The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-07
TIE GERMAN ARMY.
Interesting Details of Ats Organization
and Equipment.

The German standing army for 1873, accord
ing to an official announcement, will be COM
posed of 40l,7OO men, 1900 officers, 94, 800
horses and 170O surgeons. The Prusian por-
tion of this force will consist OF ll3 infantry
regiments, comprising 65s5 officers, 1883
aub officers. Tat bandsmen, 4206 artisans add
l67.204 prlvates, making total of 204,s75. In
addition to these, there are 6S5 surgeons, 344
paymasters, 343 armorers and 320e horses.
There are, also, nine Saxon, two Necklen-
burg, eight Wurtemburg and sixteea BaVa'
rian infantry regiments. The yagers, VolCi-
geurs aud chasseurs are to be MADE up OF
thirteen Prussian regiments, two Saxon regl-
ments and one Meckfenburg regiment and
Bsyarlan battalions, forming total Of
l4,765 men. The cavalry regiments OF Inc
German army are to be SO In number, OF
which Il are assigned to Prussia. These SO
cavalry regiments are to be composed oi 6o,-
274 officers and men, 3l3 surgeons, 94 pay
masters, 534 veterinary surgeons, and 50
armorers. The field artillery will muster 2l
regiments, 30,269 officers and men, aud IA 1878
horses; the siege artillery l6 regiments, and
1870 officers and men. There will also be IL
battalions of engineers. composed of 7476 off.
GERS and men, and 1s battalions OF train
guards, composed of 4l7O officers and men,
General Hazen, who has recently published
a book on the subject, had ample opportunity
tor minute observation of the peculiar charac-
terand discipline of the Prussian army, on
which subject he has presented copious
series of notes, that furnish lively idea of the
military interior. The following is his de-
scription of the dress and appearance OF
PRUss1AN SOLDIERS.
The Prussian soldier ready for marching
looks very much like our own under the same
circumstances. The uniform being similar, ana ana
the equipments not differing materially. his
oyerc0at is made into q long slender roll, and
sluns on the left shoulder, the two ends COM
ing together, and being fastened on the right
hip. His haversack Of coarse white linen,
and glass canteen covered with leatner, are
slung frod his right shoulder. Around the
flask are buckled TWO broad straps, used In
peace to cover the sights of the gun. He
wears no shoulder.belts, but ppe-clayed
waist-belt, on which are slipped two cartridge
boxes OF black leather, carried on either Side,
each box holding twenty cartridges.
The knapsack Is Of calfskin, tanned with
The hair on, and is slung By two pipe-clayed
leather straps hooked TO the waistbe.: In front
and then passing over the shoulders. Two
abort STRAPS attached to these In front pass
hack under the armpits, and are fastened to
the knapsack. The knapsack is made to keep
its shape by light wooden frame, and the
leather is filnttanned, or stretched over TINS
frame while green. On each and outside is
deep box, In which is carried case OIL twen-
ty cartridges. Within are one Shirt OF Wnlte
flannel, one pair of drawers, one pair OF drlii
1roHsers, short jacket, one pair OF boots, anu
the cleaning and toilet kit, consisting OF 1oar
or FIVE brushes for the clothes, hair, teeth,
gun, blacking and polishing; then Do4 Oh
pumice-sIone, bottle OF sweet Oil, ana tue
usual quantity of old greasy rags tor cleaning.
In addition to this, the soldier carries Wrlt-
ing material and roll Of bandages. On top
OF his knapsack is strapped galvanized iron
NOT. holding about three quarts, with Tight
fittinp cover, which js used separately for
cooking. Within the knapsack, slipped into
little loops, are spoon, knife, fork, comb and
small mirror. The latter does not seem TO be
reonired, but is permitted. In his ne. 'ersack
IA carried whatever may be the 1000 1or tne
iay- He wears single-breasted lrock coat ol
hlne cloth with red faci6gs, very oark gray
nantaloons. short top-boots, and no stockings;
He wears on his waist-belt strong sword
fifteen inches long, which he can use ior de- a-
fence. and for cutting wood, or material lor
.fasclnes or gaboDs. Hls gun IS unournisnee' saS
40 that it NAV not attract the enemy oy nasn-
ing In the sun, and is pretty well coatea Wlan
grease. He carries no blanket, OUT hopes aI
night to find some straw TOR his Ded. nc "eais