Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
south Carolipas Contribution TO tho Var
DEPARTMENT OF TIE MILITARY.
COLUMBIA, April %, 1862.


To the GopSrao- and Council:
In obedience to your direction and in con-
formity to my duty, submit 10 your conside-
ration an abstract Of report made to this
Department from the Ajutant and Inspector
General, in relation to the forces from this
State in Confederate service.
On the second day Of February last, the
Secretary Of War addressed communication
to His Exceloncy Governor Pckens, stating
TINT one sixth of the entire white population
of this State, which is about eighteen thou-
sand. had been determined upon as the quota
to be- furnished by this State for the war. OF
this number, he estimated that We had then
ak thousand in the field which would leave
twelve thousand more TO be supplied. This
remainder he expected 10 raise by re.enlists
ments among tho twelve-months regiments
from thu State then in service and by calling for
five new regiments. At the date OF tie COM
munition referred 10, ne supposed that tho
State had six thousand troops for tho war
and seventeen thousand for twelve MONTHS
But, in truth, st that time, the rolls in the OF.
fee of the Adjutant and Inspector General ex-
hibited the fact THAI We had, on the goth of
February, fey days after that date, nine
thousand three hundred and forty-nine s,349)
troops Tor the war and twenty one thousand
three hundred and tEerty-one III, 32D Tor
twelve months For the purpose Of meeting
the requisition made on the State for its quota
of eighteen thousand men for the war inc!u>
ding the five new regiments called for, the
Governor and Council adopted system Of
CONSUMPTION. Tnc result Of that action has
been 10 accomplish, in less than two months,
more than was required or expected. Accord
ing to the data, information and estimates
now before US, We have in the field in
Confederate service for tho WET, 22,e64
men and for twelve months, 1910 men {;
making an aggregate IRON this State Of
&c. T4.
Thst the rapid increase of our forces in the
field is attributable 70 the resolutions of the
Governor and Council, OF toe 9th March last,
establishing system Of consumption, sup
pose no one can doubt.
must say that the returns now made are
by no means full, and cannut therefore be said
to be accurate, for Notwithstanding the con-
slant and earnest efforts OF Adjutant Generals
Gist and DeSaussure to procure Information
from all the regiments, we have not been able
so far to obtain from the officers anything APP
preaching to complete returns Of the new en-
listments. Our efforts to this end are still
undated, and we have now reasonable eXpec-
tation that they will DO furnished in few
days. When these returns shall come another
and fuller statement will be made, with as
near an approach 10 accuracy as possible
That statement, it is not doubted, will show a
much larger force for the war than is here
exhibited.
REHABILITATION.
Total in field on April %, Is62.... 1924
Total in field in February, 1862. 49,. 30,67C
1852. 2,oe:
1862. s,s4s
-
Increase since the call ............ 1871!
Now il the aeld for tue war. 22,O6+
Quota Of State under cali of Secretary
of War in February last. .... lS,00t
Excess at this time over quota 1900 4,06.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
JAMES CHEsNUT, Jr.,
Chief of the Department Of Military.
Published by order Of Governor and Coun
ell. B. F. ARTHUR, Secretary.