The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-16
GLN.W.T. MANS REPORT
,.. rrc.cnt Available Strength OF the Army
%. .eoi. aud the whole Number of Omeers
"a, Nrn st.JOi Gen. sheridan Wants
"a ooo urn Ncxican Border Troubles.

~, a., .tJOi-Gen sheridan Wants
10000 ucn Mcx,can Border TROUBLED.
WASHINGTON. Nov. Is The General OF the
,,uv Ma. submitted his annual report 10 the
S,.r',,r, ~ War. Gen. sherman says that the
",,,,~n ,r ID. tlal strength II the army up to
nj ~ ls77. shows that at that date the regular
,,nv w. Imposed of: General officers. II
rnnor,l- staff Yflrors. jGG hospital stewards ls6
Spsi,,rhaN Ilion. i9g; ordnance. enlisted mon,
slG.,nli-'el men II stan corps. 73l. Ten rcgi-
mont. II ,a,airy-Oniccrs 43D; enlisted mon.
,all cavalry. = $50. Five regiments of artil-
nry-Oni..rs. PSI. enlisted men. 2.32l; artl-
l,ry.2 2o0i twenty-five regiments of infantry
ONi.r-. 50. enlisted men. SITS; infantry.
p65i T. -ll. - which there are r ported as nom
c.mni-- nnHd staff unattached ~ regiments.
Military academy recruits unassigned Indian
scouts ii.i prison guards amounting to 1.s77
mon: Sefpl Corps. iOi, retired Officers. SOL;
and captain United States Army ly act Of Con-
gro-- t. The a-srog gate of officers AMI men Is
.liil OF which tho force available for war
naieupuf th' cavalry. artillery. AMI infantry
roenru'- amounts to 2o.GN cli'ors and men.
g. wli.h should hc added If general officers
nnl fhe n2l Is of the general stHf serving
wlh'h.m. W IN $40 Indian scouts
T.r ny,vi .r'o - administration. and to fix
responsibility. the country is divided into ton
military departments each Of which s GONE
nanl,l %, "a Brigadicr-G neral or hy the
senior Colonel serving in thr department cS-
pncally empowered by the President These
departments are then grouped into threc geo.
graphical divisions. commanded b, the Lieu
guant General ami 10y two Of the Mnior-Gonc-
rals. There is also the Department ~ N"-t
Point commanded 10y Maior-Grn. S'hohcM,
ghirh is somewhat exceptional in it, nature.
designed to give due Importance To- the Mill
4
az d" -, .i.,.' u ,,,
- i,-,,r, nort.,t dis .ipliue
AMI thorough administration.
M. vu.,1ry p,yi.,or II IN. Missouri Iiout.-
An Sh.ri.iYn ,nrtnuulinr .inira ..s the Do
rartmon,. If Dakota. Platte M'--,uri. and
-.,o,nfnrn led rosp p...tiy, IS ly Brig Gems.
4 Ty Crooh P9Dr. ana orr ,,,.,i. Ma,
u,.' u,.,'',, thn F"sf llih t,l .,ulf: COM
na" 1,iir - s1e n, ~
h.,.- N.~i,!. .'sftt H.. p,.ie. -f,i Con
IT, VI WY 1.N 1.N 1Mi,N M 'l .t. n,'',r,
VI 'lHwcI COMM nilns, 't'Ii t" lli'' h'ldi
nani- .fihr Go umhia. Gallo mia. and Arroi 81;
r.ml.a T. l.'-'-ueh' $50" ny !i'''s' VI
an 'N .' a. .",. "a,.,,,,,.l .,,.u.. , e,.,.s ,,
charr. c'' ."'. .ns. ih' ''"wrrl says. Iha'
Ghn Han g CON. aani rIr' ~ IAN
tally uii r,uiiry "9st 9i tNn u --l--ippl', l"r,,
drriue tll Northern lUk.S, the St.uL> rNud tiulL
."'-'; ;n'iut.as m, many i'il' ,ons ~n,e
ne.t Simmer h. was fimp,ll al 'l.'