Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-04
INCREASING TIE ARMY --CONSOLI-
DATiUN.
Il Ike Editors Of Tie Enquirer:
N,.G Nav MalKrr HtIGars,
Sent, 81 1854

Sept. e, 1864
U.at;:!a "a i ses Ia y,ur valuable paper
the qu>aii,n il bs:ng discussed az to tho ne
css,it9 ior an iroiease and reorganization OF
Cur 4Imy. Ga this rub ,ct leg leave 70 CHsr
thrnufh ttGt .n:dium. a few thoughts:
ls;. 1h1re is unquss.iouably more oSicor:
With lie tIp"ps Ihau is necessary 20 command
tie l,c@ent humb,f, properly organized, hui
i. m,.t IL Remembered shat, uLdcr cider:
irJa tie War Oi,e, ~ e!eoti0ns are allowed
ua!sss a {, ;nrany has Il certain number OIL
| e2.iitsi men: LLis, With the casualties Of TIC
bel vios. hn- already greatly diminished their
rumber. Nsarly all the Cfioers now in the
a,mT have considerable experience as such
ard if taey alo incompetent. from any caGs7
IL i.rcTsrly discharge tho duties incumbent
they should promptly DO brought b:ftrs d
+ jafi Con. paten: 10 ittg' VI qualit,atiohp
hni faithful il a:rsridiniDg facts, and deciding
u.on tie meltS OF dtnerits If such officer
sud, i Ii iii. let him lie dropped, and placed
IN la racks. TITS curse will keep our armJ
-ulsa avs Ia. lie Laais Of aSls aud experienced
Gliiaeis.
II. 10 nil ths rauks, lot all the abba bodied
,aca. ;,'m II TO IS years. hs required 10 enter
tic ia'k. If TIE infantry regiments ro1 il
sassiaa. Ii Ing ftst, al sbs companies to tht
nllni:rr:u Of siSt7-EoIr men. rank aod file
| ac1 !; Horl;:, I'D this is case and O CAUSE tina
d,r?acls it, include in this general co,.scrip
tim al able. bodied o7erseers and bunde,
oGn.gs or OVERSEES; als", all physicians arI
rail.cso II the g1sl-l. isavip .Ls CID usn AT
tho u,,n disabled from field Observation-Disclosures j,
or Gu. oi his asmy-ta Se Lired aud employed
az oysrsears and they oaly-of whom, be
;ast, there il p'Usy to 4, all the operseer. q,
nn@ dnne in the C3Ersleracy.
AS life and health and property is al a.
6;4Se, would leave the pupn!, On at hJme
! il th:' hai,ds o1 the older IL disabled physi-
.iaGs. tceir oNn (tbs renpls's skill) and The
blessing nf God, bsliev;n. that they would
even thon encounter much less risk than were
being ,ncouutersd by their husbands, brothers
and sons ia tie army. As to ministers, they
ara quito numerous, and c. n fight as we'll 81
Of her mnn, and haveias muci, to fight for, and
bro certainly IN we'll prepared for the dangers oil
la Is as any other GLASS. This is the I'D
where their labors are IN ire likely to be bless
al than ID anY. lt:,er during the war. The
aIiny hag suffered much for the Win: IF the
10 Husnce their .enis and piety amons the Lii
would have produced. 1. Tor che. Dc not le-
lieVs that Iiod is going TO allow His cause t,
suffer from IS slaughter of His otossn minis
try, even il III The army and amidst the dar-
gers OF battle
81. In .ho nsSt place, let ell commiesa'i.s
and their ass;stants, qisrterDGs ar- snl tier
nnaiDtahts, Confederate tsz collect liz, as-
SCISSORS, urchasing agents, prnv.,at ,Earaa hls
their oisrks an,t assistant5. iu oil rheas South
ern cities and toSus. Ia fact, lli inen nndtr
15 years of aga Tia. arc ss5,o bodied. aud u
not engaged in some mechanical or othsr pur-
suits sbsu!uts!y neeessaties tothe Government
he pu! iht" tie army, in tho ,sld. ~ Congress
reVvklnS al! the. von hlissivrs of such
vitJers ii ts.o local service, under foty-
tive ysaTs OF "ss, aud able for fsid scr
vioe, and thsJ be at o1ce sent to tho field
sni ia their places put disabled men
All these principal of6oes can easii7 bo filled
in the cities and t:wns with ps,rictic, .sf:able.
old, responsible business mca, not suti.os to
military duty BY reason Of age. am much
mistak en- in the patriotism Of this class Of OK
psrienoed business men, were it appealed 20 in