The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-09
ARMY INfORM NATION.

We are indebted to tho Philadelphia En-
oy;rrr for some usefu; statistical informa-
ton in reference to the organization OF the
army, from which We compile the following
facts, assured that they will interest our
readers:
The regular army of the United States has
four Major Geuerals-Scett, the Command
erin. Chef, Mcclellan, Fremont and Hal
leck: and seven Bridaaier Generals-Wool,
Harvey, Sumner, Mansfield, Mcdowell,
Anderson and Rosecrans. as
From this it will be seen that upon the
d sath Of Scott, Mcclellan will become the
COMMANDMENT Chief.
Gen. Thomas is the Adjutant- General,
Gen. Megs the Quartermasier. General, ana
Gen. Taylor the Commssary. General. All
of these are Brigadiers; and each OF
these departments is provided with num-
Der of Colonels, Lieutenant Colonies, Ma
iors, Captains, and other inferior officers.
The medical Department comprises one
Surgeon General with the rank Of Colonel,
forty Surgeons ranking as Majors, twenty
eight as Captains, and sevensy-fve as First
Lieutenants.
The Pay Department has one Paymasser-
is
Paya |Ester- Generals, ranking as Lieutenant
Colonies, and twenty five Paymasters, rank
ing as Majors.
Besides these, there is scientific corps,
composed of Engineers, Typographical En-
gineers and Ordnance.
The Engineer Corps consists Of one
Colonel, four Lieutenant Colonies, eight
Majors, twelve Captains, fifteen First and
four Second Lieu,enants. Their duty Is TO
build forts.
The Typographical Engineers consist OF
one Colonel, three Lieutenant Colonies ];
eight Majors, ten Captains, thirteen First
and two Second Lieu,enants. They are
charged with making reconnoisauces, exam
iping rivers, &c.
The Ordnance Department has one Brig
adler General, two Colonies, four Majors,
twelve Captains, twelve First aud two Sec.
ond Lieuteuants. Their duty is TO prepare
artillery and ammunition.
Under the old system, there were two
regiments Of Dragons, three OF Cavalry,
and one uf Mounted Rihemeu. They are
now all denamina,ed Cavalry; and number
| from 6rst to sixth Cavalry. Each OF Theses
regiments has one Colonel, one Lieutenant
Colonel, two Majors, ten Captains, ten FRS!
and ten Second Lieutenants. Each regi-
meus is composed Of ten companies.
I There are Eve regimests OF Artillery
each with one Colonel, one Lieutenant
Colonel, two Majors, twelve Captains, TWEEN.
/ ty.four Fins. and twelve Second Lieuten-
ants. These FIVE regiments contain sixty
companies, and every company has battery
of six pieces !; 90 tina, the regular artillery
service embraces three hundred and sixty
guns. This is now, of course, greatly IN
creased BY the necessities Of the war.
There are nineteen regiments OF infantry
each having one Colonel, one Lieutenant
Colonel, two Majors, ten CAPTAINS, ten fifs'
and ten Second Lieutenaufs. There are ons
hundred and ninety companies, varying 10
numbers from ssyeuty-siS TO enc hona.eu
aud one. Averaging them nj eighty cigar,
! the rank and ale Of the infantry force u
sixteen thousand seven hsndred andswenfy
I This is TO be increased By enhssments nov
going on.
During the present year, there have beer
tuo hundred and sixsy-pins res,snattons "
! the army and the most u these are nos 10
/; The rebel service.
! 10 addition to shsse already named, there
/ have been appointed to command the voi-
untsrrs, four Major Generals: Bank. DIX,
Batter aad IIaas-r and City nine Briga-
d,rrs-anjsne work Of appointing Bsigadasrs
h.. aos -, sadsL Ias.s sAus viii be ls-
gssa.