Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28
The War Report.


The Secretary emphasizes the beginning
of his report Ly contrasting the expendl-
snras Of the Department in the last year
nf the war and the first Of peace-the for
NOR being s2l6,240,13I 70, the latter, by
estimate. s33,sl4,46l g. On the lst of
Nav. 1865, there were million Of men in
the army; to-day there are less than 2o0,-
900. and by May next it is expected the
number will rot exceed $4,000. The prog
ress and success Of the war which made
this vast reduction possible are detailed at
considerable length Immediately after its
close, orders were issued to stop drafting
and recruiting, reduce the purchases of
arms, &C., muster out supernHmerary OH
GERS, and unfetter trade and commerce.
From the veteran reserve corps nearly all
the enlisted men have been mustered out
at their own desire Recruiting for regu-
lar regiments continues Lest it be thought
that the proposed standing army Of $4,000
(Which will be capable of increase to g, 600
without additional organization be too
small for possible emergencies, the Secre-
tary reminds as that either against re-
newal of the Instruction or IN case Of Tor
eign war it will be possible to call out on
the instant an immense number OF veteran
troops; that the Government has in It's ar
senals more than million Of small arms,
more artillery than it can conveniently take
care of. three years supply of ammunition,
and an abundant stock Of clothing and
Quartermaster' stores The present mil
itary organization embraces nihetccn de-
partments.
g II hnPpnIiG
are detailed at considerable length. Eight
columns of reports of battles. with maps
and indexes, are in press. The Adjutant
General describes the rapidty and precis-
ion with which the mastering out Of troops
proceeded Regiments began leaving the
Army of the Potomac, numbering l63, e3l
officers and men, May 80, and in six weeks
the whole were gone. The average per
month for the whole army 1885, 42. The
Provost Marshal General includes IN his
statistics the enormous number OF 2, 1885,
Of9 men as the aggregate of quotas called
for. The number constructively put into
service was 1866, BOB, and the deficiency
of f02. 496 would have been speedily made
I'D but for the close Of the war. The total
disbursements of the Paymaster General
since the beginning of the war, were ST.
ops. 239. 900, of which during the year end
ing June 80, 1855, $500, 738, G3j 50 were
paid to volunteers. Losses and detalcations
were $54l 900, expenses Of disbursement
So 1929 800, being less than three fourths
Of one per cent. The Surgeon General re-
ports that during the last year there were
204 general hospitals, alone, ,957, 423 ca
ses Of sick and wounded have been treated
during the war, the rate Of mortality being
8 per cent.
The extraordinary service Of the Quar-
termastcr Generals Bureau are duly re-
counted, among which not the least remar
kable was the transfer Of lockers COM
mand, in 1865, numbering %, 900 men with
artillery, trains, animals, and baggage, from
the Rapidan to Stevenson, distance Of
1892 miles, in seven days. The Qnartcr
master department supplied to the army
during the war 23,000,0 900 bushels ofcorn,
100000 Of oats, 800, 900 tons Ct hay,
$4,000 cords Of wood and geo 900 tons
OF coal. During the last fiscal year alone
III ,G32 cavalry horses were purchased
The retrenchments in the Department
since the close Of the war have been nu-
merous and thorough. The Commissary
General Of Prisoners reports 98,602 pris-
oners in custody from January LIST to Dc
tober Goth, besides which ia, 223 surren-
dered and was released on parole.
The whole number Of colored troops en-.
listed during the war were 1898. Their
toss from all causes except muster out were
63,l7S. After existing orders for discharge
are executed, the number remaining in the
service will be 85,024.