The New York herald., 1865-03-12

artillery and shs trains has been placed under the charge
Of nge division Of the euartermaster Generals Office
service BY securing more direct and speedy rsspoSs biy
and better and more uniform inspection The supply
f ania. has bean a The rate Of abo ave hundred pei
day which h also the average rate of their destruction
fhe cavalry Of the Army Of the Potomac swrc re-
oantsd during the nrst eight nonshs Of the present
bear the Immense upon IL Surses and mules and
the stock judging nom the current prices, gives no
sgns OF exhaustion or diminuti0n
The quartermasters trains our armies average one
wagon 70 every twentyf four men In the field; and an
army in the Geld, well equipped, with artillery cavalry
and trans requires one horse or mule, tho average
70 cry two men. The number of horses and mules y
nearly equal
The ocnd appropriated for cemetery near the sol
diers Home in the District having been hed national
military cemetery has been established at Arlington on
the south bank Of the Potomac In which several thousand
interments have already been made The names OF the
soldiers here buried registered Those who fell se
peng the rebel attack the capital last July have been
that Congress provide for the erection OF
monument TO them
masters bureau from rebel raids, the ouartsrmaster
General directed TO the persons employed In
this department. at the principal and exposed depos TO
be organized into military companies and regiments Tor
internal guard duty and for local defonca This organ
zation at Washington, Nashville and Louisville has
. force Of several thousand men, they have both In
this District and in Tennessee been called upon several
times during the ia last yea. 70 take the place Of regular
service at Washington, Nashville and Johnsonye all OF
which depos have been threatened attacked BY the
rebel armies
Tho Quartermaser General states that the views ex
pressed in his report Of 1S62 regard the aid TO be
expected and derived from the coored population have
been confirmed by two years. experience These persons
have been extensively employed In the laboTs OF the
Quartermsstsr Generals bureau whore each one 20
poycd released white soldier from labor and restores
him his place In line Of battle Their extensive en-
stment has created demand however beyond the sup.
hotnu nAoxA
for such labor with the armies before Richmond which
he unable TO provide, he endcavored 70 procure
Gulf coast where was publicly reported that they
suffering for want Of employment None could be op-
tanned from those departments, however The com,
maud0T Of one Of them reported that they all wano
for labor necessary to the success Of military operations
for other public service and that not man, woman
The Quartsrmaster General makes honorable mention
Of the abors and services Of Of the officers Of ms
bureau who have been engaged in the most important
operations and have most contributed TO the general sue
cess Of our armies.
rHs PACIFIC RAnRoAp
Reference h made to the danger Of interruption Of our
military communications with the States the Pacific
by and the dculty Of supplying armies and
defending these portions Of the republic when the only
military Communication not exposed TO q hostile feet Is
wagon road across the continent, is mentioned The
early completion Of the Pacific railroad H called for as
military precauon deserving attention and the fostering
THE SURGEON GENERALS nxpAarxxrr.
appears from the report Of the Surgeon General that
expenses OF the medical department. for the nsca year
fnSns suns 49, 1854 were oai ;a
Balance remaining in the treasury
Balance In the hands Of disbursins
officers. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 0A,061
--$12, ,9ss
Ono hundred and eighty two hospitals, with capacity
Of eighty four thousand four hundred ana seventy two
beds Mere IN a. the date q aa a,s re-
TO establish additional ones and increase the capacity OF
those the Of active operations giving ono
hundred and twenty thousand fvo hundred and twenty
beds June 90, 1854 During the year the health
engaged 50 constantly on active duty and in ardaoSs
campaigns No destructive epdeDics prevailed in any
section, and the number OF sick aud wounded although
bore 10 the whole army Al the close Of The year the
number Of sick and wounded both with their commands
Of the strength Of the army The number SICK with their
respective commands was four per cent and In general
hospitals ve and per cent OF the strength
or tho six and forty six hundredths per cent wounded
nearly per cent with their respective CON-
mands the rest In general hospitals
The establishment OF medical depots within reach OF
armies In the hcld and their prompt supply upon the
field Of battle the transportation Of sick and wounded
BY ambulance railroad anhosp:al transports; the sum
Of general hospals the sanitary precautions we'll
all minor details q this departments tending 70 the
health and efficiency Of the troops have during the year
undergone the scverest possible tes and in instance
peded delayed from any within the control Of
tho Medical Department
Horse bill No. 643 Thirty eighth Congress- having
passed the Ho Of Representatives not reached in
the senae and awaits final action. The proposed and
well deserved promotion OF mcritorous medical officers
cannot fail to increase their efficiency by placing them
upon equal footing with those Of other staff corps in
regard 10 local rank and s respectfully submitted that
the faithful performance OF arduous duties by officers OF
tho medical sta should be recognized and rewarded by
breves equally with tho other branches o. the service
The Army Medical Museum continues 70 increase In
4. nj mr. hn.
loical collections In the world descriptive catalogue
Is In course OF preparation, examination Of which
WILL II Is thought fully establish the importance Of this
institution in connection with the surgical and medical
history 0! the war.
PROVOST HkKsHAL GENERALS DEPARTMENT.
From the report Of tho Provost Marshal General will
be seem
Firs-Thc efforts made during the year to perfect the
enrolment Of the national forces, the lists the LIST Of
November last containing the names OF 7s4, 226
Seryad-Thc results Of tho drafts made in 1868 and
1s64, given in tabular FORM from which IL appears that
op 3Ist day Of July last there Vas no material de-
>pcy in the United States onSthc quotas troops
such localities az wer behind having ben drafted
the amounts due from them. Tho draft made under
tc call Of July iS 1884, In progress at the date VI
the Provost Marshal Generals report This drat
during the heat OF the late President al campaign and
resistance " IL threatened in many plac and in
actually organized The Provost Marshal General
justly claims special credit tor the officers acting under
| him Tor the nrlnncss and fairness with which they
executed the law Congress and the orders Of the gov
crsmcnt IN making this draft and for the success which
ATTENDED their efforts
Taird-rhe results OF the volunteer recruiting service
under the different calls for troops, dated February l.
March IA and July 49, 1864, gwen In reference q
the enlistment OF volunteers during tho fall
ofl lilq PROV hun