The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-06
OUR ARMY.

Special Report OF the secretary Of War.
wAR D1ARrxur, wAmuerOs, July !, 1864.
smI have the honor 70 submit the following report Of
The operations Of this Department.
The accompanying statements Of the Adutaut General
will show the number, description, and distribution Of
the troops which are now in service.
Il forms part Of the duty Of this department to
enter upon discussion OF the preliminary
which have contributed to the present condition OF public
Affairs The secession ordinance OF South Carolina was
passed on the Goth Of December last, aud fiom that
period until the majesty Of the government made
manifest, Immediately after you had assumed the
chief magatracy, the conspTators against its con-
stitution and laws have left nothing undone to per.
petuate the memory Of their injsmy. Revenue
steamers have been deliberately betrayed by their
commanders, or where treason could not be brought To
consummate the detection, have been overpowered by
rebel troops at the OF disoy governors The
government arsenAs st Little Rock Baton Rouge Mount
Vernon Apaachicoa, Augusta, Charleston and Fayette
vile; tho ordnance depot At San Antonio and all the
other government WORKS In Texas, which served the
depots Of immense stores OF and ammunition have
been surrendered by the commanders seized by dis
loyal hsnds. Forts Macon, C,aweM, johnson, Cipch,
Pulaski, jackson, Marion, Barrsncas, Mckee, Morgan,
Ganes, Pike, xaccnb, 1t. Philip, Livingston, Smith,
and three at haylesn Ogethorpe Barracks Barancas
Barracks New Orleans Bsrrscks Fort jackson, the
the wolEs at ship isiana. have been snc.
cessively stolen from the government or be-
tray ed BY their commanding officers. The cus
tom Houses at New Orleans, Mobile Savannah,
Chsreeton, and other important points, containing
amonDs OF government fumes, have been teschero1s7
manner the Branch HINTS at New Orleans, Charlotte
and at Dahloneea, have been illegally seized in defiance
o. every !. q he nssa and me
New Orleans Was only wanting 70 complete the iogue
Of crime The inmates, who had been disabled by deyo
on 10 their countrys service, and who there had been
secured grateful asylum, were cruelty ordered to be
removed, without the slightest provision being sde for
their support or comfort In Texas The large ,orcss de-
against the attacks Of maraudng Indiana, were snoni
ously deserted BY their commander Brgadier General
the browning crime Of deliberately handing to the
armed enemies Of his government all the puolic property
entrusted to his charge, thus even deprvDg the 10y al
men unoer bis command Of all means OF transportation
out Of the State.
striking and honorable contrast with the rec-eant
CONDUCT Of Breadier General Twggs and other raorous
officers has been presented In the heroic and truly SELF
sacrificing course pu sued BY Major Robert Anderson
ana me Email and gallant band OF officers and men
Adam Semmsr, his officers and men, at Fort Pickens
In re'erriDR with strongest ndation, to the
duct Of these bravo soldiers under the trying crcum
stances which surrounded them. only echo the
nous voice Of the American people In this connection
Ss = refer 70 ss I'm ssss
some and successful manner in which he executed the
orders Of the government at that important post.
The deter IMITATION OF the government to It's utmost
power 10 bdue the rebellion, has been sustained by the
unqualified approval Of the whole people Heretofore
the leaders Of this conspiracy have poeed to regard
forebe resistance 10 rebellion The error OF this con
clusion 10 now being made manifest History will re-
cord that men who, in ordinary times, were solely do
voted TO the arts Of peace, yet ready on the in
sant to rush to in defence OF their rights when
A. the n SH the mt Pre-
outpourDg Of volunteers 70 sustain te action
Instead Of aboripg under the difficulty Of monarchica
goverpmentsthe wan, OF men TO ill It's armies (which
In other countries has compelled TO forced
ecriproDs)-one Of its main difficulties IL to keep down
the proportions Of the army and 70 prevent from swell
The commanding officers Of the regiments In the vol.
