Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-04-12
The Present state ofthe Army.

In response to q resolution OF the House, the
Secretary of War has presented the following
statistics of the condition and strength Of the Uni
ted States Army The communication appears
among Tuesdays House proceedings. The Sec
retary of War in the communication referred te
states that of the troope IN service on the Sth of
January last. 1850 we're employed in Missouri,
4.6il in Virginia, g. l09 in North Carolina. 1865
in South Carolina, 1913 In Georgia. 1913 IN
Mississippi, 10 6S3 in Tennessee. S,567 in Arksn-
,ns, 10, I53 in Louisiana, and % 24s in Texas.
Orders have been issued for the further reduc-
ton of the army TO the extent of 654 white snd
23,09) colored troops, making total reduction ct
4l7H.
The exhbi. shows that three regular officers
and 599 volunteer officers receiving pay, b1t
UNEMPLOYED. The latter consists chiefly OF
those ordered to theic residences 70 be mustered
out.
IL further appe.rs from the document that Sve
regular officers and 652 volunteer officers with
out commands. OF these 62l, belonging to tho
Veteran Reserve Corps are retained under . reso-
luton OF Congress to await further action in their
cases The officers reported in this list. though
without a command of soldiers corresponding to
their rank, are either employed on duties legin'
mate to their nmi,sions. or suffering from severe
wounds received in battle and not yet healed. with
the exception OF two, who are on leave.
The treeps composing the regular army num-
Der 26, $50. The regiments excepting the l7th
infantry, have been assigned 10 the Department.
and as fast as recruits are made the unorganizcd
companies are formed and put route for the de-
partments where their regiments are serving. Re-
cruits are also being sent 70 fll up companies al
ready organized. About 1000 recruits per month
are now being enlisted The 18th infantry is re-
organizing at Hart's Island, New York. where IL
composes. temporarily, the garrison for . de.
pot at which volunteers are paid and discharged.
The number OF general staff and retired officers
of the regular army. is 569. and of general and
staff officers in the volunteer service .0ls. Twen
ty-one myjor generals and lOl brigadier generals
ordered to be mustered out by general orders are
not included.
The recapitulation shows The troops in the vol.
unteer service to be- Of whites, 2 s6i officers and
81. .326 meni Of colored troops. 2,303 officers and
63,373 men. In the regular service there are l.
l24 officers and % ,463 men; generel. staff, and
retired officers Of the regular army, 62l; general
and staff officers Of the volunteer service ,0ls;
first battalion Of the Veteran Reserve Corps, not
attached to companies, 699; ditto. ditto. IL officers
and 445 men; Signal Corps, is officers and So
men.
Dcducting the officers Of the regular army in
the volunteer service, there are 79i3 officers firm
ing, with the men, grand total OF the armyoi the
United States of l42, Gil men.
The estimate of the annual expense af the army :.
nov organized and distributed. is $l2O.3O2,T.
Deiucs the estimate for troops ordered TO be M US
tered ont t329i0 lle) and the aggregate remain
ing is $S7, ,362, 159.