Continental Army Information
Rank and pay
- Rank and pay of staff and line, 1775
| Date | Rank | Pay in dollars per month |
|---|---|---|
| 6/16/75 | Major General | 160, 320 [a] |
| 4/18/78 | Brigadier General of Cavalry | 156 1/4 |
| 6/16/75 | Brigadier General | 125 |
| 6/16/75 | Adjutant General | 125 |
| 6/16/75 | Paymaster General | 100 |
| 6/16/75 | Commissary General of Stores and Provisions | 80 |
| 6/16/75 | Quartermaster General | 80 |
| 6/16/75 | Chief Engineer | 60 |
| 6/16/75 | Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief | 60 |
| 6/16/75 | Deputy Paymaster General | 50 |
| 7/29/75 | Deputy Adjutant General | 50 |
| 7/29/75 | Colonel | 50 |
| 6/16/75 | Deputy Quartermaster General | 40 |
| 7/29/75 | Commissary General of Musters | 40 |
| 7/29/75 | Deputy Commissary General of Stores and Provisions | 40 |
| 7/29/75 | Deputy Mustermaster General | 40 |
| 7/29/75 | Lieutenant Colonel | 40 |
| 7/29/75 | Major | 33 1/3 |
| 6/16/75 | Aide-de-camp | 33 |
| 6/16/75 | Secretary to a Major General in a separate depatment | 33 |
| 7/29/75 | Brigade Major | 33 |
| 7/29/75 | Commissary of Artillery | 30 |
| 7/29/75 | Captain of Artillery | 26 2/3 |
| 6/16/75 | Assistant Engineer | 20 |
| 7/29/75 | Judge Advocate | 20 |
| 7/29/75 | Captain | 20 |
| 7/29/75 | Chaplain | 20 [b] |
| 7/29/75 | Captain Lieutenant of Artillery | 20 |
| 7/29/75 | Adjutant | 18 2/3 |
| 7/29/75 | Quartermaster | 18 2/3 |
| 7/29/75 | Lieutenant of Artillery | 18 2/3 |
| 7/29/75 | Lieutenant | 13 1/3 |
| 7/29/75 | Lieutenant Fireworker of Artillery | 13 1/3 |
| 7/29/75 | Ensign | 10 |
| 7/29/75 | Sergeant of Artillery | 8 1/3 |
| 7/29/75 | Sergeant | 8 |
| 7/29/75 | Corporal of Artillery | 7 ½ |
| 7/29/75 | Corporal, drummer, fifer | 7 1/3 |
| 7/29/75 | Bombardier of Artillery | 7 1/3 |
| 7/29/75 | Matross of Artillery | 6 5/6 |
| 7/29/75 | Private | 6 2/3 |
| Source | [1] | |
Rank and pay of the line, 1778
Monthly pay of the officers and soldiers of the continental line as established by the resolutions of Congress, fixing the arrangement of the Continental Army May 27, 1778, which rate of pay continued to the end of the war. [2]
| Rank | Pay per month (dollars) | Rank | Pay per month (dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel | 75 | Sergeant Major | 10 |
| Lieutenant Colonel | 60 | Quartermaster Sergeant | 10 |
| Major | 50 | Sergeant | 10 |
| Captain | 40 | Drum Major | 9½ |
| Captain Lieutenant | 26 2/3 | Fife Major | 9 |
| Lieutenant | 26 2/3 | Drummers, Fifers | 7 1/2 |
| Ensign | 20 | Corporal | 7½ |
| Surgeon | 60 | Private | 6 2/3 |
| Surgeon's Mate | 40 | ||
| Paymasters 20 dollars, Adjutants 13 dollars, Quartermasters 13 dollars, in addition to their pay as officers of the line. | |||
| Source: | [3] | ||
| Rank | Pay per month (dollars) | Rank | Pay per month (dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel | 100 | Sergeant Major | 11 23/90 |
| Lieutenant Colonel | 75 | Quartermaster Sergeant | 11 23/90 |
| Major | 62½ | Drum Major | 10 33/90 |
| Captain | 50 | Fife Major | 10 33/90 |
| Captain Lieutenant | 33 1/3 | Sergeant | 10 |
| First Lieutenant | 33 1/3 | Bombardier | 9 |
| Second Lieutenant | 33 1/3 | Corporal | 9 |
| Surgeon | 75 | Gunner | 8 2/3 |
| Surgeon's Mate | 50 | Drummers, Fifers | 8 2/3 |
| Matross | 8 1/3 | ||
| Paymasters 25 dollars, Adjutants 16 dollars, Quartermasters 16 dollars, in addition to their pay as officers of the line. | |||
| Source: | [4] | ||
Winter Cantonments
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1775-1776
- Loantaka Valley, Morristown, New Jersey, Jan. 1777 – May 1777. [5] [6] [7] [8]
- Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Dec. 1777 – June 1778. [9]
- Main Army at
Middlebrook, New Jersey, Dec. 1778 - June 1779.
