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Troops in the field were paid by regimental paymasters, on the last day of February, April, June, August, October and December, according to the company muster roll they had signed upon enlistment.[1] In 2000, the Cincinnati Civil War Round Table compared the pay scales of the Civil War, World War II, and the Vietnam War, adjusted for inflation to demonstrate soldiers' compensation on an apples to apples basis:[1]
| U.S. Army Payscale, Civil War to Vietnam |
| The following tabular data has been collapsed for improved readability. |
Civil War Notes
**Figure includes base pay, allowances, etc.
#Cavalry would draw extra allowances for forage, and would sometimes furnish their own mounts. Eventually the War Department began to furnish all mounts.
#Colored troops received $7.00 per moth, plus $3.00 for clothing. In 1864, colored troops received the same pay as white troops.
#Prisoners of war received pay credit in absentia.
#Soldiers were allowed to designate a portion of their pay as an allotment, to be sent paid to a family member, etc., however the system was fraught with error. |
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