New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-07


fully competed the records Of the medical department.
coa,an 30 900 (thirty thosand special reports tne
more important forms OF surgical injuries " diseases anu
ouerations These reportz with statistical JAZZ aoa
pathological collection numbering $50 specimens inrnsh
mas OF valuable Information, which u oeing faPinV
ranged and tsbulated, medical acd surgh history !"
the war; for the publication Of the hfst Voiins "@n AZ
appropriate will be asked ..,
In this connection. and Illustrating more IN oean Tue
mporance Of the Army Medical Museum assumes
the highest by It's array d ndEpuIaDss a's sup
portd and enriched by full reports supplies instruction
Otherwise unattnabe, and preserves Tor ntur, appuca
ton th dearly Fought experience OF foar years Oh WA"
Apart from il great usefulness Is also an nonoraoe
rrrJ N ia, skill and serv ICES OF those medical officers
whose Contributions Constitute 10 value. sgf whose ncen
live % tnsa sell imposed abors has been tho desire 10
elevate their profession. snail appropriation mas osen
asked TO continue and extend THIS clliectOn
Co. n.neudatlon " measures tending IN the greater
efficiency Of the medical department reference Is maze 90
the )ai report rvm tn surgeon 'ensrai oues, Hhcn
will DO submitted " the appropriate c0nsressIorAi com
mttees. 80, c.--...
OaaTtemlr Csa.rG-The report u the Quarter master
contains statement Of the operations ini eHpsna
t1res OF the department under h- control cung the nsca
YEAR ending yOth June 1885 Tho principal movement oi
troops BY the Qlartermasters Department during that
time are described They have been male promptly ani
wln few ac.tlents and striking Illustrations on the I'm
oroyeuents the art % which have been aeFe.oi
The twenty lard Army Coz o. aflsr hzhtns at Nash
VILE in the midst u ICE AID snow, IN Deoenber. 1884 WA
on The CONCLUSION u the cimpIg IN the West, Transferred
f the yaey VI the tennessee 70 the banks % tue Poto
mac moving Dy river AMI rail down the lsaEeec up the
Ohio &C tie vsrei leghanies, distance ot
40 nils and the short space of eleven days, "a, en-
ou the banks u Potomac then ocsei N
the wee q mo-; winter. Vessels were collected tn
meet this corr, the obstacles nerlseg ~ tie eo were
Overcome and early IN February the troops composing
we're ayhf.rg before VI N ngton the c0a~t u North
Carolina.
Ths tran Ter 4 the Eeveu,h and Twelfth Corp under
General HooSer, 1883 ron tue Potomac u the ieanessee
/. the o. Iantc! " tbs nyement that va "a aims,
ubex.mpld OPERATION the time General u oSers com
mand cDltlind . 600 mea, AM vas accompanies By ~
artillery ard trains, baggage ad ninals ana afeonpaA
ed tie dsttlce noln Rapifln, virginia, 70 steven
.oa IN Alabama dstlnce q eleven hundred anf ninety
two miles seven days, crossing the ONO river t'oe
The Tweuly -tnlfd Army corps moved Is 600 strong
Cher ia pfttnt op.rstsns de-crbcd among when
are the supply u the army = LeutganI General sri
before R!canond q ID. army 4 Gensri sherman Al Nv
ANITA preparatory - BIZ march u savannah 81 shs am
army al the ceyts tle A-ntc. on his commgnca "a
with tie coast r>t al savannah AMI asrgard at Colds
borough both 4 which places dero,s sere esianshed'
and hi, my reinforced and eguPfi with s'ery1hAs u
eszs-ary - make succrssfl. campa.sus
The transfer q the tsenly "a IA army 90 p, - =" -ttons
10 the nonth o! Nay from 80 James ~ to cAss ~ Iel'
IL u ly ibe and ue extent md est o. TIE nfe' '
I IN tn movement - ho-ta L. full.
Transqortaton promptly suVpief from al part q
the south Their homes the north for the min~ia-
army xhch has leeg slsOsnf AID tns ossaaiz ton 81
The deraFimcit hch MS made pa--ibc u meet 's
demands 40 rrntrtly believed nave been A. east ~
Perfect iha, % sfy other nitnn.
