New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-07
The Board Of Visitors to the Military Academy at es
Point In Juno Last made elaborate repor which Is here

with submitted. They recommend re- orRinizaton ana
number a measures which, In their opinion, viii cnhincs
the benefits OF that national Institution To these the aft
ton Of Congress s respectfully invited with the recommen
daon that the NUMBER OF CADETS be Increase as recon-
mended and that the superntendence Of the institution %
no longer cnned TO tho engineer bureau 1t believed
that the Military Academy at present We'll conducted and
that their responsible duties efficiently performed ~
the offers proessors and instructors charged with the
institution.
The war appropriations the last session Of Congress
has been stated amounted ~ the sum OF l3lo
The for the next fiscal year, commencing June w.
1858, are t33 sl4 So.
Tneso estimates are based upon standing force OF MY
thousand men, organized as 10 INIT Of al Icresse WIN
out additional organizations, to 81 90 trovls u all arms
This estimate has been 10 alt5f conference aud carelm
consideration aud beloved 10 b. adequate for any laona
ergency, the country should be blessed with peac' Inc
reduction Of the national military force, Ia ats rapidlty ara
numbers Is without example, and there be any aIaru I'D
the public because this reduction made WINE grave
questions a home and abroad unsettled, bref csh
Grafton Of the subject with show that there 70 cAs; ior
apprehension.
Tho force TO be retained tma compared with that whscb
was organized 10 subdue tho rebellion Bat the ony res
sons demanding greater force areli renewal Of th m ur
recton II, 10 eign For either OF both emeVncfes
the naona remain ample. The cAiel demands
for war, as shown by eyprienc e. 1st troops "a,
arms and annlnnton 81 c.othing lth, transportation
aad 5th, sub-lstenc" Supplies.
The disbanded Chi fly volunteers, who went
To the ed TO uphold the system OF ree government estao
shei by their fathers ana winch they mean 70 beqdess
their children. Their tolls s rings their m3rcbeS
battles and victories have diminished the value o
that government 10 them that any rebellion would
encounter equal or greater force for s reduction ana
none spring up with such ges at the START
conducted with superior means, abity, prospect
Of success foreign war Would intensity the Dationa
feeling and thousands once mised, would ro &c 10 atont
their by raying u the national Tag The question
Il TIM in which could be raised " que resurrection
or repe IT, therefore, the Only question relating to
troops Our experience In tins point - Significant When
Lees surrendered inds VI recruits were pour
ing in and discharge from recruiting stations
and rendezvous in every state TN several OCCASIONS,
when troops were promptly Lecded TO avert Impending
disaster vigorous eXcon brought them into the fell from
remote States with incredible sp ed Official orts show
that after the disaster on tho peninsula, In 1861 oyer
eighty thousand troops were enlisted, osIn.zcd armed
equipped aud sent into the hsd, ia than month.
sixty thousand troops have repeatedly gone 10 the field
within four weeks and ninety thousand infantry were
sent to the armies, from the hec states OF Ohio Indiana,
| Illinois, Iowa. and Wisconsin, within twenty days.
When the rebellion commences the nation was stranger
tDwar Officers had little experience, pryaes had none.
But the present generation OF men ia this country are now
veteran olders For the battle, the arch, the siege,
they already trained They are as much at home IN
the tented field in the farmhouse the manufactoy,or
the ship No time is required To tram them aud the
speed of the railroad and telegraph determines the TINE
required ~ raise an army in the United States
Second. As 10 arms and ammunition. The debande1
armies allowed 10 take home their arms at nominal
price Rust MT likely 70 gather on the musket or sabre
borne through the campaigns Of 1864 and 1850 The gov
eminent retiis in ITS arseas N re than nIion OF The
best quality Of arms aud equipments ibe artillery on
hand tasks the department 0T It's means or storage Inc
manufacture Of ammunition requires materials Tor when
We have in degree reei upon other countries, be
e. could be had cheaper. For this reason ana 70
guard against any mlschluce three years stick u nate
for ammunition has already been kept in store, ana
the supply hand ample for aywar that can be waged
agaiust US by any nation
Third Clothing transportation and subsistence. After
selling distributing aiming freedmen and refugees al
dana e irregular othDg, the stuck Of clothing ana
material 10 the Quartermastsf pots, sufficient ior any
armies that may be called into service The water trans.
ports and rolling stock mules wagons and horses held ~
the government were adequate to the movement ana
supply Of Larger forces IN less Tune tnaa 'a hes'oo.e
been known in The government has disposed or -
dsposng Of this transportation, but remains IN this
country, and can answer any exigency.
