The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-07
OUR MILITARY.
Annual Report of the General oI the
Aymy

lhc aggregated force Of the army
now consist Of 25,33l men, all OF whom
are actively employed, rs though war cx-
istcd, BY the subdivision of territory,
every foot Of the country is under the
supervision Of Il general officer, near at
hand, with part Of the army proper
toned to the supposed necessity to
maintain order and peace whereby the
settlement of the country may progress
and the civil officers be enabled to en-.
force the laws Of the United States On
the military division Of the Atlantic
there are no hostile Indians, but troops
have been actively employed aiding
United States mar,hals in enforcing the
revenue laws and in protecting the
weak against the prciudiccs OF the
strong in the frequent cases OF civil clcc-
tions, These duties call for the highest
qualities Of iirmncS, and prudence, and
| am sure the behavior of the troops in
every instance has commanded the
respect OF all men. The care
and preservation Of the public
property and sea coast forts is
the chief duty Of troops The chici
military events Of the year have tran.
spircd in the military division Of Mis-
souri,, whore state OF actual war has
cNiStsd iormany years andstill continues
! am not yet in possession OF Glen, Shcri-
dams report, but in anticipation Of its
receipt will cndeaycr to give a corcsc
account OF some OF the chicI events rs
gathered from reports and letters received
during their progress. In the
DEPARTMENT OF THE GrLr
the troops under Gen. Augur have been
shifted from place to place in aid of the
civil authorities, under the same state
acts aS in the department Of the south,
with similar results, and have always
used their power with consumatc discrc-
tion and good Judgment. On the Texas
frontier, especially the Mexican border,
there has long existed an unsatisfactory
condition OF affairs Civil war has cN-
listed on the bordcrot the Mexican states,
and each faction ha- at times sought an
asylum on This side Of the Rio tmndc,
but from the letter, and reports OF Gen
cral ord there seem, to be an organized
system Of robbing by small bands Of
Mcxicans and Indians, who eros, to the
Texas SIDE ana commit murders, steal
horses, cattle, etc, and escape back
with their stolen property to the other
side, where they are comparatively safe
from punishment and the pursuit Of our
troops whorarcly hear Of the raid until it
Is 100 Ittc 70 intercept IT.. bcIieVc no
one NuPposrs the AUTHORITIES OF the ma
'ioila government ol McNiro can De
| PrlNy TO inns hr'aNouS business, ana II
Is Frobao,y carried on IN spite OF the net
Irf people on poin Sid'S oi inc Dorder.
lN'r' are no" IN ltAa' IWo r'%lh'hi5 OF
caEaiIy-IiHH cIE"Ul al',i lehlh-WII'h
VIII ne h!Icd up rs LaWdIy as possible to
'Ile maximum standard ais" i"Ur regi-
menus OF Ihahtry, tch'I second io"r'I
ana MIN, whlrh afc necessarily very
small "hatr the 'Alsllng iaWS. sun
nope WIN increased a'I'Fi'N, 'hr"c
troop? VIII SIiIlce TO project lll' U"fI'r
from lncurSlohS, Whlch discourage settle
mcnt ana arc otherwise very irritating
ana demoraIlHng' IN the
DEPARTMENT or MISSOURI
the Indians OF New Mexico have been re-
markably good, and the Kiowas, Com
anchcs ChcycnncS and Arapahocs, lo- |
Gated on the reservation at and near
Fort Sill, have been exceptionally quiet |
this summer though requiring for rea-
sonabc security t. the Kansas frontier |
pretty strong garri,ons at Fort sill FL |
lott, Dodge and supply, and small gar |
rjsous along the Arkansas river and |
Kansas Pacific railroad. The chiri |
events to which Gen. Sherman refer,
are those relating to war with the
Sioux, and after giving detailed
history concerning the late expeditions
AGAINST them, and the death Of Gus
ter with his command he also
| takes up the campaign Of Crook and
| Terry, and shows the work done by them,
and how Sitting Bull Slipped out with
thirty lodges Of his own special follow
,rs, during the retreat down Bad Route
creek and to have resumed his course
for Fort Peek, Oh British possessions.
Col. Miles reports his purpose to replcn-