The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-06

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o~ ' I'M ~ army OF me tennessee, provisional cor
'u'"s VI tue fotomac, anu ISL army corps Strengi
:" M Tor all arms TO be reduced to the minimum
| I,s .neet tne requirements Oh the service.
NY All remaining veteran regiments oftle army
ao S, ann PROVISIONAL corps army OF the Pot
NAG, tthitt corps was the remnant of the army of iii
LIZ my RENAL haei % ,he army OF the Tennessee
-, ny REMAINDER Oh 'he PROVISIONAL corps arm
| " ,, u''ha..
| 49, at cavalry ~ we department OF Virgini
- wv regiments, ail IN tle department of Mort
. eAoept one regiment, anu All III the middle d,
P' lna,.", sAeep, one tegien.
An ~hite 'ioops ihiahtfy cavalry, and al
~ ,ne department 0. ieNiis, winch, in the jude
~ y, .,Jor eeheiai Shefiuah can Dc dispensed will
r,n. o. he same o'uer was extended To the d.
P .. u LOUISIANA. aAi-
husHs. if.mAddtohhi ihiantry and heavy areiller
ywnme, IN military Departments. as follows: Virginia
~! a M"rtn eafolina SUM- washington, 5000; Mssis
'i' 80" nea.aehy Ho"i ,ioaie ouw.
Ausus. is.s.oVo additional white troops In the de
p'u s.. Oh arkai,sas'
vpeipr o.-Ai surplus troops III inc department o
"ashihsiol so as TO reduce mat command TO 6O00 Off
S ,','a , ' VI III arms,
oep'ehoer All oieanizaions OF colored troop
"n WIZ, "cie emsteu III hoi 'nern sth.es
nossi,, ;o,p s o ,na iano ooast us many Al
po''Is , ' aa ,ae . s On me arrival o
me last battalion OF the fourteenth United States In
m,;yoha. IN An ,.oo,. i, Na,,
;nme,;.to az, a, oos ~, ew meAoo one regiment
.ey' 'he REMAINDER on Tue arrival OF certain reg
"",, uoops.
A. ~ au,'on 10 me foregoing, ana from time to time,
M ., 'ne iools oo DC ompnsed with sixty
we're r ordered mustered out
rap MY WIN when ,he WORK has been executed
VII Dc apparent rom the fct that to August T.
troops ns peeh mustered out; August ~ 10 3S;
september Ia, al lOI October 10, 1856 200 November
10, sooooa.
,ne ooiillu Oh mayor aeneta sherman army of the
ehcsee anu army VI "eoisi) and the army OF the Po-
ohho Were hst To complete Their nustets-out entirely
Regiments commenced leaving dehera' Sherman's
i' men n'iperlhs present ana absent, il6ls3 OIL
ne Icth o May ana on The LIST OF August the last one
OF the regiments mustered ont left Louisville Ken
~, 70 WHICH point .ile command a'er the mnsers
GUY were party eoihpieted) was transferred
anu me armies composing II merged into one called the
army Oh Tue tennessee The work OF muterng out the
and delayed by the transfer of the armies from this
city to Louisville, and their subsequent consolidation
Regiments commenced leaving the army af the Poto-
mac (when numbering including 9th corps I65 ri o,;
GERS and men, present and absent from the rendezvous
near this city on the 2eth of May aud about six wes,
thereafter the last regiment started for home During
the interval the work. like that from General sba,s
iona WIS not coh'lnuons II being interrupted and
Virginia 10 Washneton md .ho u from pnvie,
of June 49, orthe remaining portion of he army mia
os,s'ai corps numbering present and absent 2Gss
Thus for the two commands in ouestioo and hs.o..,
the 10Th of May and the LIST of August 1.-Two monhs
officers and men, and absent were mustered
~. anu piacea en- fo"e TO their homes Including other
- ,os una departments the number was increased by
c"o months and sevendays) to 6i0s06 officers
'nu men,
o'l inc ioreghg IL VIII be seen that the Of the
We're mustered out by September H.
within TWO and hall months from The time the
'" n,' ras saa, ah, =. ~ ~, $50, tt2.
ny reverence To Tue report OF the officer In charge Of the
'urea Tor e organization OF eolored troops, it will be
.at Tue increase IN The number OF these troops since
s iasi annual report Is 1900 of which 2ii were re-
u,eu ~ he sta'es IN fepeon and credited to the
si ler me provisions OF the act Of July L.
