The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-16

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i ARTTEE: ER0M MRMRaIs.
Oorsspendsnss of Ne CAisss Evening Journal. gi
I,e- lxAPHls, August 8.
II The means which Arc being used 10 incress
the army are exciting attention from officers 1
the field. Nb plsin that the system Il Wropna
and that the means used are doing really NOR
injury than good. suppose no one viii den
that, % the war stands to-day, the most usefu
step 10 to I'll up the old'regimentA II an old re
gfment is good for nothing It is the fault Of th'
Iomcers, who can easily be mustered ont. Isl
nitely more for the cause than you can by put-
ting twice tbesrequisite number Of men in th,
field a. new regiments. New regiments, will
full ranks, new uniforms and we'll dressed officer
i vanished like frost at Shiloh. During that bat
Ie, when our right was sorely pressed, an Incl
dent occurred which will illustrate: The enem,
was throwing great masses Of men against oul
ltfooA sometimes driving them, and again hurled
back: II was hard struggle against great odds
snd null Of danger 70 the whole army. General
sherman had ordered Colonel Kicks 20 hold The
brow OF hill - long % possible. The 10th got
out OF smmunition, but kept their line without Z
Sartffoge, awaiting the arrival Of the ordnance
usin. While the brave men held their post {
tuil regiment, with new uniforms, took che fleid.
epiendidiy mounted, even the Seissants wearing
ssshes, coming from the rear. Gen. Hhsrnsn
ldspstehed IN Aid 70 bring the regiment forward
q once, TO relieve the 10th At ths ords:. sfoe-
ward into line, " hey commenced 70 sxeeute the
mnneuver, and st the same time % ere upon our
own men, and. before they had oil come iorvsrd
into line the regiment broke and ran. The msu
were good enough and the ohosrsb brave enough.
~ the army stands in the Held, tho different
regiments do not average more than 400 enlisIed
neh at prtsent. The killed in battle dead from
disease, desertions and those absent without
Fave mske up the balance Each Of these rek.
snents have shout 200 absent, who should re.
turn. will take not lees than 30 1000 men 70
NJ up TIE Illinois regiments TO the maximuu.
and then these will take ordinarily not mosv than
300 into the held Of battle. TO Be efficient then.
t.ese regiments should DO ct once 6llsd up.-
The science Of war is summed up In the con.
censration Of masses of men, not ofacers. lupop
The enemy larger than his own. Experience has
determined how many officers are requisite for
each new man. If your regiments are but 500
strong, you double the number. Of officers 1t an
expense Of over IS, 900 per month. Suppose
ons half of the 500, 900 now called for be put
into the old regiments, you save annually in the
pas OF the supernumersry officers Of $50 Ieei-
mente, $3.50 600 monthly; in round numbers,
over SS,oOO,O GOO per annum. And in fact you
do more substantial good. There are details Of
camPafgn life which affect the health Of the col.
dier-the maneuvering Of large bodies in othe
field, the practical part of picket duty and the
dangerous 6nesse Of skirmishing, and the beha.
vior under fre, which csnnot be learned under
the veriest martinez in camps Of instruction, IL
learned slowly in the field when your officers are
green. Distribute 400 recruits among the com.
panies Of regiment reduced to 600 men, under
good officers and in the field, and you soon have
1000 men worth any four regiments of new
Ievies. do not object TO new regiments. They
will be Of service hereafter; but the arms Of
the country want men to hold and use them row.
But you ssy the War Department provided
for recruiting for old regiments. Two com.
missioned officers Of each regiment, and one
non commissioned officer for each company,
may be detailed for that purpose. Do you
suppose that regiment can recruit . single
man when your authorities are paying bounties
OF SlO0 and upwards for Few regiments? They
cannot 60 into your land of peace and plenty
and cities and counties that pile their liberality
upon each In bounties to the man and allowance
TO bis family. 1t is simple useless to attemptit
under the present order Of things The amounts
paid TO recruits should be uniform--alike to new
and old regiments. And then, to one who has
taken pains 70 know the history of Illinois men
in this campaign, It seems that there should be
. State pride in keeping regiments full and in
the field who have done honor to the colors Of
Illinois, 1s..3adr Ts'a 4> 81 1a i
q The 7tb, stb, 9th and llth Infantry are terri.
bly, reduced. The gallant llth has less than
$50 men. The 40th and 66th were in the front
at Shiloh, three wounded colonels remaining
with them through the 6rss day, and suffered
very much The 9Th and 65th Illinois lost at
thas battle, in killed and wounded, in proper.
tion to the number engaged, more than any other
regiments in che whole war, East and West
The llth ID now out of the field. State pride,
in recognition Of services such - they have
performed. should Gil up those regiments. Keep
those colors in the army. Brave men have died
around them-brave men in ranks reduced BY
death still stand about them. Keep their ranks
foil Patriotism, like charity, when IL uses mo-
ney, should be systematic, and with . manage
ment in harmony with the general object
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FRox PsIvAlE soLDna-How THs BAYoN.
srs THAK.-The following ID genuine docs-
ment 1t shows what some Of the soldiers are