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Regiment: 1st Michigan Light Artillery 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. | ||
For Myself | From the 1st May 1862 | To June 5th 1862 | 4 | 53 | 33 | 60 | 44 | |||
For 1 private servant not soldier | 4 | 13 | 00 | 14 | 73 | |||||
Clothing | ||||||||||
For 1 private servant not soldier | 4 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 86 | |||||
Forage | ||||||||||
For 2 Horses | 4 | 16 | 00 | 18 | 12 | |||||
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 | 35 | 5 | 175 | Cumberland GOP Tenn | 30 | 52 | 50 | |||
For 1 private servant not soldier | 148 | 62 |
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 Maj. Baber , and to the 30 day of April 1862 I at the same time acknowledge that I have RECEIVED of Maj. Brightone Paymaster U.S. Army, this 9 day of September 1862 , the sum of One Hundren + Forty Eight dollars and Sixty two cents, being the amount and in full of said account.(SIGNED IN DUPLICATE.) Alvin T. Lamphere 1st Lieut Lauphus Battery Michigan Artillery | |||||
Description of Servants. | Recapitulation. | ||||
Names. | Complexion. | Height. Feet. | Inches. | Eyes. | Hair | Pay……………..75 17 Subsistence…….52 50 Forage………….18 12 Clothing…………2 83 Amount………..$148 62 |
H. F. Sauders | Light | 6 | Grey | Light |