The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-31
THE TROOPS At THE SEAT OF WAR.

The Number OF the Troops at the Seat or
War, and RsAdy for Active Opera
tfons.
As far be ascertaned by the Dispatches
the following table will show the location various
regiments stationed around the boundaries In v.
gra and the seats OF war; and the estimated number OF
men unda each principal commander. rhe whole Of
theee volunteer regiments have been wei drilled In tho
United States infantry tactics while encampod rhe list
ID compiled exclusive ot the various camps, barracks
and other oc atoms situated in all the Northern Eastern
and Western States and also exclusive II the large bodies
denomina.ed Home Guards
SOUTH SIDE OF PoToMAC-DEPARrMENr OF FAIR
Commander In Chief -Brignd,er Genera, uvne Ne
Dowen, United States Army. Headquarters, Arlington
AZ the end or Long BriOe-A porii,n Of tie District
From htnee 70 ALaandrtu, along he Rsca-P.f,b reri
ment, Massachusetts,; First, Second, Third and Fourth
! regiments, New jersey.
zouaves) First Michigan Fifth Pennsy lvania voun.ee
company of United States cavalry, aud a battery.
Along the RoayJad-Fiith New York state Militia
fGtfdr county, fur miles from 1adTiC-rwenty-
eighth New Yoik State militia
lquia oree1seyonty, ,lrst New York State Yn.a
Road 10 Ayi;n9'on Hnghts-Eigh.h New York state
Militia fhtt Pennsylvania voiuhteers (Col P4,.ersonJ
A,lingtn HsigMs-rwelfth, Twenty sfth and Sixty
ninth New York State Militia Eighth Massacb asetts;
company Of cavalry and a battery.
The four New Jersey regiments under the cba~geo
Brigadier General theodore Runyon
Number oil men about II 900.
WASHINGTON %. CO. AND NEIaHBoRHooD.
commander mChef-Brigadier General jas. X. F. Mans.
Chain Bridgs-Unaed States cavalry.
faDtry. ~'' -
City ard Georgaowa-second Seventh Ninth F,nrtccuth
and Seventeenth New York State Militia Eighth New York
Volunteers First and Second Ohio Volunteers First New
Hamp hire Volunteers First, second and rn.rd Connec
Pepnsy Volunteers nve batteries OF Urtd sstes
Artillery; Six hundred Unit,d statss cavalry, ard
thousand United States infantry Garibaldi Gaard II
Number Of men about 22 eco
FORTRESS MONROE, ETC.
Commander.iu che'-Nsjor General Benj F. Butler.
Iovtress MonTotrnrd regiment Massachusetts volan.
teers First regiment Maine Volunteers Fret regiment
New York Volunteers tcolonel Alien, and aboa. one
HampDr-se,ond regiment New York Volunteers
(rroy), Tth regiment New York Volunteers Colonel
Nepper Ne1s-Tourih regiment Massachusetts, volun.
tees First regiment Vermont Volunteers, Seventh regi-
nent New York volunteers Colonel Benedix).
Number Of men abou.e COO
PENNSYLVANIA, ETC.
Commander in Chief Msjor General Vim Keim
Chdmtysbwg-sccond, Tpird, sixth. Seventh, Egatn,
Tenth, Eleventh, Twentieth, Twcnty-hfs a1d twenty
fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers
Northern Central RailYood-rwelfth Pennsylvania Vol.
unteers and Colonel wynkcops regiment (rGifteenthl
Comp 6coe-fr.t, Ninth and sixteenth regiments,
Comp Cmtin-Fourteentb and Fifteenth Persysvsn!a
B,lodier Gensrals-canp ecott, G. O. wynsoop,
read, s. Neglcy, Fourth Brigade Chambsrsourg, c.
w,nians, Third Brigade
Number of men about I6 COO
Nom The advance Of these troops seems u threaten
Hsrpers Ferry.
CINCINNATI AND WESTERN vIR5IMA.
Commander in. shlef-Eajor General GOO B AcClslland
Grctton, Inginio-First Union Virginia volunteers and
Sixteenth Ohio Volunteers
Pptostvrg, Tuqinte-rourteenth Obi, Volunteers.
Camp Dnnison, tiqcnnatiFiret Brigade, Ffsb Sixth,
Ntth and Tenth reg ents Ohio Volunteers Brga
dicr General Bates; Second Brigade Fourth, seventh.
ERhth fleveHtb regiments, Nalo volunteers, Ter
Bgsdier General Ccx; Thrd Brigade Third rwejrth and
Thirteenth reg,n eps Onto Volunteers under s'gsdier
General Scheich.
Number OF men aboat IS oC0
A late despatch gives n,ina'iou OF the movement
Of come OF these troops through Pennsyvauli
CAIRO AND sEIGHBoRHoop.
Commander-BrigadierG General b. NJ. Pren,igs
Comp Defancc-s.eyen.h, Eighth and Ninth regiments,
Illinois Volunteer MIL la.
Militia.
cdDI Smia-sA,e,h regiment, Illinois Volunteer Nj
li.la
Birds Poiat--rourth regiment S. Louis United ssstes
Volunteers.
Number Of about 600.
BALTIMORE, FORT a'nEsRY AND SgrGnBosHoop.
Commander in chief-Brisadier General George oad-
walleder.
Tsdral Hat-Frst penpsy lvsna Volunteer Guard,
Lev Lewis, fsi ISsSR nr dSard Col sorcSea
~, McITsn,rIfbird battalion Massachusetts, Ri6es,
haj,r Doyips; tn.icd st.ies cgaars 49,,
AEn0rotfs-slxth ana ihi'teehso 'esinen's' No~ iHA
Nemb,r or men about GOO.
PHILADELPHIA AND SrTSHBoRHooD.
ccmmandcr IN chef-Msior General Robt Patterson.
, rYp-phiadelpha Militia
Number OF men about 900,
REcArrTuLArtoS.
Igcd,fn. Cbmndnder. e. No. Mss
south eide Potomac. Brig Gen. Mcdowell u S.A a 900
Washington, So.. Brig Gen. X r Mansfield, do.22ooo
Fortress Monroe. MAJ. Gen u. r. Butler. 5000
Pennsylvania, West. Maj. Cen ". II Kem..... 10000
cincinpati Nn Va. hsj. Gen. G. u McCelan5 1900
Cairo &c.....,,... Big Gen. r. M. Prentiss 5000
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