Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-06

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In his review of military operations
the Secretary seems exceedingly careful Of
the reputation of commanders General
Sherman's Atlanta campaign is described
in quotations from that officers official re-
port, while the events in North Carolina
which created so much feeling arei thus
chronicled: "On the 26th day of April
General Johnston surrendered his COM
mand to Major General Sherman, at
Raleigh, North Carolina" In like man.
ner is General Buffers failure at Fort
Fisher disposed of: "General Butler
effected landing on the 25th of Decem-
Der, but re-embarked on the 9th, and re-
turned with his troops to Fortress Monroe.
General Banks's part in the disastrous Red
river campaign is briefly described as fol
lows: "General Banks with his forces
reached Alexandria about the goth OF
March. Advancing thence towards Shreve-
port. a series of disasters commenced that
ended in the failure of the expedition with
heavy loss of men and material" 1t is
evident the Secretary has no disposition to
place any one in an unfavorable light, not
even those who have shown the bitterest
feeling toward him.
The Secretary recommends the adOp-
ton by Congress of "a well-organized
militia system" and also measures for the
relief of disabled soldiers.
The appropriations at the last session Of
Congress were $5l6, ,24O, l31 20; the esti.
mates for the fiscal year commencing june
30, 1865, are S33, ,sl4,46l SO.
On the subject of the ability of the coun-
try to prepare for sudden war, the Secre-
tary states that ''after the disasters on the
Peninsula in 1862, over 80, 900 troops were
enlisted, organized, armed, equipped and
sent to the field in less than a month
Sixty thousand troops have repeatedly
gone to the field within four weeks, and
81, 900 infantry were sent to the armies
from the five States of Ohio, Indiania, Hi
nois, Iowa and Wisconsin, within twenty
days"
Recruiting fol the regular army is pro
crossing satisfactorily. The present au
thorized strength of the regular regiments
is s52 officers and 4l,sl9 enlisted men
1t is recommended in the Adjutant Gen
erals Report that a law be passed for thu
enlistment of meritorious disabled soldiers
with the pay and allowances of ordnane'
sergeants, as superintendents of the ma
tional cemeteries. This is humane sug
gestion worthy of adoption.
Some interesting figures are given rela
tive to the number of men enlisted an'
drafted under the various calls for troops
Under the call of July, 1864, for SOC, 90
men. the total obtained was 2,463, Q
which 54. 7O9 were drafted or substitutes
Hinder the call of December, 1854, 70
sOO 900, only l94,635 were obtained, 0
which "a. $50 we're drafted and substitute:
The aggregate quotas charged against tn
States during the war was 2,759,O49 an
the total number obtained was 1855, ,56;
HThis number does not embrace the 'emel
eency' men put into service during tn
summer of 1863, by the States of Ne7
York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, nc
those furnished by the States of Obi
Indiana and Illinois, during the MOrga
raid amounting in all to over l2O,0C
men, who served periods of about two
three weeks"
The total amount of commutatio
money received under act of March, ls6
WAS S25, ,9O2, ,O29 IS. The whole sum di
bursed bv the Pay Department during Il
war was 81, l,O29, $4,000. On the 29th
June last, whisky was discontinued as
article of the ration, and the amou
on hand has been disposed of by sale.
The receipts of the Medical DepaI
meut during the fiscal year we're $2O, ,4s'
$40 AZ: disbursements, $ls, ,499 %.
The depots ofthe Quartermasters Depal
! ment have, during the war, furnished 10
; Oss 600 bushels of grain, 100000 tons
hay and 10000 tons of straw, $50, 900 cor
of wood and !, 500, 900 tons of coal.
About 5000 miles Ofmilitary telegral
e has been constructed during the war, at
cost of s2,655, 500.
The total number of rebels surrender
and paroled at the close of the war "
J. TIA, ,223, of which 27,so5 were surrender
by Lee, and 81, ,243 by Johnston.
: The Secretary speaks in compliments
terms of the Freedmen's Bureau, but
details are given, as the report Of MAJ
General Howard had not been receive
3 Among the patriotic measures adopt
by the Governors of the loyal States,
aid furnished by Ohio and other Weste
States in the opening of the campaign