, 1866-05-02
THE PROVOST MARSHAL GEEER.
ALPS REPORT.
History of Recruiting and DraftIn.-
How our Armies were EnroIled-1n-
lcrestlnE and important Exhibit Of
National EorceA.
War DEfAHTxExT,
PROVOST MARsHAr4 QESEnA1'B DQntAU

= WAR DEfAHTxtxT,
PROVOST AAHtnAt. GEsEnALs buntAu,f
... WAsu1NoToF, y. t., 1866.
Hon. E. u &dAfoA. Secretary oJ Var:
SlE-The act Of tolgress creating the ot1ce Of
Provost Marshal Gtnsral vas approved March 5,
! FEW weeks Eom thai date the network oi lhs
organization adopted under the law was extended
over The ioyal sta.es, md counties and
ss o Of ns shs pa% s1d 'hf ,pe penRat .st or e.
destrters, enrolment ol tho national forees, Tor
draft, and The snastment, OF volunteers had been
When The Bureau vas put tn opera-
crrits were, required to bring the regiments
and companies lhsn IN SERVES pp TO tie legal
succeeded By inactivity. and the rafetY Of The
country depended On speedy sud continued reta-
torrement OF the army The tn=ufdcte9ey ot the
denoDrtiated, and !ae army ri dinIalsaiS e
The ordinary Casualties of war, hut more Es!sly BY
The exptsat'on Of the tesnaa for which u. troopa
through this Bureau. assumed direct e'ntrol Of the
business which had heretofore hen tt1n.neted
mainly by the s!ste Govxuments: 1he
.ien,l Dl.tsie,s, aided 81, comnl.slonef md
ins o dls6it r. ~ g It. he s;s tine
ntces*ities 4ind wishes II he Goys,nmso9s they
reached ia masees and we're abI, wilhoQl abstins
he teq.lIements OF NE eon:c1osion TO p1eaaese
H.
eb,te and forward recruits f4si a. they could be
onttIprd. The Quotss a a]stf1cts md sno-dIatt1ch
were rnsae known EheA 1oeaits ssa- advised Of The
oF faiiH1r ,hss the a.ati uou!d follow. Ieis r..
TEN Though nArainia.esrd nndet atttculhes
nd III qt sssf ~ sudsa Dc .cY,.es e =
5Ss Nesrrits IL nsis VA !
sa ts5ae IL tSs u I, 70
Shsr9es for physicaf dnablity Mh<h had prevailed
during The arst two yeas OF Inc w. The follow
iog Il copdeneed Fuuuary q the results OF the
operations ot ibis brand from Its organization to
I. By means Of full md sxaet enrolment Of Ill
peEsons liahlc 10 conception. under the law Of
The military ee.enrt. q The loyal states, N rnen,
W Mas made - sheMinS f. r. nsES1eg.ts number q 9eA-
:, ore million one hundred and twenty thousand
hlr hundred and t. enty one men were rafsed, an
TSsa ns ms5 N1 ,a e3casTs cnat n5
,t1nlttng 81 l,a5am $40 f.Ieed prior TO the Organize.
non ot the 1useau va 81 Of per man. 4 saving
Or 9yer .sssntJ ee1s % The dollar IN the cost of
notwithstanding the lnc,ease In The pftce or eu5.
faHhce- transportation Feats &c, dutinr tha tsst
e,e1 5e;as oes q 1T ee e1;cs a. s e
es eoaer erests d s'ss Ct us af 2!
lowed bT the Adjntant Gsnrsal subsequent to NAV
-s,SG7, for men raised PRIOR q that d.'e-l
ty.eII de.fy-etx thousapd nxe ~ nundttd ana tWen-
army The !,T@pee mi enersJ Of iht oice5. ~ 'ns of
the B11esn. IL Slime II the bnsness pat N en 4
which at one time lmrired 70 n1iou.Iy the m,
mezaeal strength and e3ciency Of he army,
1 The qucfas Of me: faEntshc4 by tho ya.tons
onse ,sate ee1fq u T eq1zs a1d
thus rrnosing the ny eertou. Inequality or Re-
Gatment which har at1seu curing the frst Two
years Of the ~, and shich, when The B1reau was
s'ae1e 10 the fnrhetsfogress ofraltlnR uoope.
q. records werr tmPleted Raowtne rntnuiely the
pb{eisai eonait1on FOX; Tol The Inen exsmlned,
q The caeaates IN the enlrt military forca NJ ,t,s
nato9 daEingthe wal ot Ae rebellion. Is shown ~
been eompI1d, With, In ptt, this result: 1a'e
K1l1ED N 4cuoH Or 1rD Or WOUNDS WHITE ~
sEE1ck. A'
Commissioned otHeers....- ....,.. - 6ea
Enl141eQ MIL ...,... n 'Eea
Did 1KoH DIsEsE OR ACc1DEsr.
