Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-07-16

The following are the most important
paragraphs in the report of the Secretary
of War.
NUMBER OF MEN IL SERVICE.
Under the proclamation issued by Won
on the 18th Of April last, the governors of
different states were called upon to detach
from the militia under their command n
certain quota, to serve as infantry or rifle
men, for the period of three months. unless
sooner discharged. The call so made
amounted in the aggregate to ninety>four
regiments, making 10 ,3gI officers and men.
OF the states called upon, the governors of
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee Ar
kansas, Kentucky and Missouri perempto-
rily refused to comply with requirements
made by the department. All the other
states promptly furnished the number re,
quired Of them except Maryland, whose
governor, though manilesting entire readi-
ness to comply, was prevented from doing
30 by the outbreak at Baltimore
In the stltes of Virginia, Delaware and
Missouri, Notwithstanding the positive re,
tusal of their executive officers to co oper-
ate with the government, patriotic cetizens
voluntarily united together, and organized
regiments for the government service -
Delaware and Virginia furnished each
regiment, both of which are on duty in the
field. In similar patriotic spirit. the
loyal people of Missouri raised force of
IL ,445 officers and men, making in round
numbers, II organized regiments, to sus>
tain the government and to put down re-
bellion in that state.
Under your second proclamation of the
4th of May last, calling for volunteers to
serve during the war, there have been ac-
cepted up to this date, POS regiments. A
number of other regiments have been ac
cepted, but on condition of being ready 10
be mustered into the service within
specified time, the Limitation Of which has.
IN some instances, not expired Il is not
possible 70 state how many Of these nav
be ready before the meeting Of congress.
vi the regiments accepted, all are infantry
and rliiemen, with the exception. Of two
sattalions of artillery and four regiments
of cavalry. a number Of regiments must,
cred as Infantry have, however, attached
to them one or more artillery comrauIes,
and there are also some regiments rar,lv
made up of companies If cavalry. OF the
EOS regiments accepted for three wears
there are now l53 in active service and
the remaining So are mostly ready. and all
OF them will be 10 the field within the next
twenty days.
The total force now in the field NAV be
computed as follows:
Regulars and volunteers for three
months and for the war, DOS. 600
Add to this So regiments Of vol
unteers for the war, accepted
and not yet in service, $4,000
Add new regiments Of reg
ular army. $4,000
$4,000
Total force now at command Of
government 40 GOO
Deduct the d months volunteers $4,000
Force for service after tbewi.h
jrawal Of the 3 months men 03O 600
1t will thus be perceived that after the
discharge of three months troops, there
will still be an available force Of volunteers
amounting to lS8 900, which, added IT, the
regular army, will constitute total force
Vt 2So,OOO officers aud men. 1t will he for
congress to determine whether this army
shall, at this time, be increased by the ad-
dltlou of still larger yoluntner force