, 1865-03-17
Disbursements. ..... ....... $11 ,0a5191
Balance rcmalning IN The .
Treasury June -, 1sU4...... o14135
Balance in the hands Of dts
burning ot.eers.. g., ,00t

cspacity OF eighty.fopf thousand fonr hundred
and lesenty:two beds, were In operation ut tho
mer campa,en It was found necessary 10 est4hllsh
additional ones, md increase the capacity Of those
nearest the scene: Of active operations, giving ono
hundred md ninety hospitals, With capacity Of
ope hundred md twenty Thousand fire hundred
ard. twenty ons beds on June %, 1861 During the
year tue health Of the entire army was better than
1s usual with troops engaged 60 constantly on &C.
tirc duty sgd in ardnpue taDplfguE.
No destructive cpldcmlcs prevailed In any sec
ton, and The number OF sick and wounded, a.
proportion II bore to the whole army. At the
close Of The yea the number Of sick and wounded,
both with their commands and IN general hosp!-
tails Wss less than sixteen cent ol the Strength
OF the army. The number sick With their respec.
tive commands was four peE ceIt., mud IN general
strtne7h Qf TIC sir md forty ty-si1.hundredths per
cent wounded, nearly one per cent wcra With
their respective commands; the rcss In general
The establishment OF medical depots within
reach Of armies tn The field, and their prompt <up
ply upon the field Of battle, the Transportation Of
hospital transports; tic suiiciency and success-
full administration Of the best system Of general
hoErit7s; the sanitary precautions as yell as alt
greater comfort Of the sick md wounded, as well
~ to the health and efficiency Of the troops, hare
& bsya f 1
successful generals been impeded or delayed from
any cause within tho control Of thu Medical De-
pattnent-
PROVOST xAEs4A1-dESERA1's nEPARrxsSr.
From the report Of the Prosos: Marshal General
IL will be seem
1et- The efforts made daring shc. year to per-
feet the enrolment Of the. national forces, the
lists on the 1rtt Of November last containing The
nat1es Of !, ,7s4, ,2e8 men.
1861 given In tubular form, from which 1t appears
material deficiency IN he tnited st.ta, on the
behind having been dfafled for the amounts due
The d1an .naae nader tho call OF 1nly Is. 1901,
was in progress the date OF the Provost Marshal
Generals report Tho draft came On dnr1ng the
heat OF the late Presidential camp,cn and resist
toni tome sctasliy orcsnised. The Fra1ost @ Marshai Il
General justly claims special credit for the o1eers
! aching under h,m for the ftmness and fa!rnes,
The orders Of the Governmentln making tats dram,
and Tor the suceess which attended their efforts.
"a. The results Of the volunteer recruiting
SERVICE under tie different cas for troops, dated
February ]. March II, and July 1a 1854, arg RiEen
in reference to the re-enli.tnent OF veteesn vol.
~ q M se o9
thousand tried soldiers, who would otherwise ere
this have been discharged were secured for three
been lost to the service were preserved and re-
retained in command. The force thus organized
great campalcn Of 1864, and Its importance to the
country cannot be oyre.csttmated"
cuncur in the foregoing remarks, and know or
no operation connected with The recruitment Of
the army which has resulted in moro advantage TO
! the service than the ono referred to. ....
The reBnits Of the recruitment nnaet the act Of
ported a. favorable.
4,h. Communication money received up to Eoyem-
Der ]. 1864, from drafted men, whi1e permitted t5
is appropriated by set OF Congress ''fot the e1'
penses Of draft and foI the proeuration Of s1hsti-
hbs eeee and the
9Th. The Provost Marshal General reports acttv-
lty On The part Of his Officers In the arrest Of de-
pa oetobe4 nd oetossr iss H.
total number arrested IRON The establishment oi
the bnFssa s tg October 1s heiGg ,snort.
the Veteran lneeFve Corps ~ cona!sting, October
!, asia, Of sH of1cezs and Is f3s men; its asscap
line and instruction eoed; and that she entlle q u!
to 6e performed by IN eqnalnumher Of able:bodi
cd troops detached from the armies in the deld
and that It II ret 1nadcqussc in numbers to h the
7fh. The medical statistics OF the drafts, pre-,
eented In seres OF tables, are referred to by the
Provost Marshal iGenerA as worthy Of special at
Sth. The total disbursements on account Of en-
roll1nent and draft including all the expenses q
e4sn ae s
during The year ending September 80, 1907, fron
The appropriation for collecting, organizing aus
amonai eapenaed ffon sane find dufios pseced
Ing year, 81, ;69, ,ss7 40. Amount expended during
the year ending September 50, 1854, for the pay o
advance bounty 10 volunteers. $14,b5 ,2H.
No appropriation OF money is asked for an
branch OF this bureau during the ensuing yeas
| JUDGE ADVOCATE 0EEERAL's DEPAnrAExT.
| .As win appear from the accompanying report
the Judge Advocate General, the hnsiness Of thi
bureau 6as continued steadily to increase: It's i'm
portsnt duties arc believed to be faithfully per
formed, while, as was anticipated, the new organ
iz2tlon gwen TO tho of1ce by the act Of LIST sea
zion ia found to have added much to the etlc1cnc.
Of tts operations.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
| The general exchange Of prisoners effected IN
| der the instructions Of this department By Lieut.
Gen. Grant is IN COURSE Of dtltgent execution. an:
1t Ia oped that all Of our prisoners who arc IN th
hands Of the rebels will soon be returned. A fur
Iough OF thirty dayH is extended TO- them ns the
nte returned to the camp at Annapolis.
70 the chiefs ot bureau and their subordinate
| the thanks OF this department are due for hel
unwearied industry, vigilance and general hdeltt
| in the ditcharge oI their respective dutaea.
| EDWIN III. STANTON, Sec og WhF.