Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-28
Army Information,

We are indebted to the Philadelphia In
q,iirer for some useful statistical information
in reference to the organization of the army,
from which we compile the following
facts assured that they will interest our
readers:
The regular army of the United States
contains four Major Generals-ScOtt the
Commander in chief, Mcclellan, Fremont
and Halleck; and seven Brigadier- Generals
Wool, Harney, Sumner, Mansfield, Mcdowell,
Anderson and Rosecrans.
From this it will be seen that upon the
death of Scott, Mcclellan will become the
Commander-in-C Chief.
General Thomas is the Adiutant General,
General Meigs the Quartermaster- General,
and General Taylor the Commissary- General.
All of these are Brigadiers; and each of
these departments is provided with a number
OF Colonels, Lieutenant ColOnels, Majors, Cap
tains, and other interior officers.
The Medical Department comprises one
Surgeon. General, with the rank of Colonel,
forty Surgeons ranking as Majors, twenty
eight as Captains, and seVenty.fve as First
Lieutenants
The Pay Department has one Paymsster-
General, ranking as Colonel; two Deputy
Paymaster Generals, ranking as Lieutenant
ColOnels, and twenty. five Paymasters, rank
| ing as Majors.
Besides these, there is a scientific corps,
composed of Engineers, Typographical En-
gineers and Ordnance.
The Engineer Corps consists of one Colo
| nel four Lieutenant Colonels, eight Majors,
| twelve Captains fifteen First and four Sec
| oud Leutenants. Their duty is to build
| forts.
The Typographical Engineers consists of
| one Colonel, three Lieutenant Colonies, eight
,tasV, Etrot and trTO
| Second Lieutenants. They are charged with
making reconnoissances, examining rivers,
| etc.
The Ordnance Department has one Briga-
| dier. General, two Colonies, four Ma jors,
twelve Captains, twelve First and two Sec
ord Lieutenants. their duty is to prepare
artillery and ammunition.
Under the old system there were two regi'
ments of Dragons, three OF cavalry, and one
OF mounted rihemen. These are now all de-
nominated cavalry, and number from first
to sixth cavalry. Each of these regiments
has one Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel,
two Majors, ten Captains, ten First and ten
Second Lieutenants. Each regiment is COM
posed of ten companies.
There are five regiments of artillery, each
with one Colonel, sOne Lieutenant-Colon
two Majors, twelve Captains, twenty.foul
First and twelve Second Lieutenants. These
every company has battery of six pieces
so that the regular artillery service embraces
three hundred and sixty guns. This is now
of course, greatly increased by the necessi
ties of the war.
There are nineteen regiments of infantry
each having one Colonel, one Lieutenant
Colonel, two Majors, ten Captains. ten Firs
and Second Lieutenants. There are on,
hundred and ninety companies, varying il
number from seventy-six to one hundred
and one. Averaging them at eighty-eight
the rank and file Of the infantry force is six
teen thousand seven hundred and twenty
This is to be increased by enlistment
, now going ON.
During the present year, there have bee
two hundred and sixty nine designations j
the aImy-and the most of these are now i
the rebel service.
In addition TO those already named, ther
have been appointed, to command the volur
teers, four Major. Genersls-Banks, Dis
Butler and Hunter and ffty-nine Brigadiel
Generals-and the work of appointin
Brigadiers has not yet ended. Their nam
will be legion.