New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-11
OUR REGULAR ARMY AS 1T AZ.

Organization md Strength Of the Old and
New Armics-Emporiant Changes in the
Cavalry Northumberland from
the Rnnhs- Medals for thc Brayc-Cur
Army Register fer scptcubcr, 1862
General q N cer,-Eacadso Of Department.
Field and SigG omcers-Nnjor Generals
and Rrigadier Generals of 'oinnteefs-
OG:ccrs Retired from Active serNI'e-
Casualties since fsGO-NaiHcs o. Oih-
GERS Killed in Battle.
Since the publication Of the Army kesiSteF ior
1862, the peysonRe Of the army has undergone con,
adorable change Gallant officers have beer killed
in hattie or have died OF sickness and disease con-
traced in the faithful performance OF their arduous
duties Others. equally gallant, Rave been re-
.rarded by rrouoiicu, for which many Of them
bove worked hard and waited long. IL the armies
If Cen. Mcclellan on the Peninsula, Gen. Pope in
Virginia. and Gen. Candy in New.Mexlco, tue SOL
Siers Of the regular army have fought molly snd
Deliberately, as their shattered ranks too clearly tes
tify; while both field and line officers, holding tenn
porsrv rank as Generals Of Breades and Divisions
In the volunteer forces achieving for themselves
lasting regulations accomplished soldiers and brave
men. At the present time there ninety officers
of the old army in command of Divisions and Brig
SIDES most of whom, but for tits rebellion, would
only have been commanding companies Of forty or
fifty men at isolated posts in the wild regions of the
West, or have been on the scout after bands OF
marau6Dg Indians, or otherwise engaged in the
more peaceful but vexsIious occupation of drilling
and discpluing raw recruits at the general depots
OIL Governors Island, Carlisle Barracks, or New
port, Ky. At the cose of the war these officers VIII
receive Lreyes for their services and fall back into
their positions in The regular army.
In addition TO the great change made among COM
rssioned officers the Rebellion has bad the effect Of
changing to some extent, the materie of the army.
In the old times of peace the current requirements
Of the army abundantly provided for out of the
unemployed foreigners, who, having come to our
shores seeking work and finding none, had no other
resort than to enlist. The old regiments still contain
large number of foreigners, but in the new regl-
nents and especially those companies of them re-
cruied in the agricultural districts, the proportion
of nativeborn Americans is considerable Two years
ago the proportion Of Americans in the army was
not more than ten per cent. The last return, made
ebout n wear ago. showed that out of every - SOL
diers were Americans, 10 Irish, 7 Germans, .
English and various other nationalities. With
such number of foreign subjects in our army-for
most of our foregn-born soldiers not naturalized
it is gratifying fact that there have been few
traitors among them. Even in Texas, on the occa-
sion of Twggs's surrender, where the men had
every chance to join the Rebels and were impor-
tuned 70 do so by their recreant officers, while the
LOYAL officers told them they free to follow the
beiN of their own inclinations, and come North or
REMAIN with the Rebels, just as they pleased, not
more than two or three forsook the glorious Stars
and Stripes for tie miserable barred emblem Of
Rebels and traitors.
In military circles, considerable speculation Is al
ready INDUCED in as to what strength the standing
army wi be fixed at after the Rebellion shall be finally
crushed, and the probable aggregate is variousy
timated at from so 900 to $50 900 All specula
tions on this subject simply idle. According to
existing law, the army will be reduced to $4,000
men within one year after the Rebellion is at an end
"nnless otherwise ordered by Congress" 1t may be
questionable whether this number will be sufficient
to garrison the repossessed Southern forts to guard
the frontiers, and protect emigrants and settlers in
the Far VAST but, without further enactment, this
will be the fixed maximum of the standing army.
AT present, we have two distinct regular armies
che old army of peaceable times and the new, pro-
visional army Of the Rebellion. These armies are
organized on different plane. The old regiments of
cavalry and infantry consist Of ten companies EACH
and the artillery of twelve companies, two Of which
are understood to be l,gh and ten heary; while the
new cavalry and artillery regiments composed of
twelve companies each, and the infantry of twenty
four companies. The difference between the strength
Of an old regiment and new one is shown by the
following:
Minimum. MaIimun- Minimum Max mum.
Cavalry. TO- SO 1903 1853
Arullery....... TO LILO 80. 1853 1883
Infantry ......... $50 s1 1859 24o