8. TABLE or Pay, Subsist ENCE, FORAGE, ETC., OF ARMY OFFICERS. RANK AND CLASSIFICATION OF OFFICERS. Per Month. Monthly Com Total Monthly Pay. 5 - No. of Rations. The Monthly Com mutation value. * No.of Servants. go Monthly Com 4 $62,00 $376.00 38.00 3 46.50 246.50 28.50 2 33.00 183.00 2 33.00 162.00 2 33.00 141.00 1 16.50 98.50 2 33.00 183.00 3 46.50 246 50 2 33.00 183.00 2 33.00 162 00 2 33.00 141.00 1 16.50 98.50 2 33.00 183.00 2 33.00 162.00 2 33.00 141.00 1 16.50 98.50 20.00 208.33 2 33.00 162.00 2 33.00 125.00 209.33 2 33.00 149.00 2 33.000 125.00 1 16.50 122.50 1 16.50 99 50 1 16.50 81.83 66 66 Major-General, 3200.00 15 990 Aide-de-camp, besides pay of Lieutenant, 24.00 6 Brigadier-General, 104.00 12 72 Aide-de-camp, besides pay of Lieutenant, 20.00 Adjutant-General, Colonel, 90.00 6 36 Assistant Adj.-General, — Lieut.-Colonel, 75.00 5 30 Major, 60.00 4 24 Captain, 50.00 4 21 Inspector-General, - Colonel, 90.00 6 36 Quartermaster-General, – Brig.-General, 104.00 2 72 Assistant Quarterm.-Gen., - Colonel, . 90.00 6 36 Deputy Quarterm.-Gen.,- Lieut.-Colonel, 75.00 5 30 Quartermaster, - Major, 60.00 4 24 Assistant Quartermaster, - Captain, 50.00 4 24 Commissary-Gen. of Subsistence, - Col., 90.00 6 36 Assist. Commissary-Gen., - Lieut. Col., 75.00 5 30 Commissary of Subsistence, – Major, 60.00 4 24 Captain, 50.00 4 24 75.00 5 30 Paymaster, 60.00 4 24 Surgeon-General, $2,500 per annum, Surgeons of 10 years' service, 60.00 8 48 Surgeons of less than 10 years' service, 60 00 4 24 Assistant Surgeons of 10 years' service, . 50.00 8 48 of 5 years' service, 50.00 4 24 Assist. Surg. of less than 5 years' service, 33.331 4 24 ENGINEERS, – TOPOG. ENGINEERS, ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. Colonel, 90.00 6 36 Lieutenant-Colonel, 75.00 5 30 Major, 60.00 4 24 Captain, 50.00 4 24 First Lieutenant, 33.33 4 24 Second Lieutenant, 33.33 4 24 Mounted DRAGOONS AND RIFLEMEN. Colonel, 90.00 6 36 Lieutenant-Colonel, 75.00 5 30 Major, 60.00 4 24 Captain, 50.00 4 24 First Lieutenant, 33 33 4 24 Second Lieutenant, 33.33 4 24 Adjutant, besides pay of Lieutenant, 10.00 ARTILLERY AND INFANTRY. Colonel, 75.00 6 36 Lieutenant-Colonel, 60.00 5 30 Major, . 50.00 4 24 Caplain, 40.00 4 24 First Lientenant, 30 00 4 24 Second Lieutenant, 25.00 424 Adj.and Reg.Q’rm'r, besides pay of Lieut.; 10.00 1 AO 8 2 31.001 15,50 166.00 145.00 129.00 79.50 69.50 61.50 18.00 Prior to the act of June 17, 1850, the whole number of commissioned officers in the regular army was 882; that of non-commissioned officers, musicians, artificers, and privates, 9,438 ; total, 10,320. For the provisions of that act, see post, Abstracts of Public Laws, No. 9. James Barron. Captains. 68. Uriah P. Levy. French Forrest. S. H. Stringham. Charles Gauntt. William Ramsay. Thomas Crabbe. Samuel W. Downing. Thomas Paine. Henry W. Ogden. Thomas A. Conover. John C. Long Andrew Fitzhugh. Hugh N. Page. Hiram Paulding. Stephen Champlin. Commanders. - 97. Joel Abbot. Joshua R. Sands. Wm. M. Armstrong. John Stone Paine. Lewis E. Simonds. John J. Young. William F. Shields. Joseph Morehead. John M. Dale. Charles H. Bell. G. J. Pendergrast. Thomas Petigru. Harrison H. Cocke. Abraham Bigelow. William C. Nicholson.John S. Chauncey. William J. McCluney. Frederick Varnum. James B. Cooper. John Kelly. John B. Montgomery. Joseph R. Jarvis. Ed. W. Carpender. Edmund Byrne. Horace B. Sawyer. Sam'ı W. Le Compte. John L. Saunders. William H. Gardner. Cornelius K. Stribling. Charles T. Platt. Joseph B. Hull. David G. Farragut. 