Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-06
Numerical Strength OF the Regular

Army.
Several very vild statements have been made
IN regard to the force to which the army has been
reduced. One statement fixes the number as
low "a % 600 men. and another puts it ss high
as lbs 900. Both Of thsSs statements are wide
Of the mark The truth is, il has not yet been
determined 10 what extent the regular army
shall be reduced Az present. the number OF
white troops in the service i about $50 900 men
II is the design OF the President 70 have this
force reduced 70 about 10000 or IS 900: bot
how soon this will be done depends altogether
upou the progress of the restoration OF the
Southern States TO their former relations As
long AZ the present Military Departments are
kept up il is tie intention OF the Government to
keep. under the Generals in command thereof,
sufficient number OF troops 70 be prepared for all
emergencies. At present, the bulk OF the forces
Il concentrated IN Texas. on the line OF the Rio
Grsnde, and in the adjacent Departments Of
Louisiana, under General Candy; Of Mississippi.
under General Slocum OF Arkansas, under Cen
ersl Reynolds, and Of New Mexico and Califor-
MIA, under General Mcdowell. In these four
Departments there are not less than $4,000
troops, Of which full oDs-hslf, however, are
negroes, and who will very soon be dis
banded. and made to lay aside. the musket for
those more congenial and far more appropriate
weapons, the shovel and the hoe
In the Departments OF Tennessee. commanded
az Gen. Stoneman; Kentucky, Gen. Palmer;
Virginia, Gen. Terry; North Csrolins. Gen
-; South Caroliua, Gen Gilmore; Georgia
Gen. Steadman; Alabama. Gen. Wood and
Florida, Gen. Foster. there are not less than
u, 900 troops, not more than 10, 600 Of whom
are negroes. The white troops in these Depart
ments will undoubtedly remain where they are
for many months to come, probably for year or
two at least. These Departments embrace, with
Texas, Louisiana. Mississippi and Arkansas. the
whole Of the recently rebellious States; aud al
though il is hoped that ultimately all Of them
will be restored to civil government, without the
con- junction of military government, and 10 the
privilege of holding elections without the pres
ence OF military force, yet candor compels the
statement to be made that there is no prospect of
such 3 state OF things at present.
In the Department of Missouri. under General
Pope embracing the States Of Wisconsin, Iowa,
Missouri. Kansas and Minnesota, and the Terri
tories of Nebraska, Montana and Dakotah, q
region of immense territorial extent, far greater
than any other of the military departments, and
in which the threatened Indian war, If it takes
places, will be fought and in the department
created for the brave and unfortunate General
Wright, embracing the State OF Oregon, and the
Territories of Washington and Idaho, there are
probably 1000 troops. In the Department of
the East, commanded by Gen. Parke and Gen
Hooker. embracing the States of New York and
New Jersey, aud the New England States; in the
Middle Department, under Gen. Hancock, en-
bgacng Pennsy lyania, Maryland, Delaware (and
now Washington and the District OF Columbia
both Of which departments are included in Gen
Aeadss grand Military Division of the Atlantic
and in the Department Of the Ohio, mand
ed by Gen. Ord, embracing the great States OF
Illinois, Ohio Indiana aud Michigan, there are
n1rNuf. adj .ls 80 -
them, with 80 goo more from the other Depart.
nents. will psobaby be sent ultimately to the
Southwest, to take the places of the 80 600 negro
troops who are soon to be disbanded
Thus, when the blacks eliminated, there
will remain about 100 900 white troops and this
will constitute the force Of the army until ouI
diplomatic relations with Mexico are resumed
either with the Republican Government or with
the Imperial Government under Macmillan
When this event takes place land it is not TO be
| looked for under six months or YEAR, the army
will probably be reduced to 100 600 men, And
when the Indian troubles are settled, which, un-
| der the most favorable circumstances, cannot be
| looked for under year or two, the army will
probably be reduced 20 50 900 or 60, 900 men
and they will be kept in the Southern States for
| two or three years from now. The ultimate
strength OF the army, finally reduced, will
probably never be less than fifty thousand
men. The military departments in the North
ern States will probably be kept up until
| the army is finally reduced to that figure, and
then they will be abolished Ii may be proper &c
| state that tho shove information ia not derived
! from the War Department, or from any officer
in the army. Much of il is the result of the pa.
tent COLLATION. Of detached facts obtained at diff
ferent times and from various sources Tn.
statements purportng to be issued from the Wal
Department are not always correct. Thus, the
formal statement dated August 18th. containing
a long list of Generals dismissed from the army
beginning with General Banks and ending will
| Fitz Henry Warren, is now denounced as ncor
rect and entirely unauthorized