The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-26
LOCAL MATTERS.

Military Strength Of the Stdfe.-From an
abstract of the annual return of the militia
of the State of Virginia, for the year ending
sept 80, 1860, we gather the following inter
There are in the General staff, 4 Major Cen
erals, % Brigadier Generals. l Adiutant, In
spector and Quartermaster General, q Brig
ade Inspectors, 20 Brigade Quartermaster and
100 commissioned officers
In the Cavalry service, Colonels 8 Lieu
tenant Colonels Majors, Adjutant, I Quar-
termaster, Quartermaster's Sergeant, l Sur
geon, Surgeons Mate, 81 Captains, 1876 Lieu
tenants, l Sergeant Major, 80 Buglers and
Trumpeters, ls4 Sergeants, les Corporals, 3,ls0
Priyates. Total commissioned officers 20T:
total non commissioned officers, privates and
musicians. 3.572 Aggregate 3.779. and five re-
giments.
Artillery SERVICE Colonels, 3 Lieutenant
Colonels. 2 Majors, 2 Adjutants, Paymaster,
l Surgeon, l Surgeon S Mate, IL Captains, so
Lieutenants, Sergeant Major, 1Quartermas-
ter's Sergeant, IL Musicians. 81 Sergeants 43
Corporals, $50 Prvates. Total commissioned
officers, 20; total non commissioned officers,
privates and musicians, 1885, Aggregate, ,O6e.
Light Infantry, Rihemen, and Infantry OF
the Line-l65 Colonies, 176 Lieutenant
Colonels, 3l7 Majors, III Adiutants, 165 Quar-
tPrmasters, 14I Paymasters, As Chaplains, l69
Surgeons, l5S Surgeons Mates, 1884 Captains,
1889 Leutenants, 1872 Sergeant Majors, 1876
Quartermaster' Sergeants, $40 Musicians, 2
Buglers and Trumpeters, 1874 Sergeants,
1888 Corporals, Ia, ,3s2 Priyatcs. Total COM
IulSSloneu IOtIl nOI-cOullIllS-
stoned officers, privates and musicians, 1872 800
Aggregate, 137, ,972.
Corps of Cadets Colonel, Major, Adj
1utant, Quartermasters, Surgeon, Cap
tains, Iieutenants, l Sergeant Major 2
Quartermaster's Sergeants, 5 Musicians, 225
Privates. Aggregate 251.
State Guards Commissioned Officers 2
Quartermaster's Sergeants, 5 Musicians 20
Privates. Total non commissioned officers
prvates and Musicians, S4
The militia of the State is COMPOSED of 5 Di-
visions, % Brigades, 1S7 Regiments; so troops
of Cavalry, II companies of Artillery, 6S COM
panies of Light Infantry, ~ companies of
Riflemen, ,l4l companies of Infantry of the
Line.
The aggregate is greatly below the actual
military force of the State, from causes stated
in the report of the Adutant General
The State owns the following arms &c: OF
brass cannon, four FOUNDER, 60 six FOUNDERS,
Q thirty two Founders, sixteen inch NOR
tars, 10 twelve FOUNDER howitZers-total, 10.
Of iron cannon, Al our-pounders, 134 six
Founders, sc twelve FOUNDERS, twenty four
Founders, . eight and ten-inch NOR rtars-total,
32l The State also owns So 900 pounds of
powder, 226,9l7 ball cartridges of all kinds ::
422 rifle muskets 2 $50 percussioned mns kets
SO, 1888 flint-lock muskets, Sc Ola bayonets 4 sos
cartridge boxes and belts, so cavalry muske-
toons, so artillery musketOons, 81 sappers'
and miners musketoons, T25 carbines ,O20
percussioned rifles, 3293 lock rifles "a
Sharpes rifles, 246 Colts rifles, 1S5 rifles with
sword bayonets, 1877 revolving pistols l 347
horseman's pistols, 3,675 cavalry swords 7O3
artillery swords. bugles and trumpets 81
drums and flies, colors.