The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-02

RUAY NIGHI, JANUARY Z,
artillery embarked at New York for Monterey, Caor
MA July l4th, and the New York regiment OF voun-
eers, for the same destination, embarked 25h Septem-
DER ne oasaasr reported, ucooe o.n ina, ne was en-
MES OF the LIST regmento dragoons deemng that force
with the several officers of the staff who accompany hm)
adequate for the service in view.
Distribution Of the troops in the eastern and estern d.
customs.
The forts the seacoast and the posts the western
frontiers have nearly all been evacuated and the garri
OF the few now occupied been greatly diminished
since the war with Mexico.
Nec York harbor.-Fort Columbus, one company
Chesapeake 6ay.-Fort Monroe, one company 9TH
regiment artillery 81
Charleston har6or.s S. C.--Fort Moultrie, one COM
pany Sd regiment artillery 66
GMf Of Merico.- Fort Pickens, Pensacola har-
Dor, Florida, one company LIST artillery 40
-Four companies of artillery 2ao
Fort Mackinac, Michigan, one company ed regi-
ment infantry, detachment at Fort Brady "a
Fort Smelling, upper Mississippi, Iowa, two CON-
panies lst regiment infantry 1877
Fort Scott, Missouri frontier, (on the Marmaton0
one company LIST regiment infantry 43
Cherokee country,
one company 1stregimentdra-
T.. n lou goons 40 co
OIL "iosoh one company 9th regiment in %
fantry 40
Fort Smith, Arkansas, one company LIST regiment
Fort Washita Arkansas, one company 9th regi-
"i''' ''"N9
Two companies Dragons and g companies infan-
try-aggregae ass
In addition to the twenty-seven regiments and two
companies OF volunteers reported in the field other
companies In the service OF the United States,
and stationed as follows
Iowa.-One company foot, Fort Atkinson IA
Wisconsin Territory.-One company foot, FoH
Crawford 81
Arkansas battalion, (two companies horse and
three companies ot,)-Three companies at For;
Gibson, Cherokee country; one company at Fort
Smith, Arkansas; one company at Fort Wayne,
Arkansas 3Sl
Aggregate seq
The recruiting service.
The recruiting service has been pushed with vigor.
Several companies, much reduced, have been temporarily
broken up, rendering available officers for this
sental service than otherwise could have been drawn
from active duty in the field
The whole number OF men enlisted from the 1st OF
October s45 to the 30th OF September, 1916, is 5,9l5
being excess of PISS over the previous year. The
number enlisted in October and November, and to be en-
listed in December may be put down at l,500.
The raising OF numerous regiments OF volunteers, and
the greater inducements to enter for short periods salts
acory accounts for the want Of better success in re-
crung for the regular army. High wages for labor
another cause reported as having decided influence
upon the recruiting service; but than ALL perhaps,
the distinction in the pension laws between the pri
vate soldier of the regular army and the volunteer,
and which operates so uniavoraby to the former The
widows and orphans OF the volunteers who may be killed
in battle die of wounds received in the service,
pcnsoned while the widows and orphans OF the regular
soldiers who die under the same circumstances are en-
tirely unprovided for by law
The rank and file OF the army enlisted men OF artH
lery infantry, dragons, and rifemen) including de-
tachmens, recruits, and recruiting parties, may be COM
puted to be about loooomen by the 3lst OF December
The objections heretofore urged to the bouayahand
SYSTEM deemed to be valid time of peace, not ap
pcable to state Of recommend, therefore, that
the provisions of the 18th section OF the act entitled San
act fixing the military peace establishment &c approved
March 6, 1902, repealed in 1888, be now reenacted,
and continued during war. and no longer The impulse
given to the recruiting service would be prompt and de-
respectfully request the attention of the department
to the special report had the honor to submit to the
Secretary OF War July 30 1916, on the subject OF pro-
vidng an additional major for each of the regiments of
the line then stated that ga view OF the actual SER
vice it has been, and more especially as nor as must
convince you that the complement OF field officers for the
several regiments of artillery, infantry, and cavalry
nadequate and that the service at this time greatly needs
the addition OF one major to each for duty in the field
The regiments in Mexico do not average one field officer
and when the operations pushed into the interior OF
the enemys country, there may be several battaons as
is the case with the 18th infantry, which will be COM
manded by captains
under Gen Taylor additional major should be al
lowed be selected from the active captains fher respec
arms. The second mn found Indispensable
cessary in former organizations OF the army especially dur
ing the war with England; The staff corps are well pro
Of which (engneers, Geographical engineers, and ord
nance) the compliment is allowed Qour each as tn,
law provides the whole ere regiments OF infantry and
artillery The com plement of field officers of the marching
regiments officers who recruit, instruct, and discipline
the troops and who lead them into battle, is utterly
insufficient and this the present state OF the actual services
in the field clearly demonstrates The and
ports from General TAYLOR show the great deficiency in
this nnior grade of field officer with the army under his
command, which il is not possible 10 supply with pres
means the disabled and invalid list is not likely to be
diminished but rather Increased"
also beg leave respectfully 10 recall the attention of
the department to the recommendation, than
repeated in the annual reports of the major general COM
handing in chief reference to the importance of hav
ing the several regiments effective in officers well
in men. The plan proposed by the late MAJOR Gsnsral
Macomb was to provide by law for retired list, which,
according TO the details submitted, would not cost the
government one cent than the present rates allowed
sthe only difference would be that the places of the
effective officers would be supplied by the effective officers
during their duty, AMI the brevet officers at the foot of
the list would be avance1 and thus by the in
creased efficiency of the several regiments and corps,
there would actually benefit result to the public" &c. Ii
believed that plan could be devised which would i'm
prove the non of the service, and at the same time
do Justice the nrnid officer whose life hal been spent
in the faithful performance of public duty In his annual
report of November ASH, Major General Scott brought
up the Subject to the consideration of the Secretary OF
War; and the time recommended that povi-
sion of law might be adopted sin favor of widows and
orphans OF regular officers who have died may die in
consequence of wounds received diseases contracted
IN there heinz s,rh uroyisOn already made in