Te report giye- tables u e quantities ~ Tue pfncipa
l
wa,s which have been VsrchA-ed irlEsior1e ihd l'i
during fscal gear Il contains fli -taioH'rn nc
ve.se- which have been 10 the ,fryee i1fns mat uns
ufp IN. xe.-ru rivers sad rpsn the sceaa Anc rays
,nv a %. have no~ been dt.cha sed form servics Of
,rsfst Tor ordcrs for the r~uron ~ the tfa"''
feet having been sy,n AZ sooa a. hostiiies ees'rc
IN r-t.rn % IT, from The south ne arrtr "A
ton u the drh.rsi soiers y their houc ne transfer
u irore 10 IexG ~ retgrn = ref gces 'ffsii fpa '
routh By General sherran AMI - rebel pfr' - re~
al tie terniuaion q tn var bare hDveysr, toci t
a..
he AT .prrE aah summer.
m. tr.a.pst s-rTo- has bees Satisfactorily per
f,-roe Ufo IN. fs- % OVER 30 vrs-s beS h-~n
oob.ttnly emp oye. ~ih the rep"riea 80 ~ siofn py
co.-1s and b. asc q only three o. s.ea-s&hp 80
Destroyed a eesh & tnese u'o-ies
Iba f.uir q tho rao.s. o. Chaittanaz D Atlanta o.
n. military rAiif,s. br1nch q tn QsTsfnsSf a part
meat under carge Il Bre vet ~ zsfer 'efsfA u L
NJ alun- fefsfr-i " 10 TIE at ANNA rrPfN tFo
IL .va. GenerAl sherman RON Ataata ~ isstso 81
n. 'aroA Va hs r-aT, be~ uP a. tEs raifc~i ,1iiHs
al Ailanta back = snrpgs stores And az u r-r
machinery rtsh had Ia thai tine supplei hr army Inc
.ta,-- .nf toe falirUad safsy vtb1fteu -
Sa.hvi. and after The fsp~rslon a the army a h-'
brh ha4 broken the r4ifosa S~ofga AL u ansr~ -
~ aa,.nes tsa rA!ir tsn corps fss '-~ tf
naexa AtL,ata AMI Dcoaiar After M "a - dsoo AID
Aagsta, became nscesary, Ia o-der " .apPy TIE army
betwc-a Ags.ta and Atlanta and Aaco1. las w-' sue
/ ccrs4ly Accomplished
afr "a u lls Construction eorT- fully s under
the oosnmaad q Coon. VIZ ght with tos and egnpmsns
transferred i-cembcr AM January Rom tbs Ierhe
So 10 avianah D. way q Hatmore A General sherman
dd aog repair railroads 1~orya All SAITH Carolina
BAT marched kwa.d ghtly saapp~t living uroa the
supplies lbs trains. a3d By fUfAging uon ths sn"
nv tbs the construction oOrIs "a, ;fan4.ssref
u .brt Nyfth Carolina AMI After iis a u Wilmington
where repaired and re-tokei the riirais IRON these
ports Godsboroagh and % Raleigh. General Sherman
army thus glcsy proys.noedi recAAi resioii Ail
equipped Tor a ma Oh u the JaHles
re surrender q rebel armies ,nd pacdcson & tie
.uthern have enabled the qgareEnaafrs dfpAEt-
return 10 ,hsS former s--sssor' mot the rai
roads which have been IN military p.e~sion during lns
war The department. n Transferring them 10 ther eoarcs
q irect0rs-reorg upon loyal ootns-ielysrs up
the roads and brliscs whatever coalition they may b,
Al The time e the Usnsfsr.
The great accufnGAto % railroad enznNs ana cars u
the military railroads q being disposed q % the
railroads n the southwest, which have suffered severely
from the operations q both Armies during the Under
the 0riers q the executive this stock beins delivered 10
the oompaus Who 70 pay Tor within ts0 years, Al
yaualon nred by board Of others aai experts Assem-
| blei by the government
The rrcoasrucsoa u these roads and their sccessl
operation q great importance no, ony % the district,
Ia which they heated but the genera commerce AMI
prosperity q The country and the liberal policy pursued
towards them Will react ayoraby upon TIE revenue anu
credit Of the nat on.
HE asreement mate early in the uaf with the railroad
lanie- Of the oya Siat- nIing reduced rates q mill
spnria0n remains "a force AMI has been extend
ed 10 the railroads in the southern states since the term
nation % ho.tiliiies.
and .arr1a lqgllugr furnished 10 during tn
past year and during the The tables accompany
ng the quatermLster generals report give Information on
these points which shows favorable Ugh, The mlnuas
turing power q the country.
The supplies of forage required FOR the armies have
been promptly furnished aud transported to the depots
While moving through tho southern country the
found ampe qIsutIes, ani Il only when Wing stl N
camp they hal any diculty supplying Themselves
Duriag the year - 0lo 90 bushels Of grain and
400 90 q hay have been provided by the depcs Of the
qua isrmlsters department $50 600 cords N wood and
s32 % ca have also been supplied BY the degots
Troops the fed have supplied themselves With fuel from
the forests which they have operated The depots the
quarermastsrs department have during he war furnished
the army ~t = 90 90 bushels u corn, - 00O 900 bush
els % 90 go bushels q barley 800 90 tOus q has
IN 90 rs OF straw $50 Oo cords ~ x.si and 900 90