New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-18

OF submar,ne tceeInpn cables fcr il Of necCs
sy npon the coast and bays. The greater part VI TINS
Erfe1ing 20 Col Stqgcrs report herewith II appears
that the estmsteo o"st Of supplying and maintaining
and operating Military lines now 10 use s73OOp per
month.
Miles Of military telegraph In operation July. o,,, -,
coi,pe,cd a doin. ,Sc ;ssi.. 81
Tots nnnb,r Of r1is, IN operation during
tie meal year eudine Jure 81 l6o ....'S"if hb =,
r,,.o w o. abandon Sa": ,Is
Total nuuber of niIes in OTerrtio" June ,.., -,
30, It6J........................... tt
Durirg tho R.brlhon ere Lave been constructed
ana operated ib,ut 1900 nhtsoi iuai! teerslh
TO December |. ir6l, wHs about S22O o per month.
During the ,csi ls63 it averaged se 500 per month.
In 1861 the telegraph was ereSily exic"ucd ana tDo
cost r-aebed sp3 50U per month. , ~
| Iae t,t td expenditure dming the year enoine wv
June. 1865. Las been 81 a0OJh - o,
| The rotnl expenditure ron LIST May. le6l TO yolh
June, 1900 sl6S5, u =.
| Uoon m. f n ,f the Rebellion the telegraph lincs
tbr ughou the >utb weIe token Irss'rs'o :" by IN.
G. yernment ihe tslrrafh conranle. were ca ia
upon " repair their lines und put them IN g,od work
ng order furnishing I labor and materi"l uer"ior
The United States to b" ut no outlay beyond the r.
penss of maintaining p rely miht'ry hno' and military
| stations An accouui Il GOvernmeUt busiuesd s Kept
subject "a future co' sid"rat'"r ~ stti"weni.
| FORAGE PrEL AND REGULAR sUrILIEs
| From the rrcor,s this Oihce npieais that the
armies In the field required urder tie organization
vaiing durine the third year OF the for toe use
of cavalry, artillery and Tor tie trains, one-haf as
many horses mu.es they con eined soldiers.
The full ration Of forage for horse IL IL pounds of
hsy and l2 pounds of grnin dsty26 pounds IN all Tic
crnss weight Of mans ration II sui si-'' nee three
When full rations are supplied. about tour and haii
| times much a. the subsistcicc sto's
TIE forage, prob,hy. eAceeGs the subsistenoe "A
mnoh ia buk as IN weight.
With armies marchii In the field. tho forage s In
great mart gathered along the line d match
Thus the amy Of Gen. Sh,rDnn On its march through
the sonlhern states, supplied srh Win neusdaht ioI.
age. The moment tie nruy hated. IA at S'vannoh
aud at Godsborough large shpo ents II grain and hay
were Be, essdry t. Ee 2 the animals "l're
so tie army which up rated Ia the v'c'n' OF hash'
vile, and Gen. Sherm MS army DUR liza tiow iro'
grcs- from Nashville to Atlanta nnJ 0uring the siege
a. that city drew immense quantities VI grain and hay
from the Ohio River at v'S expense.
! The armies operating against hthroiG duf1ng me
past fiscal year occupied fixed position Ia the hns "i
cr fortified camps, and drew aii their Supri~s from
the NCrth by sen.
TAf animas Of the army have been veil supplied
throughout the year. boiu outstanding the eAont a" he
territory 6ich tey have b-en scrurrrd and the
sudden and great clnnges oil base. and consequently
lines of supply.
When ten Shernans army reached Savanrah and
befie the opening ,he oisInot'd chsnnris cadng 10
that ciy peruted the appr"rch d the nret wien bsd
been dispatched ~ Port Royal laden ~ith fo"re and
otLei stores, there for short time -ca ei> oi
forage The rice ,irav and rice hch alone the
iry about Savannah frnished soon CONSUMED sid
sm informed that artillery horses pc 'shed
But the opening Of tie river ensbird the Depart
ment to deliver ample supplies and hs arms mOFcd
North with ebundai oe OF auimHls and "l toh
Col EroN placed IN charge ot the pnrchahe ana
,upply Of fng~ H. ~ armics un the Ahh'ic Cost IN
December 1863: and nrou tAc organ tion OF the
Fifth Division 81 ,his Office was Transferred !" ia b. al
His administration has been successful. "d hs reports
record business Of magnitude ard importance eecom
s es us ICES 's 'is Si .na S"
Dept. and armies s7s7. .a- bushels Of c'rn. W. 80
IL els q hartr Is
4 hs, oiJ tups OF straw-he cGst of which vts
| sal 30s sos So Tnc grain uss purchased at o"raih
n1,nts under the direction 81 Cot Brown. and trans
| ported 10 Portland B-ron, kewYdk AID i'liiadei'
pnla by rail canal, rivrr and lake. mhnihg rS' car
icpds SO barge loads iy canal aud ~ shrt.r, -
bark aud % piope erca goes on the lake. The bay!
