Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-18
THE RICHMOND WHIG.
REPORT OF LINCoLN'S SECRETARY OF WAR.
WAR DiPAKTMENT,

i Ava % WASHINGTON, Jelly l. 1861.
Sir: have the honor to submit the following rePo
of the operations Of this Department.
The accompanying stat, menis Of the Adjutant GEN
raj will show the number, description and distributo
Of the troops now in service.
1t forms no part of the duty Of this Department TO Ell
ter upon discussion Of the preliminary circumstance
which have contributed to the present condition Of pnf
lie sifairs The ssion ordnance OF South Csron
passed the 20,h Of December last and from tina
period until the maj sly OF the Cow rDment vss mad
manifest immediately after you had assumed the Ctis
ksgisrscy the conspraors against its Constitution an
laws left notbrg undone TO perpetuate the memor
of their niamy. Revenue steamers have been delioei
atey betrayed by their commanders, or, where Treason
could be brought TO oonsummate the Detection hav
been overpovered by rebel troops at the command
disloysl Governors The Government arsenal at Lttl
Rock, Baton Rouge, Mount Vernon, ApalachcoIs, Au
gusta Charleston, and Fayetteville, the ordnance d. po
at San Antopo aud all the other Gov works Il
Texas which served as the depots Of immense sores
arc aud ammunition, have been surrendered by the
coumsndsrs, or sized by disloyal hands. Fott
4 Ma,oa, -c-s-sll. Johnson Cidch, P1la,ki, Jsck
son, Marion, Barraneas Mckee, Morgan G zines
Pike, Nscomb, ST.. Philip Livingston, Smith, and thror
Charleston 0gethorpe barracks BArrancas barracks
New Orleans barracks, Fort jackson, on the Mississippi
the battery at Bensehne Daprc, and the works Ship
island have been succesSv,ly stolen from the Govern
! ment, or betrayed by their commanding officers The
custom houses at New ofsans Mobile Savannah
Charleston aud OF er importaS points containing vast
amounts Of Government iunJs have been
appropriated TO sustain the cadSe Of rebellion In Ike
manner the braL oh hints 1t NewOisans at Charlotte
and at Dahlonega have been ilegSy seized in DE-
of every principle OF common honty and Of honor
The violent seizure Of the United SAFE Marae Hospital
at New Orleans only wanting TO complete the csa.
| logue Of crime The inmaei, who lad been disabled
by devotion to their countrys seryic, and Who there
bad been securda grateful um Sde cruelty ordered
to be removed without the slightest provision being
made for their support comfort ITexss the large
forces detailed upon the frontier for 10 prot, c.on OF
the Inhabitants agaus. the attacks OF pauGing indians
igncmniously deserted by their conh handler Brgs-
der General Twggs. To the tiffany oftreasor TO his
| ,g added the ming crime Of berately hand
ing OVER TO the armed enemies OF the Government ell
| the public property ntrus,ed TO is chige thus even
deprVing the loyal under his commSd Of all means
| Of trans portation out OF the State.
| striking and honorable contrast VIII the recreant
conduct o! Brgader General Twggs AMI other traitor
officers has been presented in the hto;c aud truly
self sacrificing course pursued by Major obert Ander
son and tie email AID gallant hand of oicers and men
under iis command at Fort Sumter ald,lso by Lieut.
Adam j. Slenmer, his Ulcers and men, sfort Pckens
In referring with strongest commentaries to the
duct CT th brave soldiers under the thing circum-
stances which surrounded them, OILY cello the ucsni-
voice of the American people In this connection,
il Il plessurlble duty TO ref TO the very gallant
lion OF Lieutenant Roger Jones, at Harpers Ferry ard
the backbone aud successful paune- in which he sx-
CUT OtuSTs vi TUG a.
