Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-12-06
Report OF the Secretary of WAR.

In the War Office the work of mastering out
troops has been actively continued From January
Goth to March 9th, 1872 volunteers have been mus
tered out. leaving IN the service II, DAB volunteers,
white and colored The reduction of colored troops
has been 1904, ard November 1st 10000 officers
and enlisted men remained in service. The reduc-
ton of the army has been attended by greatly re-
duced expenditures. The advanced depot of the
Quartermasters Department have been broken up
and great quantities of material have been sold at
advantageous rates, or packed in five principal
depots and arsenes, and all unnecessary employees
From May LIST, 1865, to August I'd, 1866, over
207 600 horses and mules were sold for SIS 1863 0154
About d 400 barracks and hospitals and other build
ings have been sold during the year for SILT 1888 H.
The sales of irregular and damaged clothing in
store produced, during the fiscal year, the sum of
1902 710.45. The fleet of 500 oce can transports in
service on July list, 1865, at daily expense of $S2
400 was reduced before June Both, 1865, to fifty
three vessels costing So 900 per diem. and most Of
these have since been discharged, ocean transport
portation being now almost entirely conducted by
established commercial lines of steamers. OF 232
vessels, which had been employed i'll inland trans
portation, at an expense of 81, 1913 333. 2o-none
were remaining in service on June 30th, 1850. The
sales of river transports, steamers and bMges dur
ing the year, are reported as amounting to Il, 1872
1902 The rates OF wagon transportation in the
Indian country have also been reduced by favorable
contracts. The military railroads which were
operated during the at a total expenditure of
45 1872 49, Is, and which were officially reported to
have reached an extent Of 2 63015 miles and to
been transferred to companies or boards of public
works upon condition of the adoption Of loyal
organizations Of directors Cash sales Of railroad
equipments, to the amount Of So 400 939. SO are re-
ported and credit sales of $7,444 07322 upon the
latter. There have been paid, principal and inter
est $4,000. 65S.1S, leaving due to the United
States, June Both, 1866, principal and interest,
$6,570, 07405
The Military Telegraph, which attained an extent
OF 154S9 miles of line constructed during the pc
Rod of hostilities, with total expenditure of
So 2l9, 400 during the war, and 1867 637 during the
last fiscal year, has been discontinued the material
sold and disposed of, and the employees discharged
only few confidential operators being stiretained
for cypher correspondence with commanders of
important districts.
General hospitals, hospital transports and rail
road trains, ambulance corps, and a number Of
medical purveying departments have been dis
pensed with, and all perishable articles, of medical
and hospital supplies in of the requirements
of peace establishment have been disposed of at
public sales at advantageous rates and the reserved
supplies concentrated atfive depots. The proceeds
of old or surplus medical and hospital property
amount to s., 044. 2o1 50