Evening star., 1865-03-14

Nashville, and Louis VILE has brought into ne
service, as an aid TO the regular troops, . force
Of seySal thousand men. They have, 10th la
upon several times during the last year 70 taka
the place Of regular troops on guard and In
the trenches, and have done good ser Vice 4at
Warrington, Nashy VILE, and Johnson VILE, ala
OF which depots have been threatened or At
lacked oy the febel armies.
The Quartermaster General states tAat the
views expressed in his report Of 1862, in regard
TO The aid to be expected and derived from the
coIored population, have been confirmed by
Two years experiences. These persous have
quartermaster Generals bureau, where each
one so employed released a white soldier from
the labor, and restores him to his place In limo
Of battle. Their extensive enlistment has
created a demand. however, beyond the supply;
application being made 10 the Quartermaster
General for such labor with the armies before
endeavored to procure colored men from the
departments OF the Atlantic and Gulf coast,
where II was publicly reported that they were
suffering for want Of employment None could
be obtained from those departments, however.
The commander Of one Of them reported that
they were all wanted for labor necessary TO
the success of military operations or for other
public service, and that not a man, weman, or
child, could be spared.
One hundred and eighty. two hospitals, with
a capacity OF eiR hty four thousand four hum
dred and seventy.two beds, were In operation
1T the date Of the last annual report Daring
be summer campaign it was found necessary
70 establish addiuonai ones, and increase the
capacity ofthose nearest the scenes Of active
operations, giving one hundred and ninety
hospitals, with a capacity of one hundred and
twenty thousand five hun6 red and twenty. one
beds on June 80, 1864. During the year the
health of the entire army was better than is
usual with troops engaged so constantly on
active duty and in arduous campaigns. No
destructive epidemics prevailed In any section,
and the lumber OF sick an d wounded, although
large, has been comparatively small In the
proportion it bore to the whole army At the
- 20 b. Ne har 90 aEnA oxI
wounded, both with their commands and In
general hospitals. was less than sixteen per
cent Of the strength ofthe aamy. The number
sick with their respective commands was four
per cent, and in general Hospitals five and
three tenths per cent. Of the strength. Or the
six and forty.six hundredths per cent. woun-
ded, nearly one per cent. were with their re-
spective commands; the rest In general hospi-
tails.
The enrolment lists, November /, contained
2,79i,226 names.
The results OF the drafts made In 1868 ana
1864, show that on the 3ist day OF July last,
there was no material deficiency inthe United
States on the quotas OF troops required, such
localities as were behind having been drafted
tor the amounts due from them. The draft
was made under the call OF July lS, 1854, was
in progress at the date of the Provost Marshal
Generals report. This draft came on during
the heat of the late Presidential campaign, and
resistance to it was threatened in many places
and in some actually organized. The Provost
Marshal General Justly claims special credit
for the eofficers acting under him for the firm
ness and fairness with which they executed the
law of Congress and the orders of the Govern
ment in making this draft, and for the success
which attended their efforts.
Enrolment and draft expenses last year
amounted to S4,016,72S.
Over 1856 600 veteran soldiers re-enlisted for
three years in the fall Of 1896. Deserters and
strrgglers arrested last year numbered 80 392.
The veteran reserve corps numbers 7Gi officers
and 1888 men.
The results Of the recruitment under the act
of July 4, 1864, fer recruiting In rebel States,
are reported as unfavorabe.
Comm utation money received up TO Novem.
ber |, 1864, from DIR rafted men, while permitted
by law to secure exemption by payment Of $500
the expenses of draft, and for the procuration
of substitutes" large part Of Il has been
used, and the remainder lie required for other
purposes.
The report OF the Judge Advocate General
shows that the business of this bureau has con-
tinued steadily to increase Its important du-
ties are believed to be faithfully perfor med,
while, as was anticipated, the new organixa-
tion given TO the Office by the act Of last session
Of its operations.
The general exchange OF prisoners effected
under the instructions OF this department BY
Lieut.. Gen Grant, is In course Of diligent eI.
ecution, and it is hoped that all Of our prison.
ers who are in the hands of the rebels will soon
be returned. A furleugh Of thirty days ie e1.
tended to them as they are returned 70 the
camp at Annapolis. ..t
To the chiefs Of bureaus and their subordi.
mates the thanks of the War Department are
due, the Secretary says in conclusion, for their
unwearied industry, vigilance and general
fidelity in the discharge Of their respective
duties.