eryce Of the In;tad s,at men into the
80 aes VI .e oned STATES curing the rebellion
;, n Inc largest number In service was tho 18th
'my, iooo, VIZ, l2oloo The loss during the war from
been So 23 eodred troons n,z,srsa ~ anere nave
I'LL, -, pei wee alei eAating orders Tor mnster-ouI
nniicanfs far comn,ias;ons A., oIoI lho NUMBER OF
Oi0 Of which $3.50 were examined. Of ill., n'mhoo
479 were reiecfcJ and . e1s naa. ~ 'ns hummer
'bs number az soldiers ,i;scraroa eu appoihments
whte troons I'm accent I'm ioslents, ec.
colored troops was IJG Il i aseertns fro~, %
eports of insnectnq oirars that H. @ non' 'he
anization ia good '' INV ""''"'e Wins o'-
,.,
ne e""hue' u tue report Is devoted to history of
ie transactions of the provost marshal oenara,s Tho
ork of retrenebment In Tho ,,,a,.,a,,a.,. -, IS
~ " e"e"' !" 'he iudrtefmaster generals Of |
ce the ordnance bureau the military tele
raph, the military prisoners and prisoners of war tho
Military bureau and closos as f,,,o,sI
~, ~ -, s',,s.
an, n "a .e s bureaus OF the War De-
81, $50 80. n.""n 'ne government mas been served
~ a, '' .l.y not surpassed by their brethren
.;e ne 10 them the honors and distinction Of an
pecilye yocatlons they have toed with adevoton ability
,de ~ "''" '"e' are e"'''ied 10 national graft
'ue.
we s'sna success vouchsaed to our arms, other
~ 49, M ~ ~ ove,.how the rebellion. Among
' :, ME- me-, may 1e lech0hed'
nne s.ea.,ast aoherahee OIL the President TO the
"orr Ua a t ,he slaves IN the rebel States
oor w., d. ~ Jus ,eauefs Oh the rebellion to be
;t,tino aa'i ny mat SYSTEM miIiiohs of people, con
MI ney sne Hnoie workhg population OF the
ti' ~ pP1ys ~ producing supplies on the plan
.'u H., ~ e "hsnoPs ana manniactories and .wher
nm ~ an ha shiai r,,a mus 9Tup,ng the white popula-
al hv r. ,,a,;n," ine hopes vi freedom, kin
, ~ ~ .,uaa.iaoh pvciah'atioh, paraiyzed the
as =, Pomea " 'e 'epeion' slaves seized their
ra ~ p, M ,t anu distrust We're engen-
.,e nos VI .ne slaves anu the Tears OF the master,
py ane success OF the federal arms, shook each
: T , ~. 'e s.ie III. pniit on human slavery
IL ,s a"'s pu'pose VI congress 10 maintain the |
~ n, u,' ~ a naAluS manifested ny Its legisla
H., w." a .suso ~ our success Ample sep
@ oi .lie army ana navy, revenue laws
ant OF ihe laws far rocr,;,;a,, ~ "a" sihe,u-
: , a"s 10. ,,ful.ihg me army ana enforcing
H., nad XIV uiecuoh 70 The patriotic purpose
Pop'o 70 h''h,uh National existence that should
3iu pio'ecuoh ana respect by means OF the Federal
d., ,;
measures aaopteu py the governors OF loyal
an, ann, eee aia tney rendered the War De-
-. ,,,.,aS " .s'e ,,lhs ol the army ana fur-
.,'o fee 10 Inc SICK ana wounded, largely
i'p"'ou 10 'he satoha preservation. VI these meas
. oie vi ne mos. Important was the aid rendered by
CIV u'I' NJ, Vi o,o ihuaha, ILLINOIS, Iowa, Wscon
'" '""'"s'" i" 'ie opening O. Inc campaign OF | 4
:.
u ,e -'st uay VI april 1904 dovernors Brough, Nor
, p e' anu Lewis iade an oier " the Pres
la, ,ha e., WI ms ~, nj
i ;e, , 90 iu,nisn lor ,he approaching Il
pais" in'hiy uoops a"ooo from ONO, 1000 rom
lana, the same namber from Illinois, 10000 from r.
a. uu o,oo9 rom Wisconsin the term OF service TO n
lin twenty dars H. , "'",pe' W os iurnlshed