The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-07-25
Report Of the Secretary of War.
The following the most important paragraphs
in the Report of the Secretary Of War.
NuNRrR OF MEN IN SERVICE

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| in the Report of the Secretary Of War.
NUMBER OF MEN IN SERVICE.
Under the proclamation issued by you on the
18Th of April last, the Governors of different
States were called upol to detach from the militia
under their command a certain quota, to serve as
infantry riemcn. for the period of three months
unless sooner discharged. The call so made
amounted in the aggregate 20 ninety-four regi-
ments, making 1881 officers and men. Of the
States called upon, the Governors of Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky
and Missouri ppremptorily refused to comply with
the requirements made by the department. All
the other States promptly furnished the number
required of them, except Maryland, whose Gov
ernor, though manifestng entire readiness to
comply, was prevented from SO doing by the out
break at Baltimore.
In the State Of Virginia, Delaware and Missouri
notwithstanding the positive refusal OF their
cutve officers to cooperate with the government,
patriotic citizens voluntarily united together and
organized regiments for the government service.
Delaware and Virginia furnished each regiment,
both of which duty IN the Id. In a SINH
lar patriotic spirit. the loyal people of Missouri
raised force of ii AS officers and men. making
in round numbers, twelve organized regimen IS, to
sustain the government and to put down rebellion
in that State. And so. also. the citizens of the
District of Columbia. emulating these honorable
examples, furnished no less than 1913 officers and
men, making in all four full regiments, all Of which
yet in the field, doing active and efficient
vice. Thus, notwithstanding the refusal Of dsloy-
al governors to respond, the government, instead
of having been furnished with only the number of
troops called for under your proclamation of the
18th April last has received, and has now in SER
vice, snder that call, in round numbers at least
eighty thousand.
Under your second proclamation of the 4th May
last, calling for volunteers to serve during the war,
there have been accepted up to this date. 2ns re-
giments- number of other regiments have
been accepted, cut OH condition of being ready to
be mustered into the service within specified
time, the limitation of which has, in some instan-
ces. not expired. 1t is not possible to state how
many ofthese may be ready before the meeting o
Congress. OF the regiments accepted, all are in
fa9trv and rhemen, with the exception of two
airy A number of regiments mustere rs infant
ry have however. attached to them one or more
artillery companies. and there are also some resi-
ments partly made up o. companies of cavalrv
Ofthe 2)S regiments acccp.e for three years,
there are now l53 in active service; and the re-
naming 30 mostly ready. and all of them will
be in the field within the next twenty DAYS.
r.. q
ted as follows:
Regulars and volunteers for three months
and for the war 235, 900
Add to this tiftJ f.e rec ments of voiun-
teers for the war accepted and not yet
III service. ...-.............. 81 ,UU0
Add new regiments of regular
army, 23.O .OOO
$4,000
Total force now at command of gov
ment .... 10000
Deduct the three months volunteers. $4,000
Force for service after the withdrawal of
the three months men. n.............. 230, 900
1t will thus be prece,ved that after the discharge
of the three mouths troops, there will be still an
available force of volunteers amounting to lSS,-
900, which, added to the regular army, will con-
stitute total force of 100000 officers and men,
II will be for Congress to determine whether this
army shall, at this tine, be increased by the add
ton of still larger volunteer force.
ESTIM4rEs FOR THE YEAR.
The reports of the chiefs of the dferen. bu
reaus of this department. which are herewith sub
mitted, present the estmites of the probable
amount of appropriations required, in al liton to
those already m ,de for the year eniin5 June 30,
1862, for the force now in the field. or which has
been accepted and will be i'll service within the
next twenty days, as follows:
Quartermaster's Department 49,. So .2s9 .21n 81
- bsistence ...... 27.27s.7el 81
Ordinance .... 7463.I 90
Paw . 81 S45 4oo AZ
Adutant Generals g ... 41S OoD n2