The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-01-18
The COlOPed TP0oDs.
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OMcial Report Of Assist a ms A diusa 4

Their Number and Organic a,iou
Omcial Report Of Assis1an t Adiusa nj
General Foster.
ADJT GENERALS OFFIoK,
BUREAU FOR CoLoRED TRooPs,
WASHINGTON, d. c. Oct. 20, '65.
Brevet Brigadier General E. D. Townsend.
Assistant Adjutant General United States
Army, Washington, D. c.
GENERAL To the, 1O1, $50 colored sol.
diers in the service of the United States at
the date of my last report, the following ad
ditions have been made during the year.
namely: rs orFT = !
Seventeen regiments of infantry, ag- & \
gregate strength 10. 2O1
Two regiments Of heavy artilory,ag-
gregate strength ......, 2,7O3
Two batteries of light artillery .... 251
One regiment of cavalry 1855
Recruits, drafted men and substitutes
sent to old regiments . .29O99
Total gain 40, 500
Four thousand two hundred and forty four
recruits were enlisted at the rendezvous es-
tablished in the diSloyal States, and credi-
ted TO loyal States under section 3 of the
act of Congress, approved July 4. 1864.
On the 10Th of July 1865, the date on
which the last organization of colored troops
was mustered in, there were in the service
Of the United States one hundred and twen-
ty regiments of infantry.
Numbering in the aggregate 9s,93s
Twelve regiments Of heavy artillery Is, 662
Ten batteries light artillery ...... 1,311
Seven Regiments cavalry OAK
Grand aggregate 1923, 1877
The foregoing is the largest number of COL
ored troops i'll service at one time during the
war.
The entire number of troops, commission
ed and enlisted in this branch of the service
during the war is 1885, - ~. aF.
| The loss during the war from all causes
except mastering out of organizations IN
consequence Of expiration of term of service
or because service was no longer required,
| is 6S,179
The number of colored troops already
mustered out, or under orders for muster
out, is SO, 234. a
The aggregate of colored troops remain
ling in service, after the execution of all or
ders to this date for the muster out of or.
CARNATIONS, is So, o24
| There have been received at this Office
since June /, 1868:
Applications for appointment .9,O1s
Candidates examined by the Board ..3, 79C
Candidates rejected by the Board =. ,472
Candidates appointed by the Board ..2,21e
Total number of appointments and
l o,
Provisional appointments made by De-
partment Commanders confirmed at
this Office 48l
White soldiers discharged to accept
appointment ..............1,7 67
The reputation of the organization fo
efficiency, good conduct and reliability ha
steadily advanced and the reports of off
GERS Of the Inspector Generals Department
so far as they have come to the kuuwIedg
of this office, are very satisfactory as to it
present condition.
The whole number of claims for compensa
ton on account of the enlistment of slave
i'll the service of the United States, fIet
with the Boards in Delaware and Maryland
is 1871; compensation varying in amour
was awarded upon 1888. OF these claims
294 have been rejected by the Commissio,
as not being well founded, and the remain
der are still before the Board. The tota
amount of compensation awarded loyal mel
is $219, SS3. Twenty Eve claims have beer
9S3.
have the honor to be, very respectfully
your obedisnl servant,
w. w. FOSTER A. A. G Vol.