11 Richard S. Pinckney. | George N. Hollins. Charles Wilkes. Timothy G. Benham. A. G. Slaughter. William Pearson. Charles H. Jackson. Rob. B. Cunningham. Henry A. Adams. William L. Howard. Andrew A. Harwood. James Glynn. James D. Knight. Thomas J. Leib. Theodorus Bailey. Joseph Myers. Joseph Mattison. Thomas 0. Selfridge. Hugh Y. Purviance. Thomas R. Gedney: Wiliam S. Walker. Henry Eagle. George Adams. Victor M. Randolph. George F. Pearson. Andrew K. Long. Cadwalader Ringgold. Frederic 'ngle. James T. Gerry. G. J. Van Brunt. Wm. F. Lynch. John Rudd. John S. Nicholas. William M. Glendy. Henry W. Morris. Robert Ritchie. Samuel F. Du Pont. George P. Upshur. Isaac S. Sterett. William W. McKean. William L. Hudson. George S. Blake. Francis B. Ellison. Franklin Buchanan. George A. Magruder. Z. F. Johnston. Edw. B. Bout well. Samuel Mercer. John Pope. William Green. Sidney Smith Lee. Charles Lowndes. Levin M. Powell. Samuel Barron. Wm. C. Whittle. L. M. Goldsborough. 66 950 66 66 6. PAY OF THE Navy, per annum. Pay. CAPTAINS, 68, senior in service, $4,500 ASSISTANT SURGEONS, 43, waiting on leave, 3,500 orders, $ 650 Captains of Squadrons, 4,000 after passing, &c., 850 Other Captains on duty, 3,500 950 after passing, 1,200 COMMANDERS, 97, in sea service, 2,500 at navy yards, at navy yards, or on after passing, 1,150 other duty, 2,100 PURSERS, 64, from $1,500 to 3,500 on leave, &c., 1,800 CHAPLAINS, 24, in sea service, 1,200 LIEUTENANTS, 327, commanding, 1,800 on leave, &c., 800 on other duty, 1,500 PROFESSORS of Mathematics, 12, 1,200 waiting orders, 1,200 PASSED MIDSHIPMEN, 255, on duty, 750 SURGEONS, 69, 1st 5 years in com., 1,000 waiting orders, 600 in navy yards, &c., 1,250 MIDSHIPMEN, 183, in sea service, 400 in sea service, 1,333 on other duty, 350 of the fleet, 1,500 on leave, &c., 300 2d 5 years, on leave, 1,200 MASTERS, 21, of ship of the line at sea, 1,100 at navy yards, &c., 1,500 on other duty, 1,000 in sea service, 1,600 on leave, &c., 750 of the fleet, 1,800 TEACHERS, 2, 480 3d 5 years, on leave, 1,400 BOATSWAINS, 39 of a ship of the line, 800 at navy yards, &c., 1,750 GUNNERS, on other duty, 700 in sea service, 1,866 CARPENTERS, 43 on leave, Ist 10 years, 500 of the fleet, 2,100 SAILMAKERS, 35 2d 10 years, 600 4th 5 years, on leave, 1,600 CHIEF ENGINEER, on duty, Ist 5 years, 1,500 at navy yards, &c., 2,000 after 5 years, 2,000 in sea service, 2,133 on leave, 1st 5 years, 1,200 of the fleet, 2,400 after 5 years, 1,400 20 years and upwards, First Assistant ENGINEER, on duty, 1,000 on leave, 1,800 on leave, 850 at navy yards, &c., 2,250 SECOND ASSISTANT ENGINEER, on duty, 800 in sea service, 2,400 on leave, 600 of the fleet, 2,700 THIRD Assistant ENGINEER, on duty, 600 PASSED ASSISTANT SURGEONS, 38. on leave, 400 Note. One ration per day only is allowed to each officer when attached to vessels for sea service, since the passage of the law of the 3d of March, 1835, regulating the pay of the navy. Teachers receive two rations per day, at 20 cents each. , } 45 66 7. VESSELS OF WAR OF THE UNITED STATES Navy. - August 5, 1850. [The officers marked thus (*) have the rank of Commanders ; thus (t), Lieutenants ; the rest are Captains.] Name and Rate. Where and when built. Commanded by Where stationed. 66 Ships of the Line. 11. Guns. 74 Boston. Columbus, 74 Washington, 1819 Norfolk. 74 New York, Boston. Norfolk. Alabama, 74 On stocks, Ports'th. Vermont, 74 Boston, 1848 Boston. Virginia, 74 On stocks, Boston. New York, 74 Norfolk. New Orleans, 74 Sac. Har. Independence, Razee, 54 Boston, 1814 George S. Blake, Mediterranean. Frigales, Ist Cluss. 12. United States, (guns) 41 Philadelphia, 1797 Norfolk. Constitution, 44 Boston, 1797 Thomas A. Conover, Mediterranean. Potomac, 44 Washington, 1821 Norfolk. Brandy wine, 44 1825 Charles Boarman, Coast of Brazil. Columbia, 44 Norfolk. 