Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-07-25
Cameron,s Report.

CameronS heport. -
TIE report Of Simon Gamsron hineolns
Secretary Of War, has, heen received We
append a. summary of its lsading points g
for thesinformationsof tie public: 4sstSs
: ofthe regiments accepted, all lareinfant.
ryaand iriaemeu with the exception of two
battalions of artillery and four regiments
Of cavalry Auumbef Of regiments nus-
tered asinfantyhass however, attached
to them one Or -moreartiIlsry compaGias,
and there are alao some regiments partly
made op Of companies'of cavalry 0fthe
20s regiments accepted for three years,
there are noS'l58 inactivesefsice, and'ths
remaining 55sase mostly ready, and all6of
them will zbs in- tss: field Within thesnext
20days: - ~ ~si "5et - =
TIE total force 'nost1 IN the feldsmsybe
computed as follows: ~ ~, -. ,sSsssf
Regulars and .solunieestor tree months and she
ADD TO- iiis emsns Of Soaes @ Se y
ASsas$ Sas sfsssss sSsa: Pc Ss q
II z.t5E = - ~ ~-sAt~- EJ--gZsa9,YVOo
Tpasfotce now at command Of fGcvemmsns. $4,000
Deduct the three months' volunteers.
Force for seyicea after the withdrawal Of the three
months men. IVY"
twill thus be perceived that after the
discharge ofthe three montbS troops, there
will be still an avaiiable force cf volunteers
amounting to, 1ss, geo, which, added to the
regular army, viii constitute . total force
Of 100000, officers and men, twill be
for Congressto determine whether thia army
shall, at this time, be increased BY the ad-
dition Of a stili larger volunteer force.
The regulararmy has also been Increased.
rhis increase consists Of one regiment Of
cavalry, ioof twelve companies, numbering
IN the maximum aggregate, '1,1Ss officers
and men, one regiment Of artillery of IL
batteries, Of six pieces: each, uuuberingsin
the maximum aggregate; ], ,9oe officers and
men; nine regiments Of infantry; each reg
imnent containing three bastalions Of eight
companies each, numbering, In the maxi
mum aggregate, 2;4552 officers and men,
making 8 maximum increase Of Infantry Of
officers and men.
In the enlistment,of men to filtthe addi-
tional regiments of thesregular army, It is
recommended that the term Of eniistinent
be made forthres years, to correspond with
the call Of May 4, for volunteers; audthat
TO al who.shall receive an honorable dis
charge at the cloa oftheir term of service,
bounty Of sl00 shall given. = 49,
=. The mounted troops Of the old army con-
'sist Of five regiments, with maximum ag-
gregate Of 4,40e men Not more than one.
fourth Of these troops are, available for ser.
vice at The seat Of War. At ieasttwo reg.
imsnta Of artillery afe unavailable, being
stationed on the western coast and in the
Florida forts. r - @-'''5 70 ''a
The, appointment of civilians to impor.
tant positions In the army having occasion
ed some remarks of dissatisfaction, the Sec.
retary remarks that of the civilians ap-
pointed as regimental commanders, all ex.
ceptone are either graduates Of West Point,
Or hare before served with distinction in the
field; and Of the lieutenant colonels, ma.
jors, captains, and first lieutenants, 9 large
proportion have been taken from the regu-
lar army and the volunteers now in service,
while the second lieutenants have been
mainly created BY the promotion Of merito-
rious sergeants from the regular service.
The reports Of the chiefs of the different
bureaus Of this department present the es-
Inmates Of the probable amount Of appro.
priations required, in addition to those al
ready made for the year ending June 30,
1861, for the force now in the field, or which
has been accepted and viii be in the service
within the next twenty days, show an ag-
sum Of s1s5, 200, 1897.
The Secretary recommends an appropria.
ton to be made by Congress, to be applied,
when the public exigeucies demand, to the
reconstruction and equipment Of railroads,
and for the expense Of maintenance and
operating them, and also for the construc-
tion, as the army advances, of additional
lines and theirappurtensnces, and
also special appropriation for the recon-
struction of the Long Bridge across the Po-
tomao, which is now military necessity.
The rest of the Secretary's Report con-
sists of statement Of the number and con-
dition of the arms in the possession Of the
Government, and the means employed for
obtaining further supply; the document
concluding with recommendation of the
of an Assistant Secretary of
War (provided for by one of Mr.. Wilson's
bills), and a general increase Of the clerical
force of the Department.
p~ Low as the grave is, you cannot climb
hiph enouph TO see beyond It.