The weekly sun., 1865-12-09
REPORTS
OF
Departments.
SECRETARY OF WAR.

Tho Secretary of War opens his Report 10 the
President By announcing that the War appropria-
t.ons BY the lart Congress amounted to S5iC940-
i3i 10, on the hasia II army Of one million
The esrma'es for the hsea year, after careful
revision, amounts to s33sl4fCi 50, the basis Of
army Of bl,Ol men. Since the conclusion Of the
var over 5000 tIoops have been paid oG, DIS
sn.vsr, the gue.'ion What hiss oceS.ionsd ilii
War Department BY rsyiesigs, the situation
from the sptins Of 1854 down %
forces The NOV veluon's Of Generals Grant. sherman
and lhomas IN the southwest Gtants transfer to
Genersl Of all the g. :. forces, and shonAns great
mnrch scro.s 6eorga and the Caroiinas. are given
Minute details he 'utseluent csmpsgns are given
In ~. Gen Grants iepori,. The sntasonistic armies
OF AS.de and lss mot IN conflict on Nay :, led4,
marching by day and night the rebel army wss
ioIosd back to thsir entIenchmenis around Rich
nond-noi however, without tho los, OF some brave
mon, whose names are mentioned BY the Sec
.etary In his Report. The. mosements
valley OF the shenandoah receive, a. they deserve,
honorable mention. The close OF the csmpaisn Of
1904 found our sIlul eyeiywhcre victoiuu- aud the
commencement OF the year 1855 found al hearts
more alticus thsn ever to bring the a speedy
ciose. Evcry preparation TO that end WA, maae. by
drafts app oprintion DC. and the nation was begin
LING TO respond nohly when Richmond ioL thus
~ ,hs, sssS sno aer,c M Efforts
grorate national military io.ces Of all arms officers
and men TO lie on tho let OF March, lsG5, 0G5,5yl,
which force Nn sugmeutcd on the i,1
Saly s7 ,ofs b the Army d Ge tGo ro'o%ac S"arS,
by the Lieut.. ten. for general movement Of lho
nstionhl rees around Richmond. which couu enoei
GU the fyih. Ten days marching and fighting euird
the campaign BY the esp,uie Of th, anJ of Nire. .nis
its commander and the cities defended by them. The
history OF the campaign after that 10 bgt the history
9ia rucces,lon o. suriencers 20 the armies OF TIE
lnion that the fourth annversary Of the fall Of
Sumter witnessed the raising Of the gorious old 1sg
on the pnnacle VI that stronghold ly the same hNudr
which had lowered II four years previous 10 superior
rebel ioces AZ ,he coun' ~ too suddenly and sadly
NHs made aware, tho asssssinAu of PresIctnt Linz
co cast gloom this joyous scene ana threw the
nation into mourning. Tic iests too well knov ana
fieh the loyal hearts Of IN nat on TO need rere-
titon. The Sec etAIy calls the aticution OF Cons.
to Ihe important subject Of csshlishng well orran-
iy.d mi lila systen throng hout the nitei Staiea
and also 10 measures Tor he establishment VI homes
and provision Tor the relief of wounded eni disabled
soldiers lie gives no opinion .. TO whether tins
should be Adniuit,cgel by the respective state
thorities OF by the Ma oua Government, but leaves
II to 1 wisdom OF Cong ess 70 docidr. The aten-
Bosid OF NVitois 10 the Miitary' Academy 1t Wet
Point, who Recommend IeOIsanilaiion aud n mum
Ter OF me tlGes rLich tLey think VIII sdd 70 he
leneis cohieIfSI on the country py that Institution.
The ioIce intended 10 lie retained, viz, 6btOJ
men can easily lie increa.od without I'd it.onal
organ EaIors to $1,000 toops Of all alms. oniy tNo
are gwen ior demanding sfea'er 10 ce. let
eueHAl OF the iu.unec.lon and "a io.eian war.
10 ui ct either OF these emVtgrucCs tho Cove unent
Is iuIly p,paed. lie sec etaiy Vet, nppi' stely
remarks thlt "a foe IN vLr would intensity tie
national & cling ard thousands once mis ed, would
Itjo ce to stone their e.ror bv rnlylng under the
auol al Has" rhs question Of tlm, In whch annie.
could be- Iased TO quri! -n in,ur eoton or 'ope al
INVASION 4. there ore the only question tClatiLg 10
troop snd our etpenence on hs point is sienih.
iecc.,l,. tha, ever slWo oops we're enlisted or,
games, armed, equipped auI sent 10 tie
fe in less than ! month after the dsa'ter
gone to the telI within tour weeks snd ninety
thousand infan ~ were sent from the five states Of
Ohio. lLdiAnA, Illinois, Iowa tni Wisconsin within
tNCnn dAvs. In case OF foreign war there veterans
would he ready to answer The frs, Aulle cal to aims
A, 70 arms ammunition, clothing, transportation
aud subsistence i9I ihein, the secretary SAYS the
| GovrTnmeut Ietaius in II, sI'enAls more than .
mllIon OF the test quality VI aims and e4upmg nts
esites he hous nds oi small AIMS carried home by
discharged NeterGns hhl which are not lkciv TO he
| eliove to rust. The artillery on hand taxes the
| lr..s' stock oi maselai n also kept In store
| 10, ANY emergency lie st,cE OF clothing aud
| department NJ 10 suthc eut Tor any fore hat may be
c"l,ed Ip;o service. lhc que'uou OF suhs. eucs has
| been ausa el 50 nohI ,Iu 20 shuuaautl, b., the
! nation that IL noe, no Tr0psIationI tur iutuTe
uo-bes. II ii pla,u the'c'o!e, that the sLunGAnco
oil cur means var onsh Ci NO tiVyelnneat OF ma
uitou s,stes . ieouce thc sanding iorce 20 lossr
| uosIee than an Othtt Let Oh. nleu war be
! &C ully ,aginc the military iolco can b. LIansh1
| W,thiug Nvry ualIOA limits However suduen ii,s
| eXipeuCv calling lof an ehllll.iou VI mil tary DO ar
,an G' P,gr'yh he Sy 81, -, or slnes"on, h.bs
peace is prepared lot VA" The PaymAste. teusrsl.
i,opoIts shOS that nan Jua, 9Ith, lsGI 10 tAo date
| OF hts Report, .52A 4Jhy.u.t wele paid IN iLs
! ICeIgr anu W. uhs'tI ni,e ia usnts Amounting
to ssi ,uNbuuN have tt iAaue 10 SJuUyJ IuuH.e!e-
/ out toOps. Inc NLole 'uiu uisluIstd by me pAy
, drpaItment from Vie commencement OF lie saT
july lei, 1901, TO Juy lsL lnl5, amounts 10 go
gJ9 ON, oL lLcludlh- ~ etptu'ci oi vhasVer nAtufe
the cost OF ds a. SEMEN 10 ARMIES IN tn fed durIns
the war, was So leb t--,es than a OF / Der cent
Tue Reports ui TIE suireuu ucuernl Gu tsrluas,,r
| General Commissny 6euyTa OF substslenee tNIi.t
| Engineer tnd other oihc lals attached 10 tho W.
hcparime ale tpen ed 10 the secrstarys Renort
but a. his glves the man lActs n Ia unnaca..-rf
reproduce theiI, Tue Commissary Geueial OF
Prisoners reports 'u4l tetNren JAu, lu and Oct
2U,h, 500, tneie We N our custody vs. s pr-onaf.
eissr ~ho nae s1ASs been IeeAsed. bysiays UaIch.