, 1865-03-17


tribute to the success Of our armies Is shown by
The Official reports OF their respective chlels.
Tug ApJurAkT GKKERAL's DEPARrNEIT. .,
The Adjutant General reports the difficulties
spdngiDg up from sndden and vast increase Of
husinrs. messurahly overcome. In big bareau,
clerks instructed and work eystematize1. Cfodlt
Is jnetly due to both the officers aud clerks for
their fidelity.
DnAr11xd AID nEcnr171so.
Despite superior advantages for recruiting vol
unteefs, g1eater encce.s has been reached in tho
regular service Than WAS anticipated. There are
two dePots for collection Of 1eeFnits for the
Ncw York, and one for mounted service at Car:
le1e, Pennsylvania There aiso fourteen depots
for particular regiments established In different
Gers LaYe generally been employed on recruiting
service, aao when recovered they have been aenf
to replace others in the Geld who required relief
pal St2tes for collecting and forwarding 70 rcSt-
mcnts volunteers and substitutes, and also drafted
men. The Veteran Reserve Corps ha: been OF
tng detschment:; to thelr regiments. There are
ato FIX special depots for recruits enlisted In rebel
States by agents from loyal States.
hs3e been reee!ed, @ pl5pefiy iseeisa md dsposit'
ed for eale keeping.
Mtdals of houor have been awardea Ia numc.
reas instances to prisates and non-commlssioncd
officers for gallsnt services. The plan Of award.
ing gold and silver medals to officers Instead ol
trtvete, to certain extent, is commended to no.
breref, especially in cases where such r.nk might
Ike exercised In high Commands.
TIE rAfnAsrKn'e pErAarnESr.
The Paym.ster General report. that the entire
army is paid 70 August 81. 1854, or IN process oi
ply a. rapidly as the Treasury can supply fu0de.
ORDINANCES DEPAE1MENr-
The Chief Of Ordnance reports that the fiscal af
fairs Of thai bureau sh6W balance.
July ]. 1854, ot.--.-...-.-..-...->. Il:2gall
Appropriations. ons...........-..-.-.:... 4s015, ,0GU(
Miscellaneous
ElMndiinTea 9a @ dnrjpe the yesr. 5s5RsSsg
In Treasury and pabl1c depos1tosies
June 70. 1851 as7d,1sol.
Total...... ~..-.,...,....-,,.,. is ss7o, ,0Q2 l:
The estimates for the next fiscal year are based
| on expenditures for i similar period 4st {eat
tekfng into consideration remaining balances enC
supplies o1i hand. TIE supplies produced during
1851 artillery carriages and cstesons, 602 SIS sal
arms, -, ,Ge5 scts Of accoutrcments and harness
1S14Sss pso]setles foE .Sa sssnon, Us Gls6 poana
der, 169, gu, ,Gs9 catidges for snail arms. These
| are complete articles, In addition 70 large guam
t1tes Of the same kind Of supplies partially mad'
| The ordnance supple. furnished to the militar,
service during the h.cal year, include III p,ece'
s55.sio smsli a.ms, b6s,on sets 81 aceoatfement
and ha1nefs. 1.9!2,s53 pEo5eetues foE cannon, Z,
Gsl,6s5 pounds Of huiets and lead: 49,, $40 round
+ 81
equipments, 117,os ,55s cartridges sos small as1s
| 7t4i,u44 pounds OF gunpowder. These sapplle
sa5iSn e 1sf r. ssa saanes Of
| The capacity Of the arscnals for the manufacture
| OF munitions Of war has been increased anE1n,
the 5ear, and thatlnctcase il st1l going o. 90 f.
manufactured At The alscnas are Of better 9ualt,
and less cost than Emilar articles obtslned BY COZ
The national armory a. Springfield, Ma.sachu
sets, can turn out three hundred thousand Of Ii
l. best qutlity Of rife mnsxets annually
| Possession has been taken pf Rock Island, Hi
| nois. IN pursuxnee Of an act OF Congress, and III
requisite buildings for m arsenal there arc
pT66ere is On hand stock Of three-quarterz Of
million Of Arst.class rifle small arms, exclusive
the arme in 1he hands OF the ttoops. snce 1nc1cat
! ed to million and Z quarter.
The introduction Of breecb-1oadtng arms 10
| the military service generally Is recommended
Tbetelection OF d site for general deposftor
| OF grppowder. and the erection Q! suitable mag:
don, the construction OF q Government powde
t mill Of sufficient capacity to maze standard IN
proof powder and gun cotton, IL also recon
The procurement o! q suitable ground for tn
proof and experimental frtng OF ordnance an
email arms te urgently advIeed as most essenti
a heavy twcnty-inch Gun has been .uccessf11l
cast and fntehed, and IL feady for tftal. Tbs q
ject OF the tT5al IL to demonstrate whether the d.
orr, will be practically realized, and e settle II
question Of the largeft effective calibre 70 Sc
The armies In the ncld have been amply su]
piled with good and effective srms.. equipmel
and ammunition. and the armament OF our foft
c=n! NJ has been kept In good order, and sszenga
TnE KSaxEna DKrAB1wT.
