The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-05-10
HOW SOLDIERS ARE CARED FOR
Volunteers Will BE Treated Like
Soldiers In the Regular Army.


and Spain is no longer "a probability,
butan actual fact, the manner in VIII icb
the United States will take care Of the
men who arc ready to risk their lives
for the cOuntry's welfare has become d
matter of general interest. What the
| pay OF the men in the regular army
shall be, how they are to be sustained
and what other emoluments they are
to receive, has all been laid do@n in
the military regulations that have
been issued from time to time. The
! 10000 volunteers from the various
States Of the Union, for which the
President has called, will OF course Re
treated in like manner and will be sub.
JeCted to the same regulations.
The Official Army Register for the
year 1897, published by order OF the
secretary OF war, in compliance with
existing laws, gives the pay OF the Of
ncers of the regular army in active
service, which will also apply TO the
Ullicers OF the volunteers, as follows:
Lieutenant general, $ll ,0O0 per year,
or S9l6lI per month : ma jor general,
S',3UO per year, or S625 per month !:
| 0rlgadier general, So, 800 per year, or
Sl5S 33 per month. TO the pay of these
| three tiliccrs 10 per cent is added
after five years service, 20 per cent
alter ten years service, ana 40 per
cent. after twenty years service.
REGIMENTAB OFFICERS
The r,gImeEtal officers receive the
following lay
Colonel, $3, 800 per year, or 1921 81 Der
month alter live years s1rvlc., $320
| 50 alter ten years service, $3.50: alter
10 years service, S3I5-whlch is the
maximum amount allowed by law.
Lieutenant colonel, $1,000 per year,
or per month $3.50; alter five years
service, $40; after ten years service,
S3OO after 10 years service, 1925 af
scr 20 years service, 1898 33, which is
The maximum amount allowed by law.
Major, 81 800 per year, or per month,
| S2OS.33; after five years service,
SO IL ; after ten years service, $3.50 :;
alter 10 years service, $270 So; after
70 years service, $2Sl Ga.
Captain, mount d. 81, 600 per wear.
or per month, Sl66 G7; alter five years
service, SlS3 33 after ten years ser
vice, $500; after ID years service.
S2l6.6I: after 20 years service, 1928 33.
Captain, not mounted, 81, 500 per
year, or per month, $3.50; alter five
year 5 service, $lG5 alter ten years
service, $50; after 10 years service,
Sl9o after 70 years service, $2l0.
Segimental adjutant and regimental
quarter master received the same pay
as Il captain, not mounted.
tlrst lieutenant, mounted, 81 900 per
year or per month, $l33.33 after five
years service, $l46.6T after ten years
service, $l60: after fifteen years ser.
vice, li3 33 after twenty years SER
vice, $lS6 81.
First lieutenant not mounted, 81 800
per year, or per month, $l25; after five
years service, Sl3750 : alter ten years
service, $3.50: after fifteen years SER
wee, Sl6o5O after twenty years ser
vice, $l75.
Second lieutenant, mounted, receives
the same pay as first lieutenant, not
Second lieutenant, not mounted,
+ 400 per year, or per month, $ll6.67 !;
after five years service, SIPS 33: after
ten years service, $40: after fifteen
years service, $l5l 81; after twenty
years service, $l63 33.
Chaplain receives the same pay as "a
first lieutenant, not mounted, or sec
ond lieutenant mounted.
RANK AND SERVICE.
The rank and service receive the
following pay per month for the first
and second years of their enlistment :
Company, private, artillery, cavalry,
ana Infantry; private Second class
engineers and ordnance musicians,
engineers, artillery and infantry
trumpcter, cavalry, $l3.
Wagoner-Artiilcry cavalry, infan-
try, $l4.
Artilicer- Artillery and infantry {;
corporal, artillery, cavalry and infan-
try; blacksmith and farrier, cavalry
sadGicr, cavalry, SIS.
Scrgcant--Artillery cavalry, infan-
try $lS.
Private first class)-Engineers and
ordnance, $17.
orporal-Engineer and ordnance,
$40.
First sargeant-Artillcry, cavalry,
infantry, $25.
Sergeant Engineers, ordnance end
signal corps, $3l.
Sergeants first class )-Signal corps,
$40.
Regiment-Chicf trumpetcr, caval-
ry; principal musician, artillery and
infantry; saddle sergeant, cavalry,
$22.
Chief musician-Artllery, cavalry
and infantry, 500,
Sergeant major and quartcrmaster
sergeant Engineers, $36
,, Hospital corps-Hospital steward,
Sl5; acting hospital steward, $25 ;
private, $lS.
Veterinary surgeon, (scnior.l 800
veterinary surgeon, Gunlor,) $75 nos
Dital matrOr, $40.
Military hcaGquarters--Cle
Glass |, ST., 900 per year; clerk. Glass
=. 81, 100 per year; clerk, Class 3,
81, 200 per year; messenger, $50 per
month.
rnc enlisted men are paid OFF month
y by the paymasters, while the Of
cers draw monthly on presenting
their pay accounts to the nearest pay.
master.
HOW THEY ARE FITTED OUT.
| The enlisted men are furnished by
the government with clothing, equip
ments, medical attention and supplies
| The officers are furnished with quar-
| ters In garrisons or towns and in the
field with tents but they supply their
own equipments, uniforms and food,
though the latter may be purchased
from the commssary department at
cost price.
The mounted officers, such az those
Of the cavalry, light artillery, field Of
iicers, staff officers, including the rcgi-
mental stan officers, are furnished for.
age for two or more horses, according
20 rank but they must actually pos
sess said horses, which are private
property, and not furnished by the
| government.
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