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ARMY

The pay of enlisted men is as follows :

TABLE OF MONTHLY PAY OF ENLISTED MEN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

First Five Years' Seuv ice Year in each enlistment .... Istyr. 2d yr. 3d yr. 4 th yr. 5th yr. Yeau of total continuous service . Istyr. 2d yr. 3d yr. 4th yr. 5th yr. Rank and Service company Private — Artillerj', Cavalry, and Infantry . \ Private — (Second class) Eng-ineers and Ordnance ' Ul3 $13 $14 $15 $16 Musician — Engineers, Artillery, and Infantry Trumpeter — Cavalry ) Wagoner — Artillery, Cavalry, and Infantry 14 14 15 16 17 Artificer — Artillery and Infantry \ Corporal — Artillery, Cavalry, and Infantry . 15 16 17 18 Blacksmith and Farrier — Cavalry Saddler — Cavalry I Sergeant — Artillery, Cavalry, and Infantry 18 18 19 20 21 Private — (First class) Engineers and Ordnance 17 17 18 19 20 Corporal — Engineers and Ordnance . 20 20 21 22 23 First Sergeant — Artillery, Cavalry, and Infantry 25 25 26 27 28 Sergeant— Engineers, Ordnance, and Signal Corps 34 34 35 36 37 Sergeants — (First class) Signal Corps 45 45 46 47 48 REGIMENT Chief Trumpeter — Cavalry .... ) Principal Musician — Artillery and Infantry V 22 22 23 24 25 Saddler Sergeant — Cavalry .... f Chief Musician — Artillery, Cavalry, and Infantrj 60 60 61 62 63 Sergeant Major— Artillerj-, Cavalry, and Infantrj ) Quartermaster Sergeant — Artillery, Cavalry, ant y 23 23 24 25 20 Infantry i Sergeant Major and Quartermaster Sergeant — Engineers {- 36 36 37 38 39 rosT Ordnance Sergeant ) Commissary Sergeant } 34 34 35 36 37 Post Quartermaster Sergeant , . . , ) hospital corps >^ Hospital Steward 45 45 46 47 48 Acting Hospital Steward 25 25 20 27 28 Private 18 IS 19 20 21

1 Veterinary surgeon (senior) $100 per month.