Commits tuucd ofcens.... ...,.,.. ana1
IAnlsteo ne7'... .......... ...... tsz,3 80
Tosal loss in service. .asa. 10
These t0urct bare been carefully compiled from
ne complete ut9sik} Ole Of mmter-fQlts 4nd month
y refnIps, but yet cntrs Accitacr Is not Claimed
aoQotlcss preTaled 10 the rs|s and rrfasns Ueath.
l5fom Noundt OF d1sea.c -onlractfd IN serFlce)
Which oecu1red after ~ men left se aEny are not
Z. Tbs sy.iera Of ~ eeera.tment established BY Tie
Bu1eau. nnder tha 1a,<s II congress, II pernaFeat
y Sooed wh rs cspp,S. g 4
punerssfs,Is1eth I'd inn-oyfuc Ibe characte, Of
ne aEry in tines u peace, or q promptly and
70 e; dspases ssihs Il ins re
+ through IT, !;Ss.luncnisliy Of this borean
here w =. e ,h thnuchoas fhc toysf Ssa'es
ious Bureaus Of The War Dcna1; nasnt Which W. 1
sfentisl TO Intelligent ana Effective cooperation In
.hs sduny er5ss .isaa 'ose.ner q he 3o1
sDmeut and Tho peope b. clotef iiea, M tuEed
aat @ ma1nsl cecnasnee tna lsianee throuRtwbfch
erif9 nY'a WHICH 8a' ptonoe ataFe pe'se AID psoa
q :rhe rr<n,t, rnso. =, ~. ..,, 49,; {
mn t.n, ne ac toF enrolment ana
on ~ sa nssr r. aeHt ~, o. required IN appropds
sftrS ~ IT, ~ ~ ~ paIpo:e anefe were
II sg ~ ~ f oV1 @ Dpet,ahs En- N e. mG22o.niy 70 law,
euroijmenj md AZ and I aadi,,on. r. ~ tne ,spenea
IN * 81, Ut ~ w a oaia1Ss q no isss
~ sdt; =; I4a9 leranea a.ha SJan, L lGSl .o ths
,.t ~. o1 54e n3es9. tnc treasury or tne unied
nsrsn Ss 1ps 1Gnnassns q ,'s sacess5 Or tae
y nfeau MnIeh pare on.folfea under Jout order p
1er,,sa ~ x naSGeea F re neartg Co. Il
q ne eisli heef. o. tne inherent staes
~ nf0 oT the etoF l0yaty and eatnettoess =
r,a'.s III ms,ee of The pple; seeond the 5ndiclous
I'll ssnt y. =, 70 onsie5 .,,,.-,. .mar,
a1rs- p altenn to the faithtui apa ctiident
om1n1. n onsta sn'cn ca sHulc: o f5oyos. ha1sa,
T1neI H. g,tte aua a:cons. asa cA'B. 9ssc PIT ht
,r,yncHee,s e nattee a9lEpS upon mem ltom .ae ca
he W. ~ ,sd :. ~ LIZ sI 3tss q ocs 90 10 INC
each upon fhe nc1msndst, # IL dist9ir. IN Cl
onEress. 1toetf 9ihout milltarT czprFiepce, Ia
sy undertook Ii ttcharre Of duties. not oa1y In
.9 y .Semtee ueEendered additionally 20
"a tba II tefe without precedent 4s no Of
iha EneaSulo LIEU oeTa 1Eqsnea " v.4sa ~
: dnt,es 5n; n ota9 g pfhotM ~
q, md thr o sss,,+,1gy, ~ ePe tbi1 Ra1asu -,
d others enaf.if .sngned IN ffem. ths1 ~,