The New York herald., 1876-08-17


A glance at the following statement OF tho actual
distribution of the regular army IN the eleven recon-
struced Southern States will tell a different story
Within their terrrtory-he limits IL will be remcm-
bcred, OF the rebel confcderacy-,hc United Stntcs
military establishment at the present writing comprises
i3s companies OF soldiers, divided between the three
arms Of the service follows
Companies OF infantry 92
Ca 'o VI ~ 'Hc,y ~
Total. lSS
FROM this showing, exhibit OF tho so-caled
occupation OF the South" should be deducted pretty
much the whole force OF artillery which is stationed
along the seaboaxd from Fortress Monroe Fort Barran
cas- aud would practically be stationed II tho late
rebellion had never taken place II is a suggestive
iact, however, in this connection, that the
nrtillerymsn are distributed chiefly TO the
peaceful and quiet seacoast region Of vir
ginia North and South Carolina and Florida, where
the policy Of reconstruction as interpreted by the re
publican party, has not been disturbed by domestic
violence, while the infantry soldiers. who usually
would share these posts with the artillery men,
centrated in such States South Carolina Mississippi
Louisiana. Alabama and Georgia, where the White
Liners and other sympa,hzers with the enemies Of the
radicals, or
REPUBLICANS, 'hosr CoSGREuArR"
From this total should also deduct the twenty
companies OF cavalry who stationed exclusively
within The limits OF Texas chiefly along the line Of tho
Rio Grande and who, confessedly, exert little
1uence whatever IN the plan policy of occupation Of
the South, their services being devoted the pro.ec
ton Of the border from Mexican gucrias
and the frontier from depredati.ns OF the
Indians. IL Is also fair TO make allowance
for the large infantry force stationed in Texas
comprising forty five companies in all who arc nrgey
engaged assisting tho cavalry In watching and pro-
tcct,ug the border and frontier although Ques-
tion whether withouta poIcy OF occupation this force
OF cavalry and infantry in Texas would DO man-
taincd at It's present size. With all these
allowances It will bc quito apparent from
inspection Of tho statement below that armed
force of fully five regiments OF infantry and
regiment Of cavalry Is now doing service in pre-
serving pencc in the south. How much Of this force
could be spared to help Generals Crook and Terry aud
how spnringy the military posts the South have
been stripped to reinforce them matters TO- the
public form their opinions about Tho distribu-
OF troops by companies in each State Is iol-
lows
cavalry.
Louisana-l2 compan ies of infantry.
sissppi-l0 companies Of infantry.
South Carolina-S companies OF infantry and com.
panies OF artillery
-floriua-S companies or artillery.
Georgia. companies OF infantry and company OF
artillery.
Alabaua-5 companies Of infantry
Virginia D companies Of artillery.
North Carolina companies of artillery.
Tcnncssee-3 companies OF infantry.
Arkansas-2 companies OF infantry.
Total, 1873 companies
General Sherman stated beor committee Of Con-
gress recently that the companies averaged only about
nfiy men,
Ine location of the troops in detail each State Is
shown the statement, the eleven States
being given in alphabetical order
Moble-Comp,ny K Second infantry
Huptsvile-l ompany G, seco d infantry.
Livln2ston-Company A, Second infantry.
Mount Vernon nBarracks-Companies and G, Second
infantry.
ARKANSAS.
Ihtlo Rock-Company T., Thirteenth Infantry, and
Company 9, Sixteenth infantry.
FLORIDA.
St. Acknowledgements and K, fifth artillery
Fort tBarFancas-Companies u, l, and NJ, Fifth ar.
tilery.
Fort Brookc-Companes and II, Fifth artillery.
GEORGIA
savannah-Company ID, Finh artillery.
Atianta-Companies B, u, 4, aud !, Second in
fantry, anu companies and f, Eighteenth infantry.
LOUISIANA.
New Orlcans-Companies u and +, Thirteenth In
fantry
Baton Rougc-Companies and X, TnIrd Infantry.
shreveport-Company sixteenth infantry
Nstchitoches-Company H. Third Infantry
Cousnatta-Compapy q, Third Infantry
Bayou Sara-Company B, Thirteenth infantry.
Clnton-Company c, rhir.een.h infantry.
Pinsvlile-Compancs . and I, Third infantry.
MISSISSIPPI
Vcksburg--Com panics A aud j, Thirteenth Infantry
Port Gibson--Company II, Thrtccnth Infantry.
Jsckson-Companes Is and II, Sixteenth infantry.
McComb City-Company +, Third iuIantry.
Holly Sprngs-Companies and Third infantry
and q and Thirteenth infantry.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Raleigh-Companes ID and h, Second artillery
Fort Macon-Company H. Second artillery.
Fort Johnson--Conpany NJ, second artillery
SOUTH CAROLINA.
and E,Hh
Columba-Companies b. c, G and II, Eighteenth In.
fantry.
Aiken--Companies and l, Eighteenth infantry.
Gresnviile-Company X, Eishtesnsh infantry.
TEyxLssEE.
Nashve-Companies and +, sixteenth infantry
Cha,tanooga-Vompany G, Sixteenth infantry.
TEXAS.
San Antonio-Companv ID, Tenth infantry
Fort Bliss-Company G. Twenty fifth infantry
Fort Brown-Companies o. d, II, l aud L, Eigth cav.
ary: Companies & and D. Eleventh Infantry and Con-.
pan,es Il aud II. Twenty fourth Infonsry.
Fort Concho-Companies A, d, +, g, and l.. Tenth
cavalry Company A, Tenth infantry, and Company IL,
Eleventh infantry.
Fort CIark-Companies and F, Eighth cavalry. and
Companies G and X, Tenth Infantry.
Fort pavls-company H. rents cavalry, and compa.
MES \, Y, II, ana X, twenty nfth infsntry
Fort Duncan-Company X, Eignth cavalry; Company
II. Tenth infantry, and companies ID and y, Twenty
Fort Eliiost-Companies B and f, Fourth cavalry,
and Companies and "a, Ninetccnth infantry.
Fort GrlnnrComPanes ana Z, Tenth cavalry;
A. + and q, Eleventh infantry.
Fort acknowledgements A and B, Twenty fourth
infantry.
Fort acknowledgements c and x, Tensh cavalry,
and Companies b. G. Il. Y and I, Tenth infantry.
Fort Qu,man-COmpany b, Twenty -ffth Infantry.
Fort Richardson-Companies B, and X, Eleventh
ininntry.
Fort Stockton-Comrany N, Tenth cavalry, and Com
panies q, ID aud y, Twenty fifth infantry.
Ringgold Barracks-Companics A, II, q and NJ Eighth
cavalry Company |. Eleventh infantry, and Companies
Z, 6, and X, Twenty fourth infantry
Fortress Momroe--Company g, First artillery; CON-
pany X, second artillery; Company A, Third artillery
Company Fourth artillery Company c, Fifsh arsiI
lery,
ANOTHER SOUTHERN OUTRAGE.
MEN IN TRxAS.