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Regiment: 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Battles Mentioned: Historical Figures:
| On what account. | Commencement and Expiration. | Term of Service Charge | Pay per Month | Amount | Remarks | |||||
| Pay | From… | To… | Months. | Days. | Dollars. | Cents. | Dollars. | Cents. | I hereby certify, on honor, that i am on Detached Service by authority of Special Order No. dated Headuarters Department of Washington 22d Army Corps April 8, 1865 WM Spear Capt 1st Wis Vol ArtyI hereby certify that i have seen the above mentioned Order and noted this payment thereon. Franklin Ames Paymaster. | |
| For Myself | March 1 1865 | March 31 1865 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 70 | 0 | |||
| For 1 private servant not soldier | 2 28 | 11 16 | 00 00 | 14 | 73 93 | |||||
| Clothing | ||||||||||
| For private servant not soldier | 1 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 50 | |||||
| Forage | ||||||||||
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| Subsistence | ||||||||||
| No. of days | No. of Rations | Total No. of Rations | Post or place where due. | Price of Rations. Cents. | ||||||
| For myself for year service | 31 | 4 | 155 | 50 | 77 165 5 159 | 50 66 78 88 | ||||
| For private servant not soldier | 31 | 1 | ||||||||
| I HEREBY CERTIFY, that the foregoing account is accurate and just; that I have not been absent with or without leave during any part of the time charged for; that I have not received pay, nor drawn rations, forage, or clothing, in kind, or received money in lieu of any part thereof, for any part of the therein charged; that I actually owned, and kept in service, the horses, and employed the private servants for which I charge, for the whole of the time charged, and that I did not, during the terms so charged, or any part hereof, keep of employ a soldier as a waiter or servant; that the annexed is an accurate description of my servant; that for the whole period charged for my staff appointment, I actually and legally held the appointment, and did duty in the department; that I was the actual and only commanding officer at the double-ration post charge for; and that no officer, within my knowledge has a right to claim, or does claim, for said services for any of the period charged; that for the whole time brevet pay is claimed, I had the command stated; that I was actually in the command of a company for the whole time additional pay is charged; that I have not been in the performance of any staff duty for which I claim or have received extra compensation during the time an additional ration is charged for; that I have been in the United States Army as a commissioned officer for the number of years stated in the charge for extra rations; that I am not in arrears with the United States on any account whatsoever, and that the last payment I received was from Paymaster Franklin Ames , and to the 28th day of February, 1865. I at the same time acknowledge that I have RECEIVED of Franklin Ames Paymaster U.S. Army, this 12th day of April, 1865 , the sum of One Hundred fifty nine dollars and eighty eight cents, being the amount and in full of said account. and I ceritfy on honor that I am not entitled to commutation for fuel and Quarters for any portion of the time charged for in this account.(SIGNED IN DUPLICATE.) W.M. Spear Capt 1st Wis. Vol Arty | |||||
| Description of Servants. | Recapitulation. | ||||
| Names. | Complexion. | Height. Feet. | Inches. | Eyes. | Hair | Pay Subsistence Forage Clothing Amount $ |
| James Ford | Colored | ||||