[10]
- Main Army Artillery at Pluckemin, New Jersey, 1778-1789. [11]
- Eastern Division at Redding Connecticut, 1778-1779. [12]
- Jockey Hollow, Morristown, New Jersey, Dec. 1779 – June 1780. [13] [14] [15] [16]
* West Point, New York, 1780-1781
- Pennsylvania Line at Jockey Hollow, Morristown, New Jersey, 1780-1781. [17] [18] [19]
* Newburgh, New York, 1781-1782
- New Jersey Brigade at Bernardsville, New Jersey, 1781-1782. [19] [20] [21]
-
New Windsor, New York, Oct. 1782 - June 1783.
[22]
- Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh, New York, 1782-1783
- ^ Franklin 1838, pp. 7-9.
- ^ >Franklin 1838, p. 9.
- ^ Franklin 1838, pp. 9-10.
- ^ Franklin 1838, p. 10.
- ^ Anonymous 1940, p. 4.
- ^ Weig 1950, pp. 2-5.
- ^ Brown 1967, passim.
- ^ Anonymous 1983, pp. 16-45.
- ^ Bodle 1982, passim.
- ^ Elliot 2017, pp. 107-108, 134.
- ^ Elliot 2017, p. 132.
- ^ Elliot 2017, pp. 131-132.
- ^ Anonymous 1940, pp. 4-6.
- ^ Weig 1950, p. 12.
- ^ Anonymous 1983, pp. 46-55.
- ^ Elliot 2017, p. 108.
- ^ Anonymous 1940, p. 6.
- ^ Weig 1950, pp. 27-28.
- ^ a b Elliot 2017, p. 135.
- ^ Anonymous 1940, pp. 6-7.
- ^ Weig 1950, p. 29.
- ^ Fisher 1983, p. 15.
Literature
- Anonymous (1940). Morristown National Historic Park. National Park Service.
- Anonymous (1983). A History and Guide. Morristown National Historical Park. National Park Service.
- Bodle, Wayne K. (1982). Valley Forge Historical Research Report. National Park Service.
- Brown, Lenard E. (1967). Morristown Winter Encampment. National Park Service.
- Elliot, Steven (2017). "Hills, Huts, and Horse-Teams: The New Jersey Environment and Continental Army Winter Encampments, 1778-1780." New Jersey Studies 3(1): 107-136.
- Fisher, Charles L. (1983) "Archaeology at New Windsor Cantonment: Construction and Social Reproduction at a Revolutionary War Encampment." Northeast Historical Archaeology 12:15-23.
- Weig, Melvin J. (1950). Morristown: A Military Capital of the American Revolution. National Park Service.
Continental Army Information
Rank and pay
- Rank and pay of staff and line, 1775
| Date | Rank | Pay in dollars per month |
|---|---|---|
| 6/16/75 | Major General | 160, 320 [a] |
| 4/18/78 | Brigadier General of Cavalry | 156 1/4 |
| 6/16/75 | Brigadier General | 125 |
| 6/16/75 | Adjutant General | 125 |
| 6/16/75 | Paymaster General | 100 |
| 6/16/75 | Commissary General of Stores and Provisions | 80 |
| 6/16/75 | Quartermaster General | 80 |
| 6/16/75 | Chief Engineer | 60 |
| 6/16/75 | Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief | 60 |
| 6/16/75 | Deputy Paymaster General | 50 |
| 7/29/75 | Deputy Adjutant General | 50 |
| 7/29/75 | Colonel | 50 |
| 6/16/75 | Deputy Quartermaster General | 40 |
| 7/29/75 | Commissary General of Musters | 40 |
| 7/29/75 | Deputy Commissary General of Stores and Provisions | 40 |
| 7/29/75 | Deputy Mustermaster General | 40 |
| 7/29/75 | Lieutenant Colonel | 40 |
| 7/29/75 | Major | 33 1/3 |
| 6/16/75 | Aide-de-camp | 33 |
| 6/16/75 | Secretary to a Major General in a separate depatment | 33 |
| 7/29/75 | Brigade Major | 33 |
| 7/29/75 | Commissary of Artillery | 30 |
| 7/29/75 | Captain of Artillery | 26 2/3 |
| 6/16/75 | Assistant Engineer | 20 |
| 7/29/75 | Judge Advocate | 20 |
| 7/29/75 | Captain | 20 |
| 7/29/75 | Chaplain | 20 [b] |
| 7/29/75 | Captain Lieutenant of Artillery | 20 |
| 7/29/75 | Adjutant | 18 2/3 |
| 7/29/75 | Quartermaster | 18 2/3 |
| 7/29/75 | Lieutenant of Artillery | 18 2/3 |
| 7/29/75 | Lieutenant | 13 1/3 |
| 7/29/75 | Lieutenant Fireworker of Artillery | 13 1/3 |
| 7/29/75 | Ensign | 10 |
| 7/29/75 | Sergeant of Artillery | 8 1/3 |
| 7/29/75 | Sergeant | 8 |
| 7/29/75 | Corporal of Artillery | 7 ½ |
| 7/29/75 | Corporal, drummer, fifer | 7 1/3 |
| 7/29/75 | Bombardier of Artillery | 7 1/3 |
| 7/29/75 | Matross of Artillery | 6 5/6 |
| 7/29/75 | Private | 6 2/3 |
