Editing Paymaster (section)

==Military==
===United Kingdom===
In 1797, the British Army first appointed paymasters with an Army rank, initially that of captain; they had previously been civilian agents appointed by colonels. In 1878, the [[Royal Army Pay Corps]] was formed, existing until 1992, when it was amalgamated into the [[Adjutant General's Corps]].<ref>https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/royal-army-pay-corps</ref><ref>https://rapc-association.org.uk/pay-services-history/beginnings.html</ref>

===United States===
In the [[American Civil War]] era, a paymaster was generally a commissioned person in the army who held the rank of captain or major, depending on cumulative time in service of the person and the period in which they served (the regulations changed over time).<ref>[http://civilwarlibrary.org/files/History%20of%20the%20War%20Department%20of%20the%20US,%20Pay%20Department.pdf "Pay Department" from the ''History of the War Department of the United States''].</ref><ref name=Broderick>Broderick, Justin T. [https://www.uniform-reference.net/ranks/usn/usn_cw_rel_ranks.html "U.S. Army and Navy Officer Ranks During the Civil War"], ''uniform-reference.net website''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> The navy was similar, with the equivalent rank as lieutenant, lieutenant commander or commander.<ref name=Broderick/>