Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-10-19
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In addition to this sum may be added
the sum paid by towns for bounties to SOL
diers, which will amount to at least four
millions four hUadrea and fifty thousand dol
lars, making the total contributions of
this State in aid of the government in
subduing the rebellion, nine millions three
hundred and ttOenty-tbree thousand, four
hu1dyed end Screen dollars aad eighty cents.
have no data from which to make
an estimate of the amounts paid by the
people of this State in direct taxes to
the United States, which amount should
properly be added.
MILITARY.
The report of the Adjutant and In
spector General exhibits the condition of
the State as regards its military affairs
and will furnish in detail the transac-
tons in that Department.
At the date of my last communication
to the Legislature, the surplus of men
furnished by Vermont, over all calls
from the President, was one thousand
and fourteen men. This number was
augmented by recruiting in the State,
between the 1st day October and 10Th
udy vi bCCSllbCIj OnC uuultIGu tuu ulGy-
four men, making, at the latter date,
net surplus of eleven hundred and sixty
eight men, to apply on any future call to
be made by the President
On the 10Th day of December, 1854, a
call was made by the President for three
hundred thousand men, to be furnished
by volunteering previous to February
10Th, 1865 and an order was issued, di-
recting that draft be made on that day
for any deficiency that might then be
found to exist.
Under this call the quota of the State
was computed and assessed by the War
Department at eighteen hundred and
thirty-two men, qtte, decluctiag all credits
due to the State for men previously fur
nished
This computation and assessment was
so at variance with the accounts and
records in the office of the Adjutant and
Inspector General of this State, and
operated with such manifest injustice,
that Immediately directed notice to be
given to the proper department, that
the quota, as assessed, could not be &C
cepted, until the proper corrections were
made.
Failing to accomplish the desired re-
suits by correspondence, proceeded to
Washington, and procured such read
iustments of the quotas as cOnformed
to the records of the State, thus reduc-
ing the number of men to be furnished
by the State from 1882, to 1895, a diff
ference of 632. Estimating this mum.
Der at the rate paid hv The several towns
for bOunties, which then amounted to
about $1,000 for each recruit, saving
was made to the towns OfOver $500, 900.
This quota of 1896 men was immedi,
ately thereupon assessed to the different
towns, in due proportions, and the en-,
tire number, with large surplus, was
promptly furnished by the State, and
forwarded to the regiments in the field
The surplus standing to the credit Of
the State, at the final close of the re
bellion, over all calls made by the gov.
eminent, is 697 men.
At the earliest practical moment after
the surrender of the rebel armies, or
ders were issued by the War Depart
ms2t, for the reduction of the Federal
army.
The first orders issued limited the
number to be discharged, to those whose
terms of service would expire on or be-
fore Oct |, 1866. Under this order,
small detachments from nearly all the
regiments in the field, from this State,
were left, which, under the general or
ders, were to be consolidated and re-
tanned in service until further orders
from the government.
Deeming it desirable both for the in
r.ft tntA FA- tkn nfr
ment of its expenses, as well as matter
of great interest to the soldiers who
had acquitted themselves so creditably
under every ordeal-I made personal
application to the Secretary of War for
such modification of the general orders
as would permit all the regiments in the
field, from this State, to be discharged.
This request was granted, so far as re
lated to the organizations from this
State in the army of the Potomac, ami
the I'd, Sd, 4th, 9th, 9th, 9Th, 10th, 11th,
18th and LIST Vt. Cav, Sd battery and
all the artillery in the department of
the Gulf, were soon permitted to return
to Their homes. AL these organizations
have been duly mustered out and dis
charged.
These comprised all the Vermont Or
CARNATIONS in service, except the 7th
regiment in the Department of the Gulf,
and detachment Of the 9th regiment
By recent order, the latter, compris-
ing four companies. and numbering AT
last reports 1888 men, have been ordered
to be mustered out of service.
The 7th still remains in service, /
have, however, just received adyices
from the War Department giving as
surance that il will soon return TO the
State, to be mustured out. The aggre-
| gate of this regiment at last reports
| was 5S1 men. A4 .aAa
The expenses of the State, as regards
essHs SD. sea t.ar-.-