New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-03

of Captain Parker. Inc othef hYe companies are
at different points in Southeastern Virginia-at
Yorktown, Williamsburg and elsewhere. Two of
the five companies now at the fort form part Of
the garrison, with the Fifth artillery and the other
three relieve the Eighth Maine volunteers, mus
tered out. Efforts are to be made by the Quarter
masters Department to raise the gunboat Smith
Briggs, sunk nearly two years aho, during an at
tack on Smithville. The walking beams and con-
nections have been carried to Richmond, but her
boiler shaft and the greater part of the machinery
| still remain
| A military commission, of which Lieut.. Colonel
Snow, 15lst Illinois Volunteers, was Judge Advo
cate, has recently been engaged in the triai' at
Augusta, Ca, of police officer, charged WIN the
murder of negro soldier whom he shot Whie ar
resting him. The prosecution took Inc gfouhu
that the shooting was without proyocauoh, as no
resistance to the arrest was attempted py ti'e ue
ceased; while the defense sought TO sho" tiat le-
sistance was made, and that the shooting was uohe
in self-defense. The trial, which caused lnuch
excitement in Augusta resulted in the aeqult'al OF
the prisoner.
Gen. Fosters Department of FLORIDA Is alVloeo
into the Eastern District, Col. spragne, ana the
Western District Gen. Newton. AT present there
arc Int three regiments in the State--the 7th in
. fantry.
orc has been mustered out, as have the LIST and
I'd Florida cavalry.
Brig. Gen. George H. Chapman, who was de-
tailed in July last to the Department of the Mis-
souri,. has sent in his resignation to this War De
parrment.
Admiral Goldsborough has selected the port of
vilafranca as naval station for the Mediterra
nena squadron.
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man has not only his headquarters at st. Louis,
but has established his family and his residence
there.
In Nashville, the first battalion of the Sixteenth
infantry left for Augusta a few days ago, to re-
lieve the Nineteenth infantry which is en- route for
Little Rock. The second and third battalions of
the Sixteenth will remain during the winter.
A brigade of negro troops has been mustered
out of the service.
The Forty-second U. s. c. T. are at Huntsville,
Alabama.
In the Military Division of the Tennessee, Brevet
Lieutenant Colonel Thurston, A. A. G. and Judge
Advocate of the division, has been relieved, and
is succeeded by Brevet Major General R. W. John
son.
Brig. Gen. Milford late agent for the exchange
of prisoners, has returned to Washington from
Richmond, where he has been for some months
engaged in closing up the business relating to the
exchange. This he has succeeded in doing, and
in compliance with orders has turned over to Gen.
Hitchcock, formerly Commissary of Exchange, all
the property forwarded to Federal prisoners during
their incarceration, including boxes and money,
amounting to between 100000 and $4,000 The
money will all be restored to the original for
warders, and it is supposed that the express boxes
will be turned over to the Freedmen's Bureau.
The Secretary of War, in compliance with a
Senate resolution, gives information of the officers
and men of the regular army, how many and
where stationed, with similar list of general Off
of volunteers. 1t seems that there are yet in
the volunteer service forty-seven major generals
and one hundred and forty-one brigadier generals.
Of the former three are commanding districts, sew
enteen commanding departments five on special
duty, one is on leave and twenty-o are ordered
to be mustered out. Of the latter twenty three
are commanding districts and departments, six are
on court martial, six assistant commissioners in
the Freedmen's Bureau, ten are on other special
duty, four are on leave and one numbered
and two are ordered to be mustered out. This
leaves in the service twenty-six major gen
erals and forty-nine brgadier generals. The
highest in rank in the regular army are
as follows: Lieutenant General Grant, Generals
Halleck, Sherman, Meade, Sheridan and Thomas
The Brgadier Generals are Irwin Mcdowell VIM.
S. Rosecranz, Philip ST. George Cooke, ohm Pope,
Joseph Hooker, W. S. Hancock, John NJ Schofeld
0. o. Howard, A. H. Terry and J. A. Rawlins.
The total number of officers and men in the regu-
lar army is 1924 officers and 1876 men, an aggre-
gate of 24,919. Of the officers 100 in the cavalry
are absent, ll3 in the artillery and 1858 in the in
fantry Of the men 5472 are recruits assigned
since the last return All the regiments except
the Seventeenth, are assigned to military depart
ments, and as fast as recruits are received the un-
organized companies are formed and put en- route
for places of service. Companies already organ
lied are receiving recruits. About 5000 per month
are being enlisted.
Gen. Grant has sent to both Senate and House
Committees on Military Affairs very important
communication with regard to the increase of the
regular army, accompanied by reports from the
Paymaster Generals Department, Quartermaster
and Commissary Departments the Engineer De-
partment and Cavalry Bureau suggesting what
each of the departments will require in case of an
increase of the regular army is agreed upon by
the committees. The suggestions contained in
Gen. Grants communication are essentially diff
ferent from the bill prepared by Senator Wilson.
The authority for raising negro regiments he pro
| poses to place in the hands of the President
|