The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-02
THE ANNUAL REPORT
OF TIKI
A UYANT e. n = r AL

ALBANY, Jan. 81, lS4S.
! respectfully transmit herewith, in advance OF
It's presentation to the Legislature, the report OF
the Hon. Samuel Stevens, Adlutant General, to
OF an important nature. The information which
it contains respecting the reorganization and
condition of the militia of this State, will be
re ad with interest by all. The voluminous docu-
some interesting statistics, will be presented TO
you IN advance OF their presentation to the
Legislature"
STATE OF New YoRx,
ApJUTANr GENERALS OFFICE,
ALBANY Jan. l, 1857
TO His Excslsnoy, JOHN You've; Governor, SO.
Pursuant to the provisions Of the act Of Congress-
proved May 9Th, 1884, entitled act eKectusly
to provide for the national Defence by establishing
the honor to submit the Of the condition
Of the militia of this State.
and 18th OF May ls47 entire organisation Of the
militia is required The separate organization Of the
artillery cavalry and riasmsn into regiments brigades
abolished The act Of May 6h lsl7 applies exclusively
to the organic alton of the st military division district
which is composed of the counties Of New York and
Richmond Tine of May Is provides for the orgsn-
cation of the residue of the State The State Is required
be divided into eight division DISTRICTS each division
bs sub-dvded into four brigade DISTRICTS and each
brigade into regmental districts except those In the
first division, which are divided into three regimenta
districts Two flank companies Of artillery andione
Of cavalry, to be organized ut large in each reg
mental district except the rst division 80 that each
Of eight battalion, and two flank companies, and each
regiment, brigade, and division, viii compose corps OF
all arms
When the organization according to the present sys.
tenn Is fully completed the military force Of the State In
service will consist of eight divisions thirtytwo bril-
gsdes sixtyeght regiments and six hundred and eighty
companies including the two flank companies to each
regiment; comprising force, armed equipped and uni
formed, Of about thirty thousand
By the act of 18th Of May last very important i'd
dton Is authorised to be made to the staff department.
by the organs of corps engineers This Corps
I'D.
the the general staff with the rank OF COLONEL one en-
gneer OF DIVISION with the rank Of major in each div
sion stair engineer of brigade in each brigade STAFF
with the rank Of captain; regimental engineer In
each regmental staff with the rank CT LIST lieutenant
and one sergeant and nine sappers and miners
1t is proposed give Lieutenant of Engineers at
tached the staff OF each regiment the charge Of the
arm: are kept in proper order and ready for Service
Tor that purpose to require the services Of the
missioned officer and prvstes Of his corps whom neces
sary
The State been divided into DIVISION brigade and
resimental districts and most of the regmental dis
tricts have been divided into company districts The
enrolment Of the subject military duty In the
several company districts has not yet been accomplish
cd but be before the June nex5the limit.
ed in tho law tor that purpose and The whole organzs
ton under the present system completed
1t is believed tast the fund arising from oommuta-
tons and hnes will in very few years, be sufficient to
deffsy the whole OF the military
Of the State By the returns TO the Generals
Office, made under the former system 1t appears that
the whole number Of officers, noncommissoned officers
musicians and privates subject military duty
hundred and Its believed, however, that this is
but little more than half the number that strict enrol
ment would present.
The enrolm of those subjsct to military duty under
the present law will in many OF the company districts
require much time and involve considerable expense
for which no definite compensation is provided 1t is
respectfully suggested that the be amended
require the county treasurer out Of the military
communication money in his hands, to the officers per-
sons who perform this duty certain for each per-
enrolled
1t is believed that the organization of the militia
under the present law, when fully accommpliehec will
furnish well disciplined and efficient military force,
sufficient under any emergency to preserve peace and
order, and ensure The xecutOn of the laws.
There Is the service Of the United States from
this state two regiments OF volunteers From the 7h
regiment, under the command OF Colonel Stevenson.
uothDg official has been received since its departure
the harbor Of New York In the latter part Of the
month Of September, 1886 This regiment is now In
eervice in California
In the month Of February last, the first regiment
der the command OF Colooel Ward d Burn.t, sailed
for M.xco under rsqusition received from the Pres
dent by your predecessor This regiment has psrtic
pated and borne promsent part in sill the brilliant
OF the army under Major General Scott from
the bomba dmen of Vera Cruz to the capture Of toe
city OF Mexico The gallant conduct OF It's officers and
menu all those engagements has for them distinc
tion 10 army all the the bravest Of the
braven
1t is Impossible to state from any records in this Office
the exact number of men hich composed either of
those r. giments at the time OF their departure.
The first regiment has been very materially reduced
in by the losses sustained in the different
ties, AMI by the ravsges of diseas7.
Annexed hereto will be found copies Of the official
dispatches received from the Of the regi-
ment together with list the killed and woundsd
and the casualties which occurred previous to the rst
OF October last
Ali which is respectfully submitted.
SAMUEL STEVENS.