The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
Revelation Of the Romance and Tragedy
Of the Great War Which Is Now Passing
Through Its Senli-C Centennial Celebrations--Dr ORA
matte Picture Of the Glamour Of Army Life and
the Horrors Of the Battlefield
BY FRANCIS TREVEL YAM MILLER,

A MILLION dollars, dny--this l.
"A the sum that MAS ocing ca
pended in this country exactly
nifty years aga to-day TO maintain the
great armies Of the North on
the baitlehclds OF the Civil War
Moreover. this ,remendous cSpcndi-
,urc to Keep the mon lighting was
maintained for nearly 1880 daya--fre-
Qucntl% mounting ~ nigh as $4,000
c"o n day.
Statisticiars. who arc making these
Investigations on this m-.ccnteunlal
state that ,ais does not include the
COS, for armament o. economic losses
or dcstruction--but merely the daily
running expenses" War is 10 y
largo extent, business proposition.
Nnen reduced 10 figures i, makes APP
railing revelations. ANA yet tho Civil
Mar MAS conducted on The most econ
omicai basis.
Soldiers. like all workmcn, receive
wages. The pay OF the private in the
Federal army was but 81" a month.
ON this payroll were hundreds of thou
sands OF skilled mcchanics--maciainist
die-sinkcrs, irvcntors-whosc wages at
tho bench, without cndangcrinS their
lives. were more than that amount. each
week SIN men were willing TO offer
their services and their lives for the
wages that but one alone was rccclv-
ing az home. II can be truly said that
money" ur wages" Is not the lure
Aha, causes mcn to rusi TO the battle
Iiclds In defense of their country.
Warriors do Mt Fight for Money.
Investigations In the South SHOW
that tho pay in the Confederate army
was even lower. II began with but
Sll a month. and the need OF funds TO
uphold tho new government bccamc SO
great that the soldiers were soon will
ing to fight without any pay whatever.
Tens .. thousands Of planters and
stcrckccpcrs. whose earnings were
thousands OF dollars year in theii
pursuits OF peace, riskcd their lives
without wages. Ii is OF record thai
many mcn served through $50 tcu,
years of war without "ccei,inG
rcnny; others received single dol
lar--and that WAS III Mexican money.
sun this did not damrcn their valor
and there Is not a record OF any man
leaving bcransc nc could not secure
his wages.
Tho wage" scale in war. however,
trial life The bosses or military
foremcn and surcrintendcnts receive
much larger waEcS-somc Of them, in
tact reach the proportion of salaries
of corporation officers.
While thirteen dollars month was
the loves, wages paid in the Federal
army, excepting the musicians. who re-
roivcd 81 less each month. tho corporal
was advanced single dollar; the
sergeant was ratod i; from slT TO $50.
while the quarterma ster-scrEcunt and
serscant-major received $2l.
Good Salaries for the Military "Bosscs."
The commissioned Officer above The
rank of sergeant was entitled to ration
money. with which lic was expected
TO purchase his own food and extras
Tho second lieutenant of artillery and
infantry received slO5 4 MONTH the
first lieutenant $1,000: captain. SlaO.5O:
major. slI9: licutcnant-coloncl. sl9S:
end the colonel $222.
In the cavalry the wages were even
larger; the llcutenants each receiving
sl.9.S3; tho captain. si4G.Ho; major
tiSe; lieutenant ca!oncl s2la; and the
colonel s.S1. The difference liz ac-
counted by the fact that where tho
superior officers in the infantry were
allowed three horses. the cavalry had
AiX. The general officers received quite
munihccnt sslares.. 4 lieutenant gcn-
cHh received 'fn'ail SIS; 81 ma ior- gen
cral. si55: the br.Gadicr- general,
sGaa.5o.
The business system o; war is opcy-
ftcd like that of I, great factory; and
''1cro arc disoursing agents and de-
4 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES d,.,niI l. i.,c 1
TO secure the most economical results.
The private in The Federal army re-
ceivnd his soldiers outlit: 1t cost the
government y5+3.2a 3 year FOR each man.
and consisted OF ono uniform hat, n