The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-03

WASHINGTON, June 2, ls76

WASHINGTON, June 2, 1870
A few days ago Mr. Cox offered, but withdrew on
objection being made resolution calling upon the
Secretary Of War TO furnish The House with "a state
ment OF the number OF troops now stationed in the
States Of Virginia. North Carolina South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Arkansas Mississippi,
Louisiana and Texas, OF what arm OF service where
they are stationed and for what purpose, giving the
whole number and also the of the various rogi
and companies" As some political significance
appears DO attached to the distribution Of United
States troops in the States designated the information
desired by the gentleman from New York has been col
ected for the readers OF the HERALD and given below
The figures will be found TO approximate within cor
poral's guard OF the actual number of on the mus
ter rolls OF the twenty eight companies OF cavalry
twenty companies Of artillery and ninety three
companies OF Infantry in the southern Statcs Az "a
purpose for which they stationed their pres
posts, it may be characterized briefly Mexcans
Indians, whiskey and politics, all more or less crooked
The following is the statement detail Of troops IN
the Southern Statcs:-
The only regular troops in
VIRGINIA
are i've companies Of artillery at the Artillery School,
Fort Monroe--vz, OF The First artillery, OF the
Second 4 Of the Third, Of the Fourth and OF the
Fifth They number including field and stall officers
about 200 men, is well known, are assembled nj
Old Point Comfort for instruction in artillery science,
&c--n other words they are artlerymen learning "a
be artiliersts.
NORTH CAROLINA.
In North Carolina there about $50 soldiers, all Of
the Second artillery, stationed follows-Companes
d and AT Raleigh, Company at Morgantown CON-
psnies and L at Fort Macon and company at Fort
Johnston.
Between 500 and $50 troops in South Carolina
At Charleston tho headquarters and Companies
and r. OF the Fifth artillery and Company G, Second
tllcry The headquarters and Companies B, D, +, g,
and l, OF the Eighteenth infantry, at Columbia.
Company c. Eighteenth infantry, is at YorKvie, and
Company X, OF the same regiment at Greenvle
The headquarters and companies of the Second In.
fantry and one artillery company are IN Georgia They
stationed as follows:--At Savannah, Company d,
Fifth artillery at Atlanta headquarters and Companies
y, D, H and l. OF the Second infantry, and and f. OF
the Eighteenth infantry.
Three hundred officers and men Of tho Fifth artillery
are duty in Florida Companies and arc at Fort
Marion, ST. Augustinc Companies b. l. l. aud NJ are at
Besides the monstrous duty which ordinarily
falls to the lot Of artillery companies IN time Of peace,
the troops at Fort Marion have captive kiowa,
Comanche and Cheyenne Indian murdcrers to look
after.
In Alabama there are five companies-less than 200
men all tod-of the Second infantry; Company is AT
Livingston, at Huntsville, and at Mount Vernon
Barracks and X ut Mobile.
ARKANSAS
There about ninety United States troops in Ar
kansas, the force being limited to two companies of the
Sxteth Infantry &c and ~ stationed at Little Rock.
MISSISSIPPI
Five companies OF the Thirteenth infantry and two
Of the Sixteenth occupy four posts in Mssissippl-vx
Companies and thirteenth Infantry, At vicksburg;
Springs; Company II, thirteenth infantry At Fort Glib
son, and Companies b and II, Sixteenth infantry, at
Jackson. Total, about $50 officers and men.
LOUISIANA.
Tho whole Of the Third infantry and the headquarters
and five companies Of the Thirteenth infantry, making
louisiana In the city oil New Orleans the headquar.
tcrs and Companies and f. Thirteenth infantry,
posted and jackson Barracks stationed tho head
quarters and Companies A, y, and +, Third infantry
Companies and 4. Thirteenth Infantry are at Baton
Rongo Company b Thirteenth infantry at Bayou Sara;
Companies and l. Third infantry, at PineviIle Com
pany H. Third infantry, at Natchitoches; Company d.
Third infantry, at ST. Martnsvillc; Company G, Third
infantry at Coushatta and Company X Third infantry,
at Shreveport
Nearly one fifth Of the entire cavalry and infantry
force OF the United States is Texas with eye
the Mexicans and the other the Indians The Texan
posts being nearly all forts look formidable on paper
These Fort Brown, garrlsoned by Companies G, d,
II, and L, Eighth cavalry; g D and !, Eleventh in
tantry and the headquarters and Companies and H,
Twenty fifth infantry Fort Clark headquarters and
Company y, Eighth cavalry, and G and X, Tenth in
D. II O. and L. Tenth cavalry; A. Tenth infantry, and
H. Eleventh infantry; Fort Duncan Company X, Eighth
cavalry II, Tenth infantry and and Twenty-ourth
infantry; Fort Davis, Company II, Tenth cavalry,
headquarters and Companies d. +, H. and X, Twcuty-
NTH infantry; Fort Elliott, Companies ,, and 9.
Fort Griffin Companies b and Il, Tenth cavalry, and A,
FandG Eleventh Infantry; Fort McKave.t, Companies
c and X. Tenth cavalry, and headquarters and Com.
paucs B. Q, Il, + and l. Tenth infantry; Fort Mcintosh,
Companies A and B. Twenty fourth infantry; Fort
Quitman, Company B, Twcnty-ffth infantry; Fort
Richardson. headquarters and Companies b. K and X,
Eleventh infantry; Ringgold Barracks, Companies
A, 4, G and NJ, Eighth cavalry. and Q, G. and X,
Twenty fourth infantry; Fort Stockton, Company NJ,
Tenth cavalry. and Companies A, and +, Twenty fifth
infantry; San Antonio, Company D, Tenth infantry;
on the scout, Company +, Eighth cavalry. the regi.
and companies above designated will aggregate
about 800 officers and men, present or accounted
for"
REHABILITATION.
Virginia, five companies artillery. ......... 200
North Caroline, SIX companies artillery. $50
South Carolina, three companies artillery, eight
companies infantry. 900
Georgia, one company artillery, six companies
infantry. az
Florida eight companies artillery. ............ 800
Alabama i've companies infantry. 200
Arkansas two companies infantry .............. 90
Mississippi seven companies infantry .......... $50
Louisiana, fifteen companies infantry. .......... $50
panes infantry $500
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