Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29

Number of Regiments and Companies
Stationed i'm Each Of the Several Mill
tary Departments.
Correspondence New York Tribune

The official statement prepared at
the war department showing the dispo-
sition of the army of the United States
on Saturday, August II, differs widely
from any statements of that character
issued for several years past. Instead
of fourteen companies of artillery, one
regiment and nine companies Of infan-
try In the department of the south, as
was the case only Il few months ago,
there are now only six companies of
artillery and two companies of infantry
III that department, which is composed
of the states of North and South Car
DINA, Georgia. Florida, and SO much of
Kentucky and Tennessee as lies east
of the Tennessee river. 1t is under the
command of Brevet Brighten. J. III.
Ruger, whose headquarters are at At
lanta, Ga. Instead of three regiments
of infantry in the Department of the
Gulf, as was the case in March last,
there are now only two companies of in
fantry in that department, which is
composed of the states of louisiana
Arkansas Mississippi, Alabama, and the
parts of Kentucky and Tennessee lying
west of the Tennessee river. The COM
handing officer is Brig .-Gen. G.. G. Au-
CUR, whose headquarters are at New
Orleans. In the New England states,
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Indiana, and the District of Columbia,
there are three regiments and seven
companies of artillery, two regiments
and sixteen companies of infantry.
Most of these troops are located in
Pennsylvania and Maryland, but very
few being in New England The force
in these states has been increased dur
ing the past few weeks to the extent of
more than regiment of artillery, two
full regiments and eleven companies of
infantry The states above named, to-
gether with the departments of the
Gulf and the South, constitute the mill
tary division of the Atlantic. the whole
under the command Of Gen. w. S.
Hancock, the senior Major-General in
the army, whose headquarters are in
New York City
The next largest force is in the de-
partment of Columbia, under command
of Brighten. @. O. Howard, who has
seven companies of cavalry, five of
artillery, and two regiments of infantry.
Of this force, five companies of cavalry,
three of artillery, and three of infantry
belong to the department Of California;
and two other companies of infantry
belong to the department of Arizona,
but are temporarily serving with gener-
al Howard in his operations against hos
tile Indians in Idaho. The departm
of Columbia is composed of the state
of Oregon and the territories of Wash
ington, Idaho, and Alaska, except so
much of Idaho as lies east of line
formed by the extension of the western
boundary of Utah to the northeastern
boundary of Idaho, embracing the post
of Fort Hall. In the department OF
California, under Mai Gen Mcdowell,
who commands that department, as
well as the military division of the
Pacific, there are five companies OF
cavalry. six companies of artillery, and
seven companies of infantry. This de
partment is composed of the State OF
Nevada and SO much of California as
lies north of line from the northwest
corner of Arizona Territory to Point
Conception, California. The headquart-
ers are at San Francisco. In the Depart
ment of Arizona, under command OF
Brevet Major-Gen. A Y. Kantz, whose
headquarters are at Prescott, Arizona,
there is one full regiment of cavalry
one regiment and three companies OF
infantry. The Departments of Column
bia, California, and Arizona constitute
the Military Division of the Pacific
commanded by Major-Gen. Mcdowell
who also commanded the Department
of California
In the Department of the Missouri
commanded by Brighten. John Pope
there are two regiments of cavalry and
four of infantry This Department is
composed of the States of Missouri
Kansas, Illinois, and Colorado, the Ter.
ritory of New Mexico, Indian Territory
and the post of Fort Elliott, Texas. The
headquarters are at Fort Leayenworth
Kansas. In the Department of Dakota
under command Of Brig. -Gen. A. III.
Terry, there are one regiment and four
companies of cavalry and seven regi
ments of infantry This Department is
the Territories of Dakota and Montana
The headquarters are at st. Paul, Mimi
In the Department of Texas, under
command of Brighten. 0. G. Ord, there
are two regiments of cavalry and three
of infantry The Department is com
posed of the State of Texas, except the
post of Fort Elliott, and the headquar
tiers are at San Antonio. The large
force in the department is for the pur
pose of suppressing raids from Mexico
across the Rio Grande. In the Depart
ment of the Platte, under Brig. Gen
George Crook, there are two regiment
and eight companies of cavalry, ant
three regiments of infantry. This De
partment is composed of the States o
Iowa and Nebraska, the Territories 0
Utah and Wyoming, and SO much of tht
Territory of Idaho as lies east of a line
formed by the extension of the western
boundary of Utah to the northeastern
boundary of Idaho, embracing the pos
of Fort Hall, Idaho The headquarters
are at Omaha, Neb. The Departments
of Missouri, Dakota, Texas, and the
Platte constitute the Military Division @
the Missouri, under the command O.
Lieut.-Gen Sheridan whose headouart
GRO at Cnicaoo