Army subsistence IS derqed from the country IN when
military operations carried snpped from other
markets. During the this vital branch OF the
service never failed. II answers to the demanu ana
ever ready 10 meet the national call.
II PLAIN thereto o, that the alb ndance OF our means
for enables the government Of the United states to re-
duce the standing force 10 lower degree than any otner
nation. Unless be actually raging, the military force
can be brought within very nHs. Hwever sud
den the exigncy calling for exhibition Of militia power,
Il can he promptly met With education, habits and
experience the nation while in the midst u peace Is pre-
pared for war.
The present military organization comprehends nneeea
departments, embraced IN five military divisions, as o
lows -,
l. The department of the east, Major-General Joseph
Hooker TO command 70 embrace the New England Stss,
Now York. and New jersey Headquarters 81 Ne" iofA
e The middle department, Major General W. 8 Hancock
m Command 10 embrace the states Virginia, Mary
land fexcepDg counties Of Montgomery that part or
nne Arundel lying south Of the Annapolis and Xix hidge
railroad and excluding the city Of Annapolis Prince
eorge's Calvert Charls and st. Narys) the county Of
udon ana the Shenandoah val ey Tar south as and IN
Guiding Rockingham county, IN Virginia the States Oh DeA-
ware aud Pennsy yania. hea qua ters at Baltimore.
g. The department Of Washington, Major General I; 7.
.ugur to command, TO embrace the District OF Columbia,
he counties OF Montgomery, tia. part o! A.ne Mahae
wing south Of the Annapolis and Elk Ridge Railroad AND
including the city Of Annapolis Prince Georges, calvert,
Charles and St. Narys, in Maryland and Alexandra and
Fairfax counties in Virginia Headquarters at Washington;
r. ,l.f Mai. nor l.OY0
10 commsad embrace the states q Ohio ndaoa ines
Wisconsin aud Michigan. Headquarters at Detroit
s. The department Of the Tennessee Major 0enera
toneman TO command embrace the state oil Tennessee
Headquarters al Knoxville. 49, =,
Palmer 10 command embrace the >tateol Kentucky and
Jacksonville and New Albany III inu'A'' h'SNtN"'
Tho departmcnt Of the Missouri, Major General John
Pore 10 command TO embrace the states Oh MinnesoA,
Iowa. Missouri and Kansas and the Territories OF
Utab Nebraska Dakota, New Mexico, and Montana mead
quarters nj -. Louis.
s Tho department ~ Virginia, MljorGenera Alfred H.
rery TO Command embrace the state OF Virginia. ex
cepg exsndria Fairfax sad Loudon counties and tho
Shenandoah valley as far suth az and including t'cNms
ham county. Headquarters at Richmond
O. The department II North Carolina, MAJOR "eneruS.
Shofeld TO command 20 embrace the state Of Norm
Carolina Headquarters at Raleigh.
10 Thefepartment Of south Carolina, saJof',rnetst
skes tocommand IN embrace the state OF soutn
Carolina. Headquarters at Charleston.
IL The department Of Georgia Major General james o.
Steedmap " command 10 embrace the ea'c VI "e"s~'
Headquarters at Augusta. -, =.
Foster % command, embrace the state OF fiords.
Headquarters at Tallahassee.
49, The department Of Mississippi Major General lhomas
Wood % command, to embrace the state OF Asssspp.
Headquarters at Vicksburg
IL The department. of Alabama, Mlor-Genersl c. X
Wood TO COMMAND, to embrace the state Oh haoanA
Headquarters at Mobile.
10 The department Of Louisiana, Major Generai D. ..
Canhv n command 10 embrace the state Of LOUISIANA
Headquarters at New Orleans. w.,.,.
% command 70 embrace the State u reras heAas~fe'
at Galveston. c..,