The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-11
HOW SOLDIERS ARE CARED FOR
Volunteers VIII be Treated Like Sol
diars In tha Regular Avmv
Richmond JIrnes.

ana Spain 10 no longer a possibility,
but fact, the manner in which the
United States will tax. care Of She
men who are ready to risk their lives
for the country y welfare has become
matter Of general interest. What
the pay Of the men in the regular
Amy shall be, how they are to be sus-
tanned and what other cmolulncnts
they are To receive has all been laid
down IN the military regulations hat
have been issned from time 10 time
The hundred thousand volunteers
from the various States Of the MON,
for which the President has called.
will Of course be treated in like man
ncr and Will be subjected to the same
regulations.
The official Army Register for the
year J. 197, published by order of the
Secretary Of War. in compliance with
existing laws. gives the pay Of the of
iicers Of the regular army in active
service, which will also apply 20 the
officers OF the volunteers, az follows:
Lieutenant general, FL 900 per
year, or $9l6lT per month; major
general, s. 800 per year, or $625 per
month; brigadier general, $500 per
year, or si58 33 per month. To the
pay Of these three officers 10 per cent
is added after 1--WE years service, go
per cent. after ten years service and
40 per cent. after twenty years ser
vice.
The regimental officers receive the
following pay:
Colonel, $500 per year, or per
month 1921 81; after fve years ser
vice, $500. 80; after ten years service,
$3.50; after fifteen years service,
4375-which is the maximum amount
allowed by law.
Lieutenant colonel, 5000 per year,
or per month $3.50; after five years
service, s275; after ten years service,
$500; after fifteen yeare service, 1925;
after twenty years service, 1898. 33,
which 10 the maximum amount allowed
by law.
Major, $1,000 per year, or per
month &208.33; after fve years aer-
vice; 1929 II; after ten years service,
$3.50; after fifteen years service,
s270.s s3; after twenty years service,
1921 81.
Captain, mounted. $4,000 per year
or per month $166.67; after Eve years
service, 9l83.33; after ten years ser
vice, 5000; after fifteen years service,
SIG 81; after twenty years service,
$233. :33.
Captain, not mounted. $1,000 per
year, or per month, $3.50; after five
years seIvice, $l65; after ten years
service, $780, after fifteen years SER
vice; 1926; after twenty years SER
vice, $2lO.
Regimcntal diutant and regiment tai
! Il f;iaEtern: ssteE receive the same pay as
captain, not mounted.
First lieutenant, mounted, 81, 500
per year, or per month, $l33. 33; after
Eve years service, $146.G7; after ten
years service, $l6O, after fifteen
years' service, $l73.33; after twenty
years service, $l8667.
First lieutenant, not mounted, $l,-
500 per year, ,'or per month, 1925; after
five years service, $137.60; after ten
years service, $3.50; after fifteen
years service, $165.B0; after twenty
years service, $175.
Second lieutenant, mounted, re-
ceives the same pay as first lieutenant,
not mounted.
Second lieutenant, not mounted,
81 400 per year, or per month, SIG. 81; !;
after i've years service. @l20.33; after
ten years service, $40; after fifteen
years service, $l51.67; after twenty
years service, $l63.33.
Chaplain receives che same pay as q
first lieutenant, not mounted, or a
second lieutenant, mounted.
The rank and service receive the
following pay per month for the first
and second years Of their enlistment.
Company, private, artillery. cavalry
and infantry; private (second class)
engineers and ordnance; musicians,
engineers, artillery and infantry
trum peter, cavalry, $13
Wagoncr-Artillery, cavalry, in
fantry, $l4.
Arti6eer-Artillcry and infantry
corporal. artillery, oavai y and H.
fantry; blacksmith and fa.rier, eaval-
ry; saddler, cavalry, SIS.
Scrgeant-Artillcry, cavalry, in
fantry, $l8.
Private (irst elass)-nng,neers and
ordnance, SIT.
C0rporai-Engineer and ordnance,
First S-rueau. .ir.i!lery, cavalry
infa ~, go.
Sergeant-Eugineers, ordnance and
signal corps, $3l.
Ssrgeants (6rst ciass)- s)-Signal corps,
RsS;m:nt-Chicf trumpeter, oaval-
~; principal musician, artillery and
infantry; saddle sergeant, cavalry,
$22
Chief Musician-Artillery, cavalry
and infantry, $6U.
Sergeant Majo. ARTILLERY, cavalry
and infantry; quartcimaster sc geant,
artillery, cavalry all infantry, $23.
Sergeant Major and t)uartermaster
Sergeant-Enginec.- %s6
Hospital Corp = Hos, ital steward:
S45; acting hospital staward, $25,
private, $18.