The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-12-15

rations for Spring campaign against
Kirkpatrick and Price, West of tho
Mississippi; and Hancock was con
centrating force in the vicinity OF
Winchester, Virginia, to guard against
invasion, or to operate Extensively,
as might prove necessary.
REDUCTION or TIE ARMY.
The estimates for the next fiscal
year, commencing June 30, 1860, are
S33, 3,Sl4,46l So, based upon a stand.
ing force of 10000 men so organized
as to admit of increase, without
additional organizations, TO $4,000
troops of all arms. After remarkinc
that the reduction of the military
force has been accomplished with I'M
eNamplcd rapidity, the Secretary OK.
presses the opinion that there is no
cause for apprehension on this ac.
count, for we have all the demands
of war within our reach. Official
reports show that in 1862, over So.
600 troops were enlisted, organized,
armed, equipped and sent into the
field in less than q month. 10000
troops have repeatedly gone to the
field in -four weeks, and 10000 in.
fantry were sent to the field in twcn.
ty days from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois.
Iowa and Wisconsin. Many soldiers
took home their arms at n nominal
price. But in addition to this sup
ply the Government retains in its
arsenals more than million of the
best quality Of arms and equipments.
The artillery on hand tasks the de
partment for means Of storage, and
the supply Of ammunition is ample
for any war that can he waged
against us by any nation. The trans
portation is being disposed of, but
it remains in the country, and army
subsistence is ever ready to meet the
demand.
REGULAR ARMY.
Embodied in the Secretary's Re
port are the reports of the Adiutant
General, Quartermaster General,
ouTBeOn pcnelal, Nc.
From the Adjutant Generals re.
port we learn that recruiting for the
regular army is progressing favor.
ably-tEe number of recruits enlisted
for all arms, from October 81, 1864,
to October |, 1866, having bee 10.
055. The regiments comprising II
have been distributed to stations,
and their ranks are rapidly flling up,
thus enabling the department to re
Iieve regiments of volunteer troops
The present authorized strength OF
the regular regiments is 952 officers
and 4l,Sl9 enlisted men. This es.
innate is made on the basis of 4.
privates to company, the number
now allowed by law at all except
frontier posts.
,ndt Il iic H. raS9mPmaf%Rasth raSS92mPma% assthni 6Gr rffR9di ffR%9sdi
at 100 enlisted men to company.
MASTERING oUT--CoLoRED TROOPS.
The rapidity with which work has
been executed will be apparent from
tue fact that to August I, Gl0, ,S0t
troops had been mustered out; Au
gust %, 7l0,33S; September II, III,
l07; October Is, 7S5, ,205; November
Is, S00,963.
The whole number of colorcd mer
enlisted into the service of the United
States during the rebellion was us.
975. The largest number In service
was on the 18th Of July, 1868, viz,
lbs, 1856. The loss during the wal
rlom all cause, except muster out
was GS,lTS. There have been 49,.
234 colored troops mustered out
The number remaining in service ar
ter existing orders for muster ou'
shall have been executed will be
S5,024. The number of applicants
tor commissions in colorcd troops
amounted 10 9,0l9, of wich 3,19O
were examined. OF this number
l,472 were rejected, and 2,3lS re
ceivei appointments. The number
of soldiers discharged from regi
ments, etc Of white troops to accept
in organizations OF
colored troops, was l,767. 1t is as
certained, from the reports of in,
specting officers, that the morale OF
the organization is good.
PAY DEPARTMENT.
The Paymastcr General reports
that during the fiscal year ending
Jane 30, 1868, Sl,s39,22i 81 were
ppid to the regular army, while $780,
73S, ,G25 95 were paid to volunteers,
and that the total disbursements
since June 80, 1864, to the date of
This report, amount in the aggre'
gate to 524,05i,046 36. Payments
to S270,0O0,OOO have
been made to about 500, 900 muster
out troops. The highest number OF
paymasters in service du
ring the fiscal year was 447; the mum
Der now in service is 2l0. All troops
retained in service have been paid to
June 80, 1865, and many organiza-
Lions to August 81, 1863, and to all
discharged troops IN iull TO aate oi
discharge.
The anticipated payments of boun,
ties to soldiers, and three months
pay to officers mustered
out that has fallen due by reason OF
out, amount to $0l $50, 600.
The whole sum disbursed by the
pay department since the commence
ment of the war, viz: from July l.,
1861, to July /, 1868, amounts to
s |, ,029, ,230, 900,
The total losses and defalcations
during the same period, if nothing
should be recovered, amount to the