Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-10-20
MILITARY.

The report OF the Adjutant aud Inspector Gen
ersl exhibits the condition of the State as re
CARDS its military afairs, and will furnish il
oetail the transactions in that Department.
At the date Of my last communication to the
Legislature, the surplus of men furnished by
Vermont, over all calls from the President, was
one thousand and fourteen men. This number
was augmented by recruiting in the State, be-
tween the LIST dsv of October and 18th day OF
December, one hundred and ifty-four men,
making, at the latter date, net surplus OF
eleven hundred and sixty-eight men, 10 apply
on any future call to be made by the President.
On the 18th day of December, 1864, call
was made by the President for three hundred
thousand men, TO be furnished by volunteering
previous to February 10Th, 1865, and an order
was issued, directing that draft be made on
that day for any deficiency that might then be
found 10 exist
Under this call the quota Of the State was
computed and assessed by the War Department
at eighteen hundred and thirty-twO men, after
deducting all credits due TO the State, for men
previously furnished.
This computation and assessment was so at
variance with the accounts and records in the
Office of the Adjutant and Inspector General of
this State, and operated with such manifest in
justice, that Immediately directed notice to be
given TO the proper department, that the quota,
as assessed, could not be accepted, until the
proper corrections were made
Failing to accomplish the desired results by
correspondence, proceeded TO Washington. and
procured such re-adjustments of the quotas as
oonfOrmed TO the records of the State, thus re-
ducing the number Of men to be furnished by
the State, from eighteen hundred and thirty-two,
TO eleven hundred and ninety-six, difference
of six hundred and thirty-six. Estimating this
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bOunties, which then amounted TO about one
thousand dollars for each recruit, saving was
made to the towns Of over six hundred thousand
dollars.
This quota Of eleven hundred and min, ty-six |
men was immediately thereupon assessed 10 the |
different towns, due proportions. and the en-
tire number, with large surplus. was prompt |
ly furnsshed - the Sttte, and i9rSaried to th, |
reg ments in the field.
Ihe surplus standing 10 the credit Of thc |
State at tue final close OF the rebellion, over al
calls made by the government, is SIR hundred
aud ninety SereH men.
At the earliest practical moment after &
surrender Of the rebel armies, orders were is
sued by the War Department, for the reduction
OF the Federal army.
Tie FIRST orders issued limited the number a.
be discharged. to those whose terms OF service
would expire on or before Oct lst, 1865. Tn
der this order, small detachments from nearly
all the r, giments in the fed, from this State,
were left, which. under the general orders. were
to be consolidated aud retained IN the service
until further orders from the Government.
Deemins It desirable both for the interests
Of the State-for the retrenchment Of its expen-
ses, as well as matter Of great interest 10 the
soldiers, who had acquitted themselves 80 cred
itably under every ordeal-I made personal APP
plication to the Secretary Of War, Tor such mod
lhcatiou Of the General Orders A. would permit
all the regiments in the field from this State, 10
be discharged.
This request was granted, so far as related 10
the organizations from this State IN the Army Of
the Potomac, and the Second ,Thiri, Fourth Fifth,
Sixth, Eighth, Tenth, Eleventh, Seventeenth and
First VT Cavalry, Third Battery of Artillery and
all the artillery in the Department Of the Gulf,
were soon permitted TO return TO their homes
All these organizations have been duly mustered
out and discharged.
These comprised all the Vermont organizations
in service, except the Seventh Regiment, IN the
Department Of the Gulf. and detachment Of
the Ninth Regiment By a recent order, the
latter, comprising four companies, and number
ing at last reports, three hundred and eighty
eight men, have been ordered 10 be mustered out
IF service.
The Seventh still remains in service have,
however, Just received advices from the War
Department, giving assurance that IT will soon
return to the State, to be mustered out The
aggregate Of this regiment last reports, was
Ave hundred and eighty-two men
The expenses of the State, as regards the item
Of extra pay of seven dollars per month. have
thus been reduced from upwards ofeighiY thou
sand dollars per month. to about four thousand
dollars per month
The number of men furnished by the State,
for the year ending September 30, 1865. is as
follows