Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-07-18


and men, making, inround numbers, twelve
organized regiments, TO sustain the Govern
ment and TO put down rebellion in that State.
And so, also, the citizens of the District of
Columbia, emulating these honorable exam
pies, furnished no less than 1922 officers
and men, making in all four full regiments,
all of which are yet in the field, doing active
and efficient service. Thus, notwthstand-
ing the refusal of disloyal Governors to re-
spond, the Government, instead of having
been furnished with only the number Of
troops called for undery your proclamation of
the 18th Of April last, has received and has
now in service under that call, in round
numbers, at least eighty thousand.
Under your second proclamation of the 4tE
of May last, calling for volunteers to serve
during the war, there have been accepted up
to this date 20S regiments A number Of
other regiments have been accepted, but on
condition of being ready to be musteredinto
the service within a specified time, the lin
itation Of which has, in some instances, not
expired. 1t is not possible to state how
many of these may be ready before the
meeting Of Congress. Of the regiments ac-
cepted, all are infantry and rifemen, with
the exception oftwo battalions of artillery
and four regiments of cavalry. A number
of regiments mustered as infantry have,
however, attached to them one or more ar
tllery companies, and there are also some
regiments partly made up of companies of
cavalry. Ofthe 208 regiments accepted for
three years, there are now 1853 in active SER
vice, and the remaining fifty-ive are mostly
ready, and all of them will be in the field
within the next twen.y days
The rotai force now in the feId NAV be
committed as follows.
REGULAR, and volunteer. for ,hrc. ,on,hs md
the war .oa5 900
Add to To- this hiy-hye resimen,s o. volunteers nm
Add new re1ns of rsamisi SS9S
..o ---7S0oo
Total force now n, command of Government. ooN
Deduct the three months volunteers $1,000
Force ior service niier the withdrawal OF the three ON
'Io'''n. |, ~, =, -'VO'
VIII eiius 9e perceived tnat aiteI the ois, Is,
charge OF tne three months troops t1ere VIII
De sun an avaiia1ie aa nne I9rce OF yoiunteers
amounting 10 Ion,,ooo' wnicn, audeG 10 tne
regu,ar reg n ary' WIN constitute t9ial aorce OF
zoo,ooo 9ncers anu men; ltwlil De 1or Gon-
gfess 10 ueteTlnine Whether tnls army shaii
at tnls .n Tune, oe increased by the addition OF
S,,il m larger volunteer iorce.
me eHeraorulnary exigencles whlcn nave
ca'leu .his great ar'ny ihto oeils nave Tehuer-
eu necessary a,so very considera9ie aug
mehta'lon n oi the regular arm OF the ser
wee. Inc dem9raiizatlon OF the regular
army caused oy the treasonaple conduct OF
many OF us coinhanulng oinccrs, the distant
postsat winch ehe greater part OF the troops
were stationed, ana the uneXMampied rapidl,,
" OF the spread OF the rebeillon, convinced
those hlgh IN command OF the service, as well
as TINS department. tnat an increase S9, OF the
!esuIar army was lh4lsPensaoie' Inc SUD
!eco was accSruihsiy niought 10 your atoeh-
tion' ana aiter carei9i examination an IN
crease was au.hprizea py your prociahiauoh
i'Ine9 me on .'le 4'n OF May last.
in,s INCREASE consists q one regIment o.
GNairy, OF tweiVe companies, numbering, IN
the maximum aegregate, ~ io9 omeers ana
men one reeiinent oi artillery OF !weive pa.-
teries' oI SIX pisces eacil, numbering, u III Tue
maximum aggregate, ,so9 officers and men
nine regiments OF infantry, each regiment
containing three oattaiions OF eignt compa-
mes each, numbering, IN the maximum ag-
gregate, z,4oz olheers ana men, maKlhg
maximum increase OF miantry OF 22'oos ON
GERS ana men o., !, -.
! In the ehhSth'ent OF men 10 I'LL the aooi,
tional regln5enata oi the regular army, woplo
recommend that the Term Oh enlistment pe
made three years 70 correspond with the
call OF May & Tor volunteers and that tt
all who shall receive an honorable discharge
at the close Of 5helT n term OF service bounty
OF 1 one hunureu aonars sIall % gwen.
Ihe mounted troops OF the old army con
slst OF nve regiments, WIN maximum ag
gregate OF ,4lo men. NOT more than one
fourth OF these troops are aVaiiaple 1or ser
vice at the seat OF war. at least two regl
ments OF artillery are unavailable, being sta
toned on the western coast ana In the flori
da forts :,
Ihe increase OF infantry is comparative!
large, put TINS arm OF the service is ina
: which the Generai-ln-Chief recommended
as belng most emcient; :.
The organization @ OF the increased force,
+ Will be noticed, is different from that OF tn
I old army ms question was fully consider
ed by ofhcers OF the army connected T. VIII
a this department, ana after much dehbera
\ ton 1t was concluded TO adopt the frencl
q regimental system OF three pattalions to aree
a iment ,Each battalion Is commanded by
= major, with colonel ana lieutenant colo
mel ne for the general command ofthe regiment
. This, 1t Is Delioyed, Is the Dest organlzatlo
. now existing. The number OF officers is les
:, thar, under the old plan, and therefore
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