Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-01-21


II That officers Of Grants array, al
ter witnessing the terrible hAVo
made in their ranks by ths small
foses oppressed 10 them At d. vii
derness. spottsyivania Q. It., an'
at Cold Hsrbor, should overe, imAiI
the strength OF that force, u not 4
be wondered at, BAT whom IN rsrai
/ Of Mr.. Edwin VI. Stanton, the usi
ted States Secretary Of war, n adj
at the opening session OF Coogres'
for the teny 1866 10 critieh 9 sE
amined, IL will be regarded 9 mosI
surprising that General iiajeau
should have committed suel gres'
blanfers IN rega1d 10 tho Strength
Of Grants army. Ia order TO ca,
pose those blundsrs, and TO enable
you TO verify tho extracts which :
shall make irom Mr.. Stanton = re-
port. send you an of'ieial copy q
that report printed under 'ha Az
thority Of the United States Ccu'
greks.
On page 3rd OF his rcpor', ~
Stanton says:-
"The national forces engai Dd IN
the Spring campaign Of lsdi were
organized as armies or dist "bBir,.
in military departments. as follows;
"The Army Of the Potomsc, com
manded by Major-Gencrnl nor3e,
whose headquarters were on the
north side Of tho Rapidan. Thls
army was confronted by tho rebel
army Of Northern Virginia, stu.
toned on tho south side OF tho Rapi.
dan, under General Robert II. Leo.
"The 9th corps, under Major. Con
eral Burnside, wss, at tho tQcHing
Of tho campaign, q distinct orgaai-
Eation, but on tho 24th Of May, 1861,
it was incorporated into the Army
Of tho Potomac.
"Tho Army Of tho Jamcs was
commanded by Msjor-Gen'l Batter,
whose headquarters wsre at For
trcss Monroe.
"The headquarters Of the Army
Of the Shenandoah, commanded by
Major General Sigol, were ~ Win
chester" 1T 10 not necessary to
mention the other armies for my
purpose.]
On pages 9th and 9th Of his ro.
port Mr.. Stanton Gays:
"Oficial reports show tha; on the
1st Of May, 1864, tho aggregate
military force of all arms, officers
and mon, was nine hundred and
seventy thousand soven hnndsod
and ten, to-wit:
Available force present for duty, .,et2,045
On detached service in tho differ.
ent military ydspartments,.m..nl09i 649
In field hospitals, or unit for Duty. a, ,266
In general hospitals, or on sick
leave at home, ms,....."".......... fo,9'o
Absent on furlough, or as prison
ers OF war,.."..........s ."s'... oo,Zsu
Absent without lesve,... "..."n". l5,4s3
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Grand sggregats,."."....". 970,flO
"The aggregate available force
prUsvnv rvf duty May 1, 1eof, was
distributed in the differenG com.
mands as follows:
department Of Washington..... 4o,I2s
n6-Army of the Potomac........ l2o,3SO
department Of Virginia and N.
Carolina. .......................... so, l39
Department Of the South..........., iSlG5
Department Of the Gulf............ 6l ,s66
Department Of Arkansas .......". 1856
Department Of the Tennessee..,.. ANA
Department Of the Missouri...... 1910
Department Of the Northwestern. 5,295
Department Of Ksnsas.............. 4,79s
Headquarters military division OF
the Mississippi....".-....... A78
Department Of tho Cumberland. ll9,9s8
Department Of the Ohio.."...... 35,4l6
Northern Departmeut............. e,546
department Of West Virginia.. 30,7S2
Department Of the EAst........... 2,s2a
Department of the Susquehsnns 8,e70
sMiddle Departmsnt."......... 5,627
~Ninth army corps. ............. 20,730
Department Of New Msxico..... 3,454
Department Of tho Pscihe.."..... 6,i4l
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662,346
Mr.. Stanton In this sthtcInsnt no
ooupt. for ali thu axtra du,v tnsn