The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-24
Reorganization OF the Artillery.
from the National Intelhgencer.

[From the National lntelhgencer n
AT the eommenceu emit Of the session OF Congress
December 1854 It Il proposed by the Executive and u
Military Committees, among other things relating to
army, that The four artillery regimens Of tsssyGg
panies and to transfer the other halt OF companies to Il
reg proposed 10 be raised. Toe Secretary
grts . 2, there are & ,Orss in all ana that on
names OF these VI those intended be garris0n
BY the sirexn companies eight OF the weptyfoar bslr
equipped as ignt companies But the eleven occupe-
forts are PROBABLY forts Brady, Mackinac neither
which PEI woiks) Ontario. Independence, ca
lurbus, Hamilton, MsHenry, Monroe, Moal:rie Picker
1t is suppoted that forts are bull At great expense
for the purpose Of defence, and ought therefore,
properly guarded that the forts necessary lex III
prCtecti,n OF the places More than thirty yssrs sg
indeed from The cltse of the Of 1915, about thr
forts the Northern frontier and have beeS
occupied by troops most of the ime with not
company at any one and several OF them had from
to Fix companies. Then our population WAS about ha7
the number the treasury at tnes much in debt
and prospect of With Europe equal the presen
dangers Forts Brady, Mackinac, and some Others we
Kept up At great cost when there was com parAvcy y
commerce TO pro ctso and armed steamers existed
But may be fsid she savage state OF required th
military force" True; but civilization has much au,
mented wealth, commerce. and improvements in warfare
that preparations larger scale to difcultie
sic ~ increased Cuba and the condition OF thing
In Europe aspects wh,h should not be dsregarde
and ZONE few mornings hence enemy's fleet OF
ships may show tt cit In harbors From this DANCE
tba Cana,a fronIer il not free.
BeIOW the 1Ort6 ana posts which prudence
should be garrsoDsa 10 all times Of peace and that thu
expense Sal be but tte fractions Of companies are de
ignsted for some OF them fupposing tho organization
remain 1t now Is. In each company TOR service ID
forts or in the fed may with proprfety be hundre
and fifty strong, as every captain viii be competent b.
education and experience to command that number o
men, The pames of forts in Ialic have been gsrrisone
ently; those in small CAPITALS U85i) gsrri
soned; and quarters Il dictate those with quarters fiji
work is not Known in cases. and may not be gve
correctly In any fort. All those without remarks src
permanent works, rsmparts OF masonry and earth.
Fort BRADY, Saul st. Marie, outlet of Lake Superior
bleck houses; quarters commands river and ship canal
gafrisoned BY one company, and, being far from any
other pest, ne company is proposed.
Fort MAcKISAC, MsoBinac Island; Iarapet and bocl
houses quarters; commands anchorage and strait
to Lake Mich gan; has one company now one company
Fort G,atot outlet of Lake Huron; block houses
quarters; commands river; has had one more com
ranies; halt company is proposed.
F.rt wayne, near Detroit; quarters commands river
new work; Detroit vas garrsoned by several companies,
some years ego; BALI .mpany is proposed.
Fort Porter Back Rock new worx; 80 guns; quarters
Fort Niagara mouth of Niagara river, which 1t com
ms nds; qnarert about so guns; has had company
half compsDy Is proposed.
Fort ONTARIO, Oswego; quarters SO gun; has com
pany; half company is proposed.
Madison Barracks Sackett's Harbor pArapst; quar-
tiers tor reeimeDt has had one to eight panies hal
con- pary IL propoted.
Fort Montgomery, Rouses Point, outlet Of Lake Cham
plain; 100 guns or more; one company is proposed.
PlGbur0 Barracks; quarters for four companies; hall
i
Fort Sullivan, Passport; parapet and block houses
quarters; has had one company; quarter company Il
proposed.
Fort Knex, Penobscot river; not flushed; 12o guns.
Fort Prte, Port ano; quarters; 46 guns, and scam
mel, (not nnished,) 20 euns hiss hsd one company
three uarter company Is proposed.
