Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-12-15

to reduce the military establishment 10 $4,000
troops, and over 500, 0U0 have already been
mustered out ofservlce. At the commencement
of Grants campaigns in May, 1864 the follow
ING shows The aggregate of the Army:
vsilsbls force present for duty ,345
On detached services in hs difere.t itary De-
In fed hospitals or unfit for duty---.--.-.. 4l.2o'
10 general hosp tas sick leave at hOme- 1920
Abssnt on fur ough, prisoners Of war--- ,29"
Aossnt without leave 1o,4c'
Grand aggregate. .s7o,TlO
OF this force, Gen. Meade had l4l ,l60 men,
General Butter SO, ,l39, including the forces in
North Carolina, aud Gen. Sherman ii ,94S.-
On March l. 1865, the aggr, ga e force Of the ar
my was 965,59l, Of whom 602 ,599 only were
present for duty. On Msy lst, The aggregate
nad incre sed TO ,00O,5l6 men, of whom 902. $50
only were available for duty, the Amy of th:
Potomac numbering los, ,273 men and Sherman's
army 94270. Since the 18Th Of Ap il 600963
men have been paid off and muster / out. Tn,
estimates for the next fiscal year, S33 Sl446l 50
are bas I'd upon andIng force OI 5O,OU0 men,
20 organized as TO admit Of an increese, without
additional organizations, TO $4,000 troops of ali
arms.
RAISING AND EoUIPPING AN ARET.
Concerning the means of raising and equip
piuga new army, should such q contingency
oerOme Necessary, the Secretary says:
when the rsbslion commenced, the nation
was a stranger to war. Officers had little expe
rieuce, piyates had none. But the presen
ge, Grafton of men in this country are now vet
eran soldiers. For the battle, the march, or the
siege, they are already aimed. They are as
much at home in the tented field as in the arm
house, the mandatory, or the shop. No time
Is required to train theui; and the speed of The
ilroad and telegraph determines the time re-
quired to raise au army IN the United States.
sThe disbanded armies were allowed to take
home their arms at a nominal pr CO. Rust is
not likely to gather on the musket or sabre borne
through the campaigns OF 1864 and 1865. The
government retains in its arsena mo, than
million of the b st quality of arms and equip
ments. The artillery on ha ID tasks The d part
ment fo~ its means fslorage. The manufacture
Of ammunition requires materials for wn.ch We
have in some degree relied upon other countries,
because they cou d be had cheaper. For ths
reason, and to guard aga nst any mischance,
three years stock OF material for ammunition
has already been kept in store, and the supply
IN hand is ample for any war that can be waged
ag .insl US by any nation.
after selling or distributing among freedmen
and refugees all damaged or irregular clothing
The stock of Olhing and material in the quar-
termaster's 0epot IS sufficient for any arnits
transpor and ling stock, mu es, wagons and
horses held by the government were adequate
to the movement and supply of larger forces, ii
less time, than had heretofore b, en- known il,
wai. The give nment mas disposed or is dis
pnsing of this transportation, but it remains il
this country, and can answer any exgency."
RECRUITING.
The details of recruiting are Interesting. The
number en- istments in the regular army be-
tween Oct 1864 and Oct. 1865 were Is, ,555, and
he pre- ent authorized strer 9Th of that arms is
952 fficers and 5l6I9 men. The present basis
is 42 privates to company, which it is propos-
ed to increase 10 100. The increase in the num-
bar of the colnfei troops since his lsst annual
report is 49 509, Of which 4244 were recruited in
the States in 'ehelliOn, aud credited to the loysl
States, under the provisions of the act ofJuly 4,
1864 The whole number tf colored men en-
listed into the service OF the United States dur
ing the rebellion was 1885. The larges'
number in service was on the 18th ofJuly, 1865.
Wig 1886. The loss dur ng the war from all
causes, exc pt muster ont, was 6S,I7S There
have been 1924 colored trooTs mustered out
The number remaining in service after existing
orders for muster out shall have bee executed
will be 65,024. The number of applican for
COMMISSIONS in colored troops amounted TO
9,0l9, Of hich $3.50 were examined Of this
appointments he number of soldiers dis
charged from regiments, etc, o. white troops to
accept appointments in organ n'zations of colored
troops, was 1861. 1t is ascer aimed, from the
reports of inspecting officers, that the morale OF
The organization is good.
THE DRAFT.
On Nov. lst, 1864 he. y as due the Govern
nent, on various calls for troops 234 S27 men,
The voluntary enlislmen's were 568,l72. The
number Of representative substitutes furnished
was 29, 584. The drafted men held to personal
>erv ce 26, 205, and the subs itutes furnished by
irafted men 28,502. On Dec. 19, 1864, call
vas made for 3O0000 men, and under this the
vo untary enlistments amounted TO I57058 the
representative substitutes TO 1887, and the
drafted mea and their substitutes to "a $50
During the pending of this draft, the war ceased.
rhe amount of Communication money received
nn1er the act of March 3, 1863 was S25, 902,-
O29 25.
The aggregate quotas charged against the sew.
eral States, under all calls made by the Presi-
dent of the United States, from the 18th day of
April, 1861, TO the 14th day of April, 1865, at
which time drafting and recruiting ceased, was
2,959049. The aggregate number of men cred
tied on the several calls, and put into the service
of the United States in the army, navy and ma
r,ne corps, during the above period, was S2-
656,553, leaving deficiency on all calls, when
the war closed, of l02 1856, which would have
been obtained in full if recruiting and drafting
had not been discontinuen. This number does
not embrace the emergency men" put into SER
vice dur ng the summer Of 1863, by the S'a'e'
f New York, New Jersey n Pen 90 ,..
nor those furnished BY the States o'O =
ana, and Illinois, during he 'M"r p
amounting in all to over l20,00O mcr, ~
ed per ods of sbnu tao or three e,'ks 4. es
. IN ,lrr # IoI
v:ca. it has been the rule of the depart rnent tn
take into account the p hole nur1fer # men
mustered, without fegard 10 the ct ha. the
scme ners ms may have been n.evtousiv dis,