Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-07-19
Report of the Secretary Ct War.
The following are the mos, inpor,an,
features of this report:

FEATURES or tnlS report:
NUMBER OF MEN IN SERVICE.
Under the proclamation issued By
you on the 18th of April st, the Gov.
ernors of different States were called
upon TO detach from the militia under
their command certain quota, TO serve
IS infantry or rIhemen, for the period
OF three months unless sooner discharg.
ed. The call so made amounted in The.
aggregate 10 p'ne y-four regiments.
making 1881 officers and men. OF
the States called upon, the Governors
OF Virginia, North Carolina, Times
see, Arkansas. Kentucky aud Missouri
peremptorliy refused TO comply with the
requirements made by the department.
| All the other States promptly furnished
me number required OF them, except
Maryland, whose Governor, though
manlfesung entire readiness TO comply,
was prevented from SO doing by the
outbreak at Baltimore.
In the States of Virginia. Delaware
and Missouri, Notwithstanding the posi-
I'VE refusal Of their executive officers
10 cooperate with the government, pat
rlotc citizens voluntarily united togelh-
er, and organized regiments for the
government service. Delaware and
Virginia furnished each regiment.
both Of which are on duty in the field.
In a similar patriotic spirit the loyal
people Of Missouri raised a force of
ii ,445 officers and men, making In
round numbers twelve organized regi-
ments, 10 sustain the government and
put down rebellion in that State. And
so, also, the cIlIz rs of the District of
Columbia. emulating these honorabIes,
furnished 40 less than 2,S23 officers
and men, making in all four full regi-
mentS. all OF which are Yet In the field,
doing active aud efficient service.
Thus, Notwithstanding the refusal OF
the dlsloyal Governors to respond, the
Government, instead of having been
furnished with only tue number OF
troops called for under your procama-
ton of the 18Th of April last, has re-
ceIved, and has now In service, under
that call, in round numbers, at least
eighty thousand.
Under your second proclamation of
the 4th of May last, calling for volun.
teers TO serve during the war, there
have been accepted up.to this date, POS
regiments. A number of other reoi.
mentS have been accepted. but on con-
dluon of being ready 10 be mustered
into the Setvl' t within a specified time,
q of
instances, not YET expired. Ii is not
possible TO state how many of these NAV
be ready before the meeting of Con-
gresS. Of the regiments accepted, all
are infantry and rlflemen, with the ex-
ceptlon of two battaions of artillery and
four regiments Of cavalry.
a number of regiments mustered as
infantry have, however, attached 10
them one or more artillery companies,
and there are also some regiments
partly made up of companies Of cavaI.
~. OF the POS regiments accepted
for years there are now l53 IN active
service and the remaining 80 are
mostly ready, and all Of them will be
in the field within the next twenty
days.
The total force now in the field may
be computed as follows:
REGULARS and volunteers for three
a,onthS and for the war . 235.OO0 |
Add 10 this fifty five regiments Of
volunteers FIR the war, accepted
and not vet in service. 1900
Aud new reg Is reg'r army $4,000
$4,000 !
Total force now at the command of
the Government ........... 10000 I
Deduct the months counters. $4,000 |
Force for service after the with
drawal of the , months men, 100000 |
1t Will be perceived that after the
discharge OF the three months troops. /
there will sill be an available force OF /
volunteers amounting to IS, 900, which. /
added 10 the regular army. will const- |
tute a total force of 100000 officers and !
men. 1t is for Congress to determine /
whether this army shall, at this time.
be increased by the addition of sill |
larger volunteer force.
ESTIMATES ron THE YEAR.
The reports of the chiefs of the diff
ferent bureaus OF this department, which /
are herewith submitted, present the es-
Inmates of the probable amount Of APP
preparations required IN addition 10
those already made for the year ending
June 30, 1862, Tor the force pow IN the
ieId. or which has been accepted and i
will be IN the service within the next