| Source | [1] | |
Rank and pay of the line, 1778
Monthly pay of the officers and soldiers of the continental line as established by the resolutions of Congress, fixing the arrangement of the Continental Army May 27, 1778, which rate of pay continued to the end of the war. [2]
| Rank | Pay per month (dollars) | Rank | Pay per month (dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel | 75 | Sergeant Major | 10 |
| Lieutenant Colonel | 60 | Quartermaster Sergeant | 10 |
| Major | 50 | Sergeant | 10 |
| Captain | 40 | Drum Major | 9½ |
| Captain Lieutenant | 26 2/3 | Fife Major | 9 |
| Lieutenant | 26 2/3 | Drummers, Fifers | 7 1/2 |
| Ensign | 20 | Corporal | 7½ |
| Surgeon | 60 | Private | 6 2/3 |
| Surgeon's Mate | 40 | ||
| Paymasters 20 dollars, Adjutants 13 dollars, Quartermasters 13 dollars, in addition to their pay as officers of the line. | |||
| Source: | [3] | ||
| Rank | Pay per month (dollars) | Rank | Pay per month (dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel | 100 | Sergeant Major | 11 23/90 |
| Lieutenant Colonel | 75 | Quartermaster Sergeant | 11 23/90 |
| Major | 62½ | Drum Major | 10 33/90 |
| Captain | 50 | Fife Major | 10 33/90 |
| Captain Lieutenant | 33 1/3 | Sergeant | 10 |
| First Lieutenant | 33 1/3 | Bombardier | 9 |
| Second Lieutenant | 33 1/3 | Corporal | 9 |
| Surgeon | 75 | Gunner | 8 2/3 |
| Surgeon's Mate | 50 | Drummers, Fifers | 8 2/3 |
| Matross | 8 1/3 | ||
| Paymasters 25 dollars, Adjutants 16 dollars, Quartermasters 16 dollars, in addition to their pay as officers of the line. | |||
| Source: | [4] | ||
Winter Cantonments
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1775-1776
- Loantaka Valley, Morristown, New Jersey, Jan. 1777 – May 1777. [5] [6] [7] [8]
- Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Dec. 1777 – June 1778. [9]
- Main Army at
Middlebrook, New Jersey, Dec. 1778 - June 1779.
[10]
- Main Army Artillery at Pluckemin, New Jersey, 1778-1789. [11]
- Eastern Division at Redding Connecticut, 1778-1779. [12]
- Jockey Hollow, Morristown, New Jersey, Dec. 1779 – June 1780. [13] [14] [15] [16]
* West Point, New York, 1780-1781
- Pennsylvania Line at Jockey Hollow, Morristown, New Jersey, 1780-1781. [17] [18] [19]
* Newburgh, New York, 1781-1782
- New Jersey Brigade at Bernardsville, New Jersey, 1781-1782. [19] [20] [21]
-
New Windsor, New York, Oct. 1782 - June 1783.
[22]
- Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh, New York, 1782-1783
- ^ Franklin 1838, pp. 7-9.
- ^ >Franklin 1838, p. 9.
- ^ Franklin 1838, pp. 9-10.
- ^ Franklin 1838, p. 10.
- ^ Anonymous 1940, p. 4.
- ^ Weig 1950, pp. 2-5.
- ^ Brown 1967, passim.
- ^ Anonymous 1983, pp. 16-45.
- ^ Bodle 1982, passim.
- ^ Elliot 2017, pp. 107-108, 134.
- ^ Elliot 2017, p. 132.
- ^ Elliot 2017, pp. 131-132.
- ^ Anonymous 1940, pp. 4-6.
- ^ Weig 1950, p. 12.
- ^ Anonymous 1983, pp. 46-55.
- ^ Elliot 2017, p. 108.
- ^ Anonymous 1940, p. 6.
- ^ Weig 1950, pp. 27-28.
- ^ a b Elliot 2017, p. 135.
- ^ Anonymous 1940, pp. 6-7.
- ^ Weig 1950, p. 29.
- ^ Fisher 1983, p. 15.
Literature
- Anonymous (1940). Morristown National Historic Park. National Park Service.
- Anonymous (1983). A History and Guide. Morristown National Historical Park. National Park Service.
- Bodle, Wayne K. (1982). Valley Forge Historical Research Report. National Park Service.
- Brown, Lenard E. (1967). Morristown Winter Encampment. National Park Service.
- Elliot, Steven (2017). "Hills, Huts, and Horse-Teams: The New Jersey Environment and Continental Army Winter Encampments, 1778-1780." New Jersey Studies 3(1): 107-136.
- Fisher, Charles L. (1983) "Archaeology at New Windsor Cantonment: Construction and Social Reproduction at a Revolutionary War Encampment." Northeast Historical Archaeology 12:15-23.
- Weig, Melvin J. (1950). Morristown: A Military Capital of the American Revolution. National Park Service.