teer tevice both the three months service and for
department with the muster rolls Of their regiments
For the OF these returns is mposs bic to present
as accurate an enumeration Of the volunteer force &C
proclamation issued by the 10Th OF April ast the
Governors OF different States called upon to detach
from the militia under thes command Q certain quota
to infantry r!1een, for the period Of three
mon he unless sooner discharged. The call made
amounted IN the aggregate to ninety four regiments,
making 70 39l officers and men or the States called
upon the Governors Of Virginia. North Carolina, Tonnes
see Akapsas Kentucky and Missouri, pc, emptoriv
partnent Ali the other States promptly Furnished tho
nun Der required OF them except Mary whose Gov
ornor, though naDnessng entire readiness to comply
wss prevented from 50 dong By the outbreak O. Bat
more.
in the States Of Virginia. Delaware and Missouri, not
withstandng the positive re'usal Of their executive
officers to oopcrae with the governu cnt, patriotic c
voluntarily united together and organized regiments
for the government. service. Delaware and Virginia fur
nished each regiment both Of which duty in the
Geld. in similar patriotic spirit the loyal people Of
Mss force OF IL i45 officers and men, mixing,
In round numbers twelve organized regiments, TO sus
tain the government ana % put down rebellion In that
State. And also, the citizens OF the District OF Co.
unba en,uatipg these honorable examples, furnished
no less sthan 2s22 officers and men, making in ell four
full IePlmcnp, which vet III the Held doing
active and efcien. service Thus notwithstanding the
refusal OF Governors to reepond the government,
instead OF having been furnished with only the number
Of troops called for under your proclamation Of the 10Th
OF Apr last has received and has now in service under
That call IN round numbers, nj least eighty thousand
Under your second procamst Of the 4th OF May
las calling for volunteers TO serve during the war,
there have been accepted up to this date 208 regiments
number Of other ents have been accepted hut on
condition Of beng rea1y 20 be mustered INTO the service
within specified time, The limitation OF which has, IN
instances expired. 1t il not possible to sate
how many OF these may be ready before the meeting Of
Co1gless OK the mclts accepted, al are infantry
a-a ra' en- with the exception OF t6o battaii1ns Of
M = i sSrtd as infantry have 6ovevsr asfahsd to
ih, artillery conpen IS, and there are aso
stle oeo;s partly made up OF com 1S1trs NJ cavalry,
or TIC fegimenss accepted for three years, there 1e
now l53 active service, and the remaining Gty five
are mostly reaey, aud all Of them will be in the aed
" thin the next twenty days
The total force now IN the field may be computed as
follows
Regulars and volunteers for three months and for the
Add to this nifty i've regiments Of volunteers for
the war, accepted and not yet in service, 80 0o0
Nod new regiments Of regular army .,....25 eco
70, 600
Total force at command Of government $40 o0c
Deduct the three months vounteers... ,..,.. seC00
Force for serv ice AFTER the Withdrawal Of the
three monshs men,. GOO
II win thus be perceived that after ,he discharge Of
the three months troops, there will he still ays be
force of volunteers amounting TO $4,000, which, added
to the regular army, vii. constitute total force Of
$50 COO officers and II viii be for Congress to de-
ternne whether this army shall, at this tma be in
creased By the addition Of s larger volunteer force.
The extraordinary gencies which nave called this
great army into being have rendered necessary ais,
very considerable augmentation Of tho regular Of
the service. The Generalization Of the regular army,
caused by the reasonable conduct CT many of its
msndpg officers the distant posts ut which the greater
part Of the roops stationed and the unexampcd
rspdty Of the spread OK the rebellion, convinced those
high IN command OF the service, well as ths depart
ment that Increase Of the regular army indis
pens c The subject was acoofci gly brought % yo1r
attention ard utter careful sXsut alton Increase vas
auheI. iby Jour psoc-amstian issred on Tie ata of
May lsst.
Tn pcrease consists " enc regiment of cav Airy, OF
twel, companies, Numbering, II the maximum agsre
cate 80 oLceys Rae r1er: one regiment Of artillery Of
twelve batteries Of six pieces each, numbering IN the