederate Government 10 fulfil
engagements having been referred to this Department,
have the honor to report
the Secretary of War; Richmond, which resulted in
addressing letter the Quatermaser General Of the Con-
"CoNFEDERATz STATES OF AMERICA.
QUARTERMAsTER GENERALS DEPARTMENT,
Richmond, July 9th, lh6l)
Quar- tsrmaster General " O., Raleigh:
have received your letter of July 3rd, inst and in
ply have to inform you that volunteers paid by the
SERVICE the transfer of their Muster Rolls the
" COME service and when they have been
of the order directing them to proceed TO any destination
"by the War Department. If the volunteers Of North-Car
the Muster Rolls from the date they accep
ted by the Governor, they will lie paid from that date
QuartermaStet General"
This letter explicit and lett ing in doubt Our
the date of their muster into the State service the
fer of their Muster Rolls to the Confederate service
Troops and provided for their payment from the date
which they became entitled pay from the State of North
Carolina.
had informed the Secretary of War and the Quar-
ermaser General that twelve months volunteers
entitled to pay under laws, rom the date of their
muster into service but from the date Of their acceptance
by the Governor and therefore the last the
inserted 10 provide for their payment the
of their acceptance by the Governor
of hn t0f
all the due or to become due North Carolina
State Troops and Volunteers and that the payment
be made by the Contedera Government
In reply to the remaining branch OF the resolution have
the honor to report that official information has been re-
ceved at office OF refusal the part of the Coneder-
ate Government to futs engagement On the contrary,
it known that several of egments have been paid off,
in which they entered the service the being paid from
TIE date of their acceptance by the Governor.
will continue TO No Government in war
able to pay its troops with punctuay How much less
which came into existence only few months ago,
without army without revenue, without thing organ
zed and hat In that few months has raised and put into
threatening its capitol and bockading all its coast
even when money abonDds delay CT payment may ex
pected to occur aslorg as the war continues.
Approaching the distress AMI inconvenience thus imposed
the officers and and if possble to afford
them some relief directed the oath July last
TO proceed Richmond and propose the Confederate
thorties that tie State would pay its own troops to the
amount of six hundred thousand dollars, if the Government
1proceeded to Richmond and made the proposition but it
was not acceded to- earnestly hope that the General AS
money and direct the n Carolina State Troops and Voun
teers to be paid from the State Treasury invested with
the authority and provided with the funds with the
aid you are ready to give the twenty five organ
lzed Regiments to be paid in ten days But present
without either the funds or the authority.
1t not deemed necessary notice in this communca
ton the few exceptional in which you directed
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Commissaries and Aduans of Regiments have been re-
fused payment by the Confederate States question Of
regularity OF appointment If that question be adj
nsted to their recognition they will be ent
tied to payment from the State for the during which
Some cases have been brought my notice in which paw
mens have been refused because the entire absence Of
waited by the Field Officers Regiments taking the
ton to procure from the Adjutant Generals Office here
PERCY Muster Ros and carrying them with them Rich
The cases present most difficulties are those in which
companies went into Fort Macon and Forts Caswe and
johnson Immediately the breaking of the war MANY
OF these Companies did not wait make Muster Rolls
services Some of them having been largely recruited have
SINCE been attached to Regiments and gone to Virginia.
bers have joined other Companies In the absence
ter Rolls and all other evidences of these
tinue to be extremely difficult to settle them Tbev are re-
however as amongst the most worthy of prompt
oa ana unaeI general orders issued by you every eff
Whilst writing this communication have seen letter
ooI =. Johnson Pettlgrew, OF the 18th Regiment Vol
nneers dated at Richmond the l4h Of August which it
satea mat the Authorities say they have authority
TO pay beyond the date of (heir marching orders
AS ther Paymasters at that actually paving
Regiments from the dates of their acceptance by the
GOVERNOR am forced to the conviction Col Pettrrew
ats States - SUoA
1t presumed that Col Pettgrews Regiment will he maid
10 It's ORDER that is after other Regiments that have heen
longer IN the field have been paid will Immediately adj
dress the Quarter Master General on the subject and his
ply will be laid before you when received.
have the honor to be your obedent servant,
L.. G'B. BRANCH,
@. NJ e p. NJ General.
Hon. A. b. BoTELER.-The statement in the tele-
graphic column yesterday, that Mr.. Boteer had been
sent to Fort Lafayette was erroneous Our shenherds