post
he determination Of the Government to use its ut
most power to subdue the rebellion has been sustained
by the qualified approval Of the whole people, Here
oore, the leaders oil this conspiracy have proiessed to
regard the people Of this country incapable Of making
orcibe resistaDcs 10 rebellion The of this cou-
ousion is being made manifest History will record
that Who in ordinary times devolsd solely 10
the OF pssce yet ready the instant rush
to arms in deieIse Of their rights, when assaed At
II al. H.
ing anomaly OF being embarrassed by the generouss out
pouring of volunteers TO sustain its action Ilstead OF
sbor under the difficulty Of mcnarchieal governments
the CT TO ill its armies Which in other coun
ries has compelled resort to forced conscGpiions)
of It's main difficulties ia TO keep down the proper
lions OF The Army, and 10 prevent it from swelling be-.
yond the actual force required.
The commando ofausis OF the regiments lii The vol
untesr service besn tot ~ sIs1 month"; sssK3 and
'xss-ASs sSr No. - - ks1sssse., h6e 49, hshs1
the Department With The musl.rtos of tleis
For OF these returns tits impossible TO present as
accurate enumeration Of the volunteer force accepted
aud ia the field could be Desired Under tho pra
nation issued by you the h Of April last the Gov
of different States were called upon to deach from
the militia under their command certain quota to servo
as infantry rhemen for the period OF three months
unless discharged. Tue call 30 made amounted
in the aggregate ninetyfour regiments making 10 39l
officers aud OF the States called upon, the Cover
uors OF Virginia North Carolina, Tennessee Arkansas
Kentucky and Missouri peremptory refused comply
with the requirements made by the Department AL
the other States promptly furnished The number
qured Of them, except Maryland whose Cover or
tnougs mah"esups ensI. ~ vVpy, "S pre-
ven" So, oS Vi.g;,;s Ma ana Ni.snnJ ,
outstanding the positive refusal Of tb-i- Iscutve eff
to cooperate with .e Government, Patriotic siI
zans -untary united together and argan e regpSutg
tor the GoyerA--~as scrce. delaware and Virginia fur
furnished each regiment beth of which are On duty in
the feld In similar patriotic spirit the loya people of
Missouri raised force Of ll,445 officers and mep,
making In round numbers twelve organiz d regiments
TO ain the Government and to put down rebellion in
o s ssaas .s ssIs " ,aS ' Of
nished no less than . 1923 officers and ricu making in
all four full regiments, all of Th;h yet nhe ftld
doing active and Efficient service THUS, notwithstanding
ment instead Of having been furnished With only the
number Of troops called for under your proclamation Of
The l5h April last has receysd AID hss nov 10 service.
under that ca'e u fGsno ugmoess, leas. sowo
Under yoA' secouu pFeotiHsuo", VI tne 4'h OF may
last capg LOT volunteers 70 serve u't'ns we war tGete
have oeen aeeepeu, " 'n's uAe' Two nuuueu ana egnt
regiments hummer Vi otnel Ies'u'eu,snsVe oeeh &c,
cefted but on eono.uon o' osipg ieaoy oe mustered
INTO the service wi'nin specineo ume' ,h limitation o.
whcn nas, III solne 'nsa1es, uo' y no' pos
sloie 70 s,ae now many Vi tneSs may oe eauy hlore
the meeting Oh Congress. vi ,ne reshFih accepted,
all are Infantry anu hufnen, w. .he eIciuoh OF Two
oat'aons OF aregey -nd ,our ,eg'mees OF laValry.
number 81 regiments mustered as infantry have, bow
ever attached to them one or more arnleryc;aPsnes
aud there are also some nfnts party madep OF CON-
panies of cavsly. Vi the .va nehdred and ght regi
uenis accented Ia three years. there are nov hun
dred ana ny-hree in active service and the em,inpg
hty-hve are mostly ready and all Oh tasn WILDE In the
held within the next twenty gays II
The total force nov 10 the field may be conp,ted rs
follows:
Regulars and volunteers for three months and ar
the war 2s5OOO
Ada IA This 6Yty Ave regiments OF volunteers IL