44 Portsmouth, 1841 Jas. M. McIntosh, Coast of Brazil. Cumberland, 44 Boston, 1842 W. K. Latimer, Mediterranean. Savannah, 44 New York, 1842 *Z. F. Johnston, Pacific Ocean. Raritan, 44 Philadelphia, 1843 Chas. Gauntt, South Pacific. Santee, 44 On stocks, Ports'th. Sabine, 44 N. York. St. Lawrence, 44 Norfolk, 1847 Hiram Paulding, Baltic Sea. Frigates, 2d 'Class. 2. Constellation, 36 Baltimore, 1797 Norfolk. New York. 20 Portsmouth, 1842 *Wm. S. Walker, East Indies. John Ădams, 20 Charleston, S.C.,11799 *L. M. Powell, Coast of Africa. Vincennes, 20 New York, 1826 *W. L. Hudson, Pacific Ocean. Warren, 20 Boston, 1826 |Ch. W. Pickering, Falmouth, 20 1827 *Thomas Peligru, Fairfield, 20 New York, 1828 Norfolk. Vandalia, 20 Philadelphia, 1828 *Wm. H. Gardner, Pacific Ocean. St. Louis, 20 Washington, 1828 *H. H. Cocke, Coast of Brazil. Cyane, 20 Boston, Norfolk. 20 New York, 1837 Portsmouth, 20 Portsmouth, 1843 *Elisha Peck, Coast of Africa. Plymouth, 20 Boston, 1843 *Thomas R. Gedney, East Indies. St. Mary's, 20 Washington, 1844 Norfolk. 20 Norfolk, Fitting for sea, Norf'k. Albany, 20 New York 1846 *Victor M. Randolph, Home Squadron. Germantown, 20 Philadelphia, 1846 *Charles Lowndes, Ontario, 18 Baltimore, 1813 *H. Y Purviance, Rec'g ship, Baltimore. Decatur, 16 New York, 1839 Portsmouth. Preble, 16 Portsmouth, 1839 *James Glynn, East Indies. Yorktown, 16 Norfolk, 1839 *John Marston, Coast of Africa. Marion, 16 Boston, 1839,*W. M. Glendy, East Indies. Dale, 16 Philadelphia, 1839 *Wm. Pearson, Coast of Africa. Brigs. 4. Dolphin, 10 New York, 1836 +Thomas J. Page, East Indies. Porpoise, 10 Boston, 1836James L. Lardner, Coast of Africa, Bainbridge, 10 New York. 10 Norfolk, Coast of Africa. 2 Transf'd from W. D. +Ebenezer Farrand, Home Squadron. Coast Survey. Phenix, 2 Petrel, i Purchased, 18461 66 Name and Rate. Where and when built. Commanded by Where stationed. Taney, Transf'd from T. D. J. C. Walsh, Special Service. Mediterranean. On stocks, Philadel'a. Norfolk. Powhatan, Saranac, Portsmouth, 1848 Josiah Tattnall, Repairing at Norfolk. San Jacinto, On stocks, New York. Fulton, 4 New York, 1837 New York. Union, 4 Norfolk, 1842*5. F. Du Pont, Philadelphia. Michigan, 1 Erie, Pa., 1843 *Oscar Bullus, Lakes. Alleghany, 2 Pittsburg, Pa., 1846 Washington. Vixen, 3 Purchased, 1846 + William Smith, Home Squadron. General Taylor, Transf'd from W. D. Pensacola. 1 Washington, Washington. Norfolk. Refitting at N. York. Erie, 4 Baltimore, 1813 +William D. Porter, Mediterranean. Lexington, 6 New York, 1825 1J. K. Mitchell, Southampton, 4 Norfolk, 1845 |E. L. Handy, Pacific Ocean. Supply, 4 Purchased, 1846 |C. H. A. Kennedy, Fredonia, 4 1846'+F. A. Neville, 1 Paixhan. 66 V. THE MARINE CORPS. The marine corps has the organization of a brigade. The pay and allowances of the officers of the marine corps are the same as those of officers of the same grades in the infantry of the army, except the adjutant and inspector, who have the same pay and allowances as the paymaster of the marines. The marine corps is subject to the laws and regulations of the navy, except when detached for service with the army by the order of the President of the United States. The head-quarters of the corps are at Washington.* † Archibald Henderson, Colonel-Commandant. General Staff. Adjutant of Inspector. Quartermaster. Assistant Quartermaster. Thomas A. Linton, James Edelin, William Dulany. * Those officers who were dropped from the roster of the corps on the 18th of August, 1848, under the act of March 20, 1847, were restored to their former rank and pay by the act of March 3d, 1849. † Brigadier-General by brevet. I With the rank of Major. $ With the rank of Captain. |