pnrcba,ed upon ihe line If railroad transported ~
Inc coast in 5 SIS csrlosds. The whoe was trshpled
non The above med poys to a. der"s oi we ainrs
on the coast IN Ahe iresh' Paia !" 'Ie'e
Daily reports irom the depo's Of the various srmie.
when daily rail or telcgiaphie con munIcaiion WIS
. open have been required. and have k'pt this Office
advised Of the state of supply. Contracis made ut
distance have been subj ci'd to careful examination
by Col Brown himself and every effort mace " correct
and prevent exiravsgance and fraud both in the pur
chase and cOnsun ption OF forage
The loea by wustige, fire. Hnd perfs OF the sea. upon
shipments u forare amounting To- eos 900 has been
less an Itb Of about e3 10 oio'e PEI cent
hay there las been xsrle u.drnshie but IN 'hc
handling Of % 600 100 Of bushels OF gram. and its d"y
distribution tie managers or Dosebafs of every hr-e
OF mule m ife pubic ~iYice. over 0untry VI 2Ooo
!. miles width. This Was uudv'ludbc
The abstracts with the report OF the fith Division
e show as Approximate resut, that during the fiscal
year there have been snppi ed TO the army as2 ~
bushels Of corn. costing - $50 2o ~ ~ so bushels
4 Of osts csting so T9f $50 - 81 bushels of srey
costing eos y7 4O7 7e9 tuns OF hay costing e3Oiy o
G65 tuns Of straw costing s2l3eo $50 tuls oi ired
sting S2ly. tunS OF foddeI. costing eSV iolai
Fuel for the troops has generally. in the field boen
cut by th' mselves At positions held Tor some time
and bot In the euemys territory is supplied by con
tract the labor Of troops bel employed In different
degrees according the ergrncies IT military duty
in ,he view OF commanding grnetais Sli permit
Fuel for yessels IL procured by contract prin
. cip .lly at Philadelphia and PittsbufRh.
The reports the Fifth Division show an aggregate
OF supplies Of fuel during the fiscal of % i6y ool DIS
Of wood costing o. $50 so; e3 t52 tuns OF coal cost
These numbers however are imperfect and subject.
probably 70 important increase upon compete e1
animation and analysis Of tle records and iePorIA aud
The reports from the depot Of Washington show the
% 600 OO bushels; hay 40 900 uhs straw, 1900 tuns
coal $50 0CO tuns; wood. 2lu,OO cords.
Capt. y. d. Chapman, forngo oficer at st. Louis re.
pors the purchases ~ forage dt thn' dept during the
i war Of: corn, 3e47. .ie0 bush; Oaa l74m77e bush
bay 2i3 GIG tuns; straw, 32O6 tuns but am OF opn
ion that there have been many purchases a which
Cant Chapman csnnot have knowledge. and that the
quantity actually purchased at that depot consider
| ably greater than above stated. 49,
Imperfect analyses OF contracts ana reports IN thl'
Office indicste tuIply Of forage during the war eI
ceeding 22,sI67l bush. f corn, costing s2s Jlf
10 6G3 Ty9 bush OF OATS costing e76 6362O26 l5le62l
TINS OF hay costing t4e J5 e72 2Z7o tuns Of straw
costing t425 5 Total estimated cost Of forage during
the war; % far eitaned IRON reports anayzed In
this office. el55 262 732.
ut tho vast qusnttes Of forage were purchased and
issued st remote subordinate posts the accounts OF
which cannot be made up without complete analysis
OF the vouchers Of disbursng officers Mnch was pur
chased or taken the march by officers subsequently
Killed or disabled by officers not reporting to this
Department For much Of this memorandum receipts
were given, and these are among the claims cor nm
ally reaching this Office under the law OF July 1864
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