Year ending June 30-

Number of pensioners on the rolls.

Total disbursements.

Cost, maintenance, and expenses.

Invalids.

Widows, etc.

Total.

1861.....

4,337

4,299

8,636

$1,072,461.55

1865.....

35,880

50,106

85,986

8,525,153.11

1868.....

75,957

93,686

169,643

24,010,981.99

$553,020.34

1870.....

87,521

111,165

198,686

27,780,811.81

600,997.86

1875.....

122,989

111,832

234,821

29,683,116.63

982,695.35

1880.....

145,410

105,392

250,802

57,240,540.14

935,027.28

1890.....

415,654

122,290

537,944

106,493,890.19

3,526,382.13

1900.....

752,510

241,019

993,529

138,462,130.65

3,841,706.74

1903

729,356

267,189

996,545

137,759,653 71

3,993,216.79

The following amounts have been paid to soldiers, their widows, minor children, and dependent relatives on account of military and naval service during the wars in which the United States has been engaged:

Revolutionary war (estimated)

$70,000,000.00

War of 1812 (on account of service, without regard to disability)

45,186,197.22

Indian wars (on account of service, without regard to disability)

6,234,414.55

War with Mexico (on account of service, without regard to disability)

33,483,309.91

War of the rebellion

2,878,240,400.17

War with Spain

5,479,268.31

Actual total disbursements in pensions

$3,038,623,590.16

- Statistical Abstract of the United States.