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Officer certification in duplicate for purchase of one oxen from John Drew for the Confederate States
Native American, Cherokee
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Compensation, by rank, in the Confederate Army and note about allowances in the U. S. Army

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4026.3316 showed compensation for volunteer cavalry troops of the Confederate Army. Each member of the regiment had to have a good serviceable horse which he would receive $0.40 a day for the use of. If the horse was killed in action the volunteer would receive compensation according to their appraised value. In addition to pay every man would recieve$21.00 every six months in lieu of clothing. 4026.3316.1 is a note written in pencil concerning allowances, by rank, for rations, forage, and servants in the U. S. Army. Note stated that the writer presumed the same allowances were allowed in the Confederate Army. Folder 258

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Title(s): 
Compensation, by rank, in the Confederate Army and note about allowances in the U. S. Army
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
1860s
Materials/Techniques: 
ink and pencil on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Note
Accession No: 
4026.3316-.1
Previous Number(s): 
74673
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Drew Manuscript Collection
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