How Much Soldiers Were Paid During the Civil War

Special Report

John Harrington

May 24, 2023 1:00 pm

Union Army Infantry Quartermaster Sergeant by Skjoldbro

Union Army Infantry Quartermaster Sergeant (CC BY-SA 4.0) by Skjoldbro

Quartermaster Sergeant
> Union wage: $21 a month
> Confederate wage: $21 a month

Source: Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons

First Sergeant
> Union wage: $20 a month
> Confederate wage: $20 a month

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Confederate States of America Sergeant... by Hoodinski

Confederate States of America Sergeant... (CC BY-SA 3.0) by Hoodinski

Sergeant
> Union wage: $17 a month
> Confederate wage: $17 a month

Source: MPI / Archive Photos via Getty Images

Private – after June 1864
> Union wage: $16 a month
> Confederate wage: $18 a month

Source: Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons

Corporal
> Union wage: $13 a month
> Confederate wage: $13 a month

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