The Chief Engineer reports that the operation
ofhtz burean Tor the last year embrace specfh 9
to g
iron clad vessels, the construction Of aeld woE1
and lines with tho asmies In the aeld; the prepa
alton sDa serv,se 81 2ntoon bridge eaaipsge, y :
la1d. at Fort Morgan and Fo1t Gaines, by sies
Tie Expenditure. Q. the 5car, including Il
/ Bond of Engineers. ordered By the War D
pattmcnt In January, 1s6i, 10 ekamfne tie Eyete
: recommending the notifications made ncceseas
IN them by The Introduction Of increased calfbrI
and rifle guns, and to enable them to combat :
fectiyely iron c!ad hoaule fleets. Earth as N
tc1ial for par3pets and rampsrts Il now las 1t ha
been from the earliest employment Of batter1r
artillery found to be the best as well Is the mo
economical resisting n1ass 10 oppose an enemy
tYc, both on the land and Sea fronts. This mate
ial Is uniformly adhered to, wherever the loca1t
pc1mits. ..,-,
! Of eighty.el1, have been lost during the year,
death al Of them have gtren their 1ivesdo Il
service Of the country.
TIE EcoA11ssAET-GEFERALs DEPARTAENT.
The Commissary- General Of Subsistence repor
that The supplies of Subsistence stores have bet
mostly purchased in Doston, New York, Phllade
pkia, Baltimore, Washington, Cincinnati, Lou
Vile, Chicago md St Louis.
| The uf1ntca have been supplied with good at
wholesome food, and large nnmbers OF pslaone
and suffering Union fausl1e. have been furnish,
eset: sa1s fasay esped s9s
service, @ with but feW EXCEPTIONS, have perform
thelr dntics with psompthess IN the Held and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DEPARTMENT.
The report Of tho QuurtermAatet- -Gsnera! ca
tains q statement ol the operations and e1pen
tnses or the bureau under bis control during I
The Quartermaster-G General gives an account
! | the. measures adopted under the orders OF t
e9as 4 ,s Ts1 army 11s
November on the banks Of he Tennessee, fons
! under Gen. Grant the battle OF Chattaho ooga q
epr Amy Under Gen skermsn. resulting 1n lie q
ture Of Atlanta and the operations which are n
In progress IL the state Of Geore1a,
in men and material developed, the manner
whleh The steamboat and railroad Interests, t
Agricultural and mechanical products Of the Tal!
, 81 the Mississippi, were laid under cuntributl
!. In feeding, supplying and 1noytng xsat army
. IN ADVANCE Of over three hundred miles from
+ eccopdsr1, and four hundred and my miles r.
+ ia primitive baee. sre described. The record
!. snch yast resoprces and placed them 80 p1hlol
: ailv at The dispo.al OF the Government, and q
J. 10 The officers, their agents In this great work.
!. MILITARY RAILROADS.
+ As the rebel armies are beaten back they b
e Mi important railroad bridges, tear up the 7
J. road 1ackp, oettroy the water stations. cariy
l. the machinery and rolling stoeE ana do au taa
!. in their power to render the railroads 0sc!oss
% | our armies.
" natural lines Of transport and comM1nlcadon
II the lines hy which the enemy reu5ea; az +
Il. nessee and Cumberland, and within the territ
e which our armies hare pSpetrafedr nave been
N fernately in the hau Of Tie rebels md onr trot
~ When abspduped by the enemy their tn1ne1
ac reconstruction and operation becomes mlhl
co5s fSov brevet Brteadler General) D. G.
m Cn3ln,n las been placed a. military director
ao chsrce IT 1bfs work. lie has organized an
m cienf construction corps, provided rolling o.
d. | for = hfcb 1t was necessary 70 make oneI0ns M
!. I mapds upop the manufacturers OF the loya; sl7
10 The mobility Of the armies has n inSEeaseas
ller rhistnry Of the rebellion that an army Ct
not be mnintained except within reach q n
or gable rjyer or railroad has been dlspersed bT
OF marches a8 those Of Gen. Sherman, IRON W
nd | burg, cast Of Meridian, and paeE 70 Vicsso
1 hoH Memphis 10 Knoxv1f!e and bsek 70 peca
l. don; that of Gen. Durnside from cinclnnah
~ Louisville. through eouthesst kent4ek1 70 ~
9e- vile; that Of LAeut Gen. Grant from
rs I Pet-rtburg, and the march OF Gen. Sherman
Id Atlanta towards the coast.
ur MILITARY TELEaAPHs.
" The telegraph has continued to be most
pr / ctent and valuable aid to military opetauo1s,
thousand dYe hundred ulilea have been eonsss