Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-04-16
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Our Army and Navy-strsngth and Distributiol
Of Every Ship and Regiment In the Service.

Our Army and dNavy-strsngth N and Distribution
Of Every Ship and Regiment In the Service
Il has already been announced that the Army
and Navy Registers for 1861 have been publish.
ed. The interest which the public take at pres.
ent in military and naval matters justifes US In
ANAL Jzing, at considerable length, the contents
Of these ANNALS. Let us first refer TO the state.
mcDt of the strength and condition Of
OUR REGULAR ARMY.
The present strength OF the Army 10 1922
men. Il consists Of 19 regiments 10 regiments
OF infantry, averaging ~ companies OF 10 men
each; a OF artillery, averaging IL companies OF
81 men each; of mounted riaem'n. 2 Of cav,
airy, and 2 of dragoone--each OF the latter
numbering 10 companies of about 60 men; or
about 1873 companies in all. OF those, notwith.
standing The excitement created by the concen-
tration OF nbou, half regi ment ut the N ttional
G D tai, over 81 companies are station d In the
di tant regions OF Kew West, Kansas, N, Drasks,
Utah, Texas, New Mexico, California, Oregon
and other places. Regiments serving on these
stations have "a men to company, instead OF
"a, 30 that we're the entire army located in them,
IL would consist of 1889, "total enlisted" and
1856 aggregate. IL is impossible to estimate
accurately the number OF officers now in the
service, as no official list, deducting the resig-
nations, has been published. There have been,
there must be over 900 epauletted gentlemen
now on the roll Each regiment has certain
number Of officers allotted to it, which varies
according to circumstances The dragons, for
Instance, OF whom We have two regiments,
numbering each about 600 men, have colonel,
heutenant-colonel. 2 majors, 10 captains, IL
first lieutenants, and IL second lieutenants-
officers all told; the two regiments of cavalry,
(600 men) colonel, lieutenant.co coloDel, 9 ma.
iors, 10 captains, and % leutenants-68 in all !:
the mounted rife regiment the same number OF
zen and general staff. and % lieutenants-37
10 all; the a regiments OF artillery, leach about
700 meu) 4 general offcers, IL captains, and 3s
lieutenants-2l6 iD all; the ten regiments of In.
fantry (each about 700 meD) general officers,
10 captains and 90 lieutenanls, and SO on.
THE GEOGRAPHICAL DEPARTMENTS.
Almost every year two or three changes have
to be made in the geographical arrangement Of
the Army departments, in consequence of in
crease oil population, Indian depredations, or to
facilitate military administration. The Regis.
ter Just published gives the latest divisions OF
the Departments, as follows:
DEPARTmENT OF THE EAsr-The country east
of the Mississippi river; headquarters. Troy,
NY. There are eleven posts IN this Depart
ment, viz: Fort Maekinac, Michigan; Platts-
burg, New York; Fort Independence, Massa-
chusstts; West Point, Governors Island, and
Fort Hamilton, New York; Carlisle, Pennsyl-
vanis; Newport, Kentucky; Fort Monroe, Vir.
ginia; Fayetteville Arsenal, North Carolina;
Fort Sumter, South Carolina, and Key West,
Florida. The garrisons at Augusta, Ca, Baton
Rouge La, aud Birrancas, Fla, were also In 4
the Department before being seized by the Sc
cessionists. The First, Second, Third and
Fourth Artillery, the United States Engineers
and recruits, all to the amount of near 10 500
men, are stationed at these places, including
the troops at Washington.
DEPARTMESr OF THE WEST.
The country west of the Mississippi river
and east of The Rocky Mountains. esasn. thosa e
portions of it included within the Deps rtment of
Texas and New Mexico; headquarters S.