For. Constitution Portsmouth, near Navy Yard: ou
ters; 81 guns; mas had one company; one company is
proposed.
now by two companies; 134 guns Fort Warren not
finished, 500 guns; and fort Governors Island not
finished, so guns; two and half companies for the her
Dor pre- posed.
Fort Adams Newport quarters; 460 guns; has had
two to SIX companies; two companies are proposed.
Glswold, 20 guns; have had one company; half eOmps
ny 10 proposed.
Hsrbor Of New York: Fort COLUMBUS, South BATTERY.
gurs; have bad two to six companies Fort wooD Bed.
ise's Island; quarters 65 guns; has had to two
companies. Fort HANIroN, Long Island; quarters 100
have had two CON panies. Fort Richmond Staten IL.
and not finished; 40 guns and two batteries same
isiaL q, 60 guns Fort schuyler, Tnroggs Neck; 1t
barber.
Fort M6lin, Philadelphia quarters; 40 guns; has
Fort Delaware, below Newcastle; not finished; 160
guns
Fort hcHEsRY, Baltimore quarters; "a guns has two
on panies one c Dpapy Is proposed.
Fort Carroll, Baltimore, not finished; go gums
Fort Washington, Potomac river; quarters; loo guns
has had TWO COMPANIES; enc company 70 proposed.
Fort AoNRoR Olo Point Comfort; quarters; $50 guns
has two has had eight conpanss two companies are
) oposed.
Fort Calhoun Hampton Roads; not finished; 200 guns.
Fort kacon, Beaufort, N. c.; quarters; 81 guns has
had one company; half company 6 proposed.
uns near Fort johnson, Il smithv is; hss had two
ompanies; half company u proposed.
Charleston Harbor Fort MoULTRK quarters; 90 guns
nd Castle Pinckre, quarters % guns; have two and
have had four companes two companies are proposed
Fort Sumpter; not fnished; 1856 guns.
Fort Pusski savannah river; quarters 1875 guns; and
kenn Lao Dus~.~ - -
Fort ChDeH, Amelia leland; mot finished; 90 guns.
Fort Marion and st Francis Barracks, st. Augustine;
quaters 20 guns; have had one to four companies one
company is proposed.
Psn,.eol. Harsor: Fort PIcxrss, xeRee, and Baron-
cas- quarters 400 guns have had two to four cornpa-
MES; two oenpsnie. are proposed
Fort Morgan, Mobile; quarters 12o gums and Gaines,
r,upeiP l.l'nS; 80 guns; one company is proposed
company; half company Is proposed.
Fort Aaoonb, Chef Mentour; quarters; 49, guns; has
Forts S. Philip and Jackson Hssissopi river: QUAR-.
trs; 20 guns the troops have generally quar- in
New ORLEANS barracks; two companies are proposed.
Fort Taylor, hey WEST; quarters; new fort not COM
posed.
Fort Jefferson Torsugas; not finished; 800 snns.
Fort BROWN Texas; quarters; has two companies ono
Forts coast of California and Oregon; nix CON-
panies are proposed.
Baton Rouge Arsenal also has one company; one com
Thus tortyone companies disposed Of as necessary
peace garisons in forts the seacoast and nsviesbe
ater and or arsenal; and every year will make de-
mand for additional companies for newly flushed WORKS
dozen or 20, now under construction, being mentioned
above. There are now eight companies serving ~ hq0
artillery; more viii probably be wanted and several
companies Of foot are occupying line lposts on The
boz ders OF the Indian reservation In FordahAve been
there feyeral years and one can conjecture when
they will not DO wanted there The pay Of these is the
came as for infantry and it is far economical to
tske such commands occasionally from the artillery in
the ne,est forts u to call them from infantry rs
nents IN the far West SO that there appears upon
dent and even moderate calculations be lack Of ar
tery force at the present moment OF halt dozen CON-
panies.
For the peace establishment in 1885, when the popua.
ton was about eight and . half millions there were
large companies of artillery including the lig
regiment at the reorganization in 1927 there thr
six companies increased in 1888 to forty and again in
lS47 to forty eight companies; and until the Florida war
In 1885, All the artillery stationed In forts and ar
serials Is garrison tre ops-none liM artiery-fro
1916 to 1885,
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