Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-14
GOLD HILL, NEVADA:
Evenings. March Ii. 1856
THE ARMY.

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II is probable that the bill introduced
by Senator Wilson, OF Massachusetts,, re-
organizing the army Of the United States
will become q law. In accordance with
this bill. the artillery will consis, of five
regiments OF twelve companies each. as at
present constituted. with the exception
that each regiment will have three Majors,
whereas the first, second, third and fourth
now have two only. The ~resimen;al Ad-
j~u,ants, Quar,ermasters and Commissioners
are TO be extra officers OF the rank Of First
Lieutenant. In the existing system they
are company officers detached for special
duty. This change is a good one. The
cavalry is to consist Of three regiments OF
twelve companies, with the present organ
.~zn,ion, except that the .Adjutan,s, Quar-
masters and Commissioners are hereafter 10
be extra officers. This makes six new
regiments 10 be added. All the officers
below the rank of Captain in these six
regiments, and ,wo-thirds of those above
II, are to be selected from among officers
and soldiers Of volunteer cavalry, and the
remainder from officers and soldiers OF the
regular army who have served with dis
:inc,ion two years in the field during the
war.
The infantry is TO consist OF fifty Eesi-
nent Of ten companies each. with five
scrSean,s, eight ~corporals, TWO Rrtfcers,
I've musicians, one wagner, and fifty
priva,es; in case OF need the President is
authorized 20 increase this number TO one
hundred priva,es. Eight OF these regi-
ments are TO be coloTed. The forty-two
regiments Of white soldiers arc TO include
he ten original infantry regiments Of the
old army while the nine new regiments
Of three bst,alions each, organized in 1861,
are 20 be converted into twenty-seven
regiments, BY giving a regimcntal orSani-
zation and adding TWO companies TO each
battalion : aud five new regiments are now
TO be organized. All vacancies in The
grades Of first and second Lieutenant. and
,wo-ihirds Of those in the higher grades,
are 20 be filled by selections from volun.
teer officers and soldiers, and one-third
from officers and soldiers OF the regular
army who have served two wears with
honor. The eigh, regiments OF black SOL
dlers are to be differed BY officers Of col
ored troops who have served with dis,inc-
ton. Promotions in these regiments are
20 be confined 20 their own members.
Each regiment is to have n band, as at
present. All soldiers are to be enlisted
for Ave years.
The bill provides that there shall be one
L~ieu,enant-G General. five Major-G GENERALS,
and ten Brigadier- Generals. At presen,
there are but eight of the last named rank,
The various staff departments are to bt
organized substantially Us q, present. The
Adju,an,-G eneral, the Judge-Advocate.
General. the Quartermaster- General, the
Commissary- General, the S~urgeon-Gen
eral, the Paymaster- General, the Chief Of
Engineers, and the Chief of Ordnance, are
all to have the rank OF Brigadier-G General.
OF Assistant A.djutant-G Generals there are
70 be two, with the rank of Colonel Of
Cavalry, four with the rank Of Lieutenant
Colonel. and thirteen with the rank Of
Major of Cavalry. The Judge-Advocate-
General is 20 have one assistant, with the
rank Of Colonel of Cavalry. There are to
be three Chief Assistant QusrtermaSter-
Generals, with the rank of Brisadier-Gen-
eral. four with the rank Of Colonel; eight
Deputy Quar,ermaster-G Generals. with the
rank Of L~ieutenant-C Colonel; sixteen
Quartermasters, with the rank Of Major
and forty-eigh, Assis,an. Quar,ermaster,
with the rank Of Captain Of Cavalry. The
vacancies (two in number) created by the
bill in the Office last named are to be filled
by selections from meri.orious Assistant
Ouar.ermasters Of volunteers who have
served two years in tho war.
If the regiments provided for BY this
bill were all filled up, we should have or
the peace footing a total force OF about
$1,000 officers and men, and on the wa,
footing $4,000.