Louis, Mo. The posts are Forts Abercrombie:
Ripley and Ridgely, Minnesota, garrisoned by
the Second, Third and Fourth Infantry and
Fourth Artillery; Forts Randall, Laramie and |
Nebraska, garrisoned by the Fourth |
ARTILLERY and Second, Dragons; Jefferson Bar
racks, Missouri, garrisoned by recruits; Forts
and Riley, Kansas, garrisoned by
the First and Second Cavalry and Infantry.
Forts Leavenworth and Little Rock, Arkansas. |
garrisoned by the First Cavalry and Second
ARTILLERY; Forts Cobb, Arbuckla and Wichita.
and Wichita Nations, garrisoned by the First
Cavalry and Infantry. There are probably |
900 men in the Department of the West.
DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS.
The State of Texas; head quarters at San |
Antonio. POsts-(Forts and Camps)-Cooper. |
Chadbournc, Colorado, Blise, Qaitman, Mason.
Lancaster, Davis, Hudson, Verde, |
Ives, Wood, Clark, San Antonio, Inge, Duncan,
McIntosh, Ringgold, Palo Alto and Brown Il
There we're about $500 men $500 more than
stated in paragraph that has been going the
rounds Of the press) in the Department before |
Gen. Twiggs surrendered, of whom the DanisI
W eoster aud other vessels will bring home, it ia
hoped, about 1900. having left some 70 rein |
force the Forts Of Florida. The Rio Grande de- |
.achments are reported to be in an efficient |
state, and all Union men.
DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO,
The Territory eff New Mexico, exclusive of |
Fort Mojave; headquarters OF Sante Fe. Posts |
= (Forts aud Camps) s)-Garland, Union, De- |
isnce, two Navajo camps, Marcy, natchs |
Ranch. Fauntleroy, Albuquerque. Craig, STAN |
on, Webster, Brecklnridge, Fillmore and Bu |
by the Second Dragons,
Mounted Rifles, Fifth, Seventh and E gnth In. |
enry, to the amount OF probably 2 800.
DEPARTMENT OF THE P.ciFIo-(Skw ARRANGE.
MENT.)
The country west of the Rocky Mountains, |
except those portions of it included in the De |
oartments OF New Mexico and Utah; head |
quarters at San Francisco. Posts-(Forts and |
Jdmps) -Coleville, Pickette, (San Juan } |
roS nshend, Stellaooom, Gray e Harbor, Wslia |
Walla, Cascades, Vancouver, Dalles, Yambill, |
Hopkins, Umpqua, Ferwan, Castor, Crook,
iumb ldt, Bragg, Churchhill, Ben,cia, Alacsn n.
Iss, Presidio, Mojsva, Tejon, Diego and Ya.
na.
Gen. Johnston was recently appointed to re- |
ieve Col. Beall in command Of the Pacific De. |
,artrent, which he has probably done before |
his time. He will have under bis control = |
$50 meu, distributed as follows: One company |
sixth Infantry In San Francisco Harbor; field |
md etaif of the Third Artillery; at the Barracks;
cid and saff Of Sixth Infantry at Benicia. which
b. ga risoDed BY companies G and X OF that reg. |
IN nt Company l., Third Artillery ut Umppus;
D Fuultn luinn,ry at FerwAn; B, SIKH Iu- |
'autrv. st Humboldt; two companies one,
II d,agoots and one Of infantry. at Crook; B, |
Fourth lnianuy, at CASTOR; d, sixth Infantry,
" Bragg; B aud H, First Draeoons, at Tejon,
.. Six lniantry, and G aud E, Fourth Infant
", at Yuma; +, SIKH Infantry, at New Ssndi. |
ego; L. Six h Infantry, and J, Fourth Infantry,
at Moiava; one company Of drsgoons and two |
companies of Sixth Infantry, Churohhiil, and |
small company in Honey Lake Valley.
DaPARTMGnr OF UrAH.-Tbe Territory of
Utan, except that portion Of it lying west Of the
ll7tb degree Of west longitudej head quarters,
Camp Floyd Fort BrIdger Is the only other
posl in the Department 10 which some compan.
lee OF the Tenth Infantry, Second Dragons and