The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-06
MILITARY NOTES.

Now that all the regiments composing the Ffra
division have been inspected 1t may not be ont d
place to cali the attention of General Mcuade to the
fact that section thirty OF the Military Code provides
that each regiment shall consist Of mot less than
eight battalion companies OF forty non-commis.
stoned officers aud privates," and that "whenever
any regiment shall fall below the number OF 500
non-commissioned oficers and privates such regf-
ment snail thereupon be designated as battalion"
&C., unless consolidated or disbanded. In circular
issued by the Inspector General, August ~ Il was
announced that at the inspections the numbers pre-
sent would be taken the basis OF the strength OF
regiments. Regiments were also required to inspect
at least 800 present. Applying the law and the rules
announced to the First and Second divisions, ie
10 evident that six regiments In the First
division and all but TWO OF the Second division
must be disposed Of The SIX regiments OF the First
division referred to ore the First Second, Fourth,
Ninth Fifty-nfth and Seventy ninth infantry. The
First infantry had present. so3; absent n; total
present and absent, $780, deduct commissioned obi.
GERS 49, which leaves non-commlssoned officers and
priyates 3A7 50 that. counting all present and ao-
sent, this regiment does not contain 1850 non-com-
Tne second infantry had present no; absent, 722
total present and absent S92; deduct commissioned
oncers, IS; total non-c0mmlssioned oincers anu
prvates 25I. BY the rule requiring 800 present TINS
regiment lacks $50 men, and fails, and u mas not
| 1850 non-colamissoned oilcers and PRIV ates."
Inc fOuftn uldutry 40, GoociiS, AoA,
in all, 234 There can be no question as to TINS regi-
Inent; II tails to meet either standard, anu - gone
/ past all hope.
! the Ninth infantry had present 29S only in all,
/ and fails the Fitty-ltn infantry had present 233
\ only In all and falls; the Seventy infantry had
\ present ZIG only, in all, and falls
All the remaining regiments OF the First division
| maintained their standing and are safe under the
law and rules Of the Inspector General. Now, Gen.
erai McQuade, at banquet the other day, said that
he would try ana strain point TO save Lhe Fourtii
regiment. Does the General not know that the mlil-
i fprv poln Cf
| terms are plain as language can make themf II
he strains point for the Fourth the other I'VE reg
Inents VINO are the same box have as good rlglt
TO cemency as I has There Is one thing certain, u
the code and the rules laid down by tile inspector
General himself are not carried out TO the let
| the sooner members or regiments understand lc
the better II regiment which has lost lis esprit az
corps ana takes interest whatever in It's own well
lare IN tat OF the brigade or division with winch
| 1t Is connected 10 to be declared IN aa
/ good standing as one that 10 untring In fte
1 efforts to keep its ranks full and Its discipline
! thorough the STATE militia, as servlceaole MILITARY
body, has seen III best days. ana may as wei be dls
banded at In the question OF consultation or
disarmament the previous history OF regiment ID
matter Of no Importance lit Is to be judged by If
present status, that and that alone should be the
| future welfare OF the whole militia Is wrapped up IN
| this question OF consolidation, ana II commando
| which do not work for the general good, ana do mol
come up TO the requirements or The law, are TO DC
retained as separate commands, through any mere
1 sentimental feeling, members or hard working
regiments Will know now to act in the future.
The following ta5ie will show the standing OF the
various regiments Of the First division at the late
inspection compared with their strength Of last
| year:-