Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-02
Adtutant Generals Report.

General Morse for the year ending March 3lst, 1864. It is voluminous document of 356 pages, and gives in detail the military opera tions of the State, reports reports of regiments in the field, and other matters of much inter- est. It is well arranged. and reflects credit upon the office from which it emanates.
 The number of volunteers enlisted within the State from July 1863, to April lst, 1864, was 7094. Of these, 1877 were colored. be- longing to the 29th and Seth regiments. The remainder were distributed among thu differ ent regiments in the field, 3,78e being attach ed to the infantry; 94s to the lst Cavalry i; s46 to the 1st Artillery i; 1866 to the 2d Ar tillery; B. to the lst Battery; 99 to the 2d Battery and 2l to brigade banSs
 The re-enlistment of veterans was attended with much success. The regiments which had been in service sufficient time to entitle them to re enlist, were the lst Artillery, lst Cavalry Gin part,) the lst Light Battery, and the in fantry regiments up to and including the 18th. The number of veterans obtained in each up to April lst, 1864, is thus stated lst Artile, ry, 43s lst Cavalry, 92; 1st Squadron Cav airy, 43; lst Battery, 46; fifth infantry, 2S0 !; sixth, 2O5; seventh, 333 eighth, BIO; ninth 32l tenth, 2sO eleventh, 26s; twelfth, 436 i; thirteenth, 29s-total, 3,347. The special agents appointed to visit the regiments for the purpose of securing the re-enlistment of vete- rans were not paid BIO for each man re-enlist- ed as authorized by sec.2, chap. vi., public acts passed at the special November session CT the Legislature, but received ten dollars per day for the time employed, and actual expens- es incurred, thus saving the State considerable expense. Officers already in State service, and detached on this duty, draw no extra pay above the stated salary of their regular grade. The amount paid agents for this service is as fol- lows For services, $3,476; expenses, $2 1854 "A; insurance on cash funds transported, $667 5O-total, $6, ,49S.24. Thus it did not cost for enlisting thirty-three hundred and fortyseven veterans, quite one dollar and ninety-hve cents per man ; while had ten dollars been paid for each re enlistment, the cost would have been thirty-three thousand four hundred and seven- ty five dollars! The plan pursued was upon the recommendation of Gov. Buckingham. The quota of the State under all calls for troops has been as follows:
 On call for 75,O0O three months men, 78O
 " in 1861, for 5O0,0OO 3 years men, l3,O57
 of July 2, 1862, for 3OO,OOO do. 7,l45
 " ofls62. for 3OO,OOO months men, 7,l45
 {" of fFeb. l, '64, for 800 ,OOO 3 yrs. 1919
 |" of MarcE IA, '64, for 100000 do. 3,l6S
 Total, ss,2l4
 There have been furnished on all calls the following: For three months service, z,S4O " May. 1863. 1886 Tn nine months 5,6O2 Recruits prior to May, 1863, for three -, New organizations from May, '63, to
 April GA, 5,7l7 Veterans re-enlisted Y" 3,347 Under U s. draft of July, '63, 3,9Ol Enlstmeuts in the U. s. army to Apr
 l. '64, 19
 Total, 42,7ss
 The following summary shows the excess and deficiencies, reducing all to the three years standard
 Excess over calls for 3 years men pri-
 or to July, '63 224 Excess over calls for 3 years men
 since July. '63 3,3s4
 Total. 3,57s Deficiency uudercall for militia, l543,
 which equals in three years men, 3s6 Surplus over all calls, 3,l72
 This number, together with all enlistments before the 18th of April, will be credited to the State on any future call. No credit is given by the War Department for surplus un' der three months call.
 The annual returns of the State militia show it's strength to be l,298. During the past year nine companies have been accepted,