Slave Payroll 18
2/1862 - 3/1862
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This payroll lists enslaved men who were put to work for the Confederate military stationed at Pinners Point, Virginia. For example, a man named Ben (listed 11th) was a cook who earned 60 cents a day. The income earned from this work, however, went to the slave owner rather than the enslaved person who performed the labor.
During the Civil War, the Confederate Army required owners to loan their slaves to the military. From Virginia to Florida, enslaved workers were forced to dig trenches and work at ordnance factories and arsenals, mine potassium nitrate to create gunpowder, or shore up forts for the war effort.
The Confederate Quartermaster Department created payrolls like this one for slave labor on Confederate military defenses. The rolls show the period covered, the entity or person that employed the slaves working for the Confederacy, the place of service, the name of owner, the name and occupation of the hired enslaved person, the time employed, rate of wages, amount paid, and the signature of the person receiving the money (usually the owner or an attorney).
During the Civil War, the Confederate Army required owners to loan their slaves to the military. From Virginia to Florida, enslaved workers were forced to dig trenches and work at ordnance factories and arsenals, mine potassium nitrate to create gunpowder, or shore up forts for the war effort.
The Confederate Quartermaster Department created payrolls like this one for slave labor on Confederate military defenses. The rolls show the period covered, the entity or person that employed the slaves working for the Confederacy, the place of service, the name of owner, the name and occupation of the hired enslaved person, the time employed, rate of wages, amount paid, and the signature of the person receiving the money (usually the owner or an attorney).
This primary source comes from the War Department Collection of Confederate Records.
National Archives Identifier: 24486055
Full Citation: Slave Payroll 18; 2/1862 - 3/1862; Confederate Slave Payrolls, 1874 - 1899; War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/slave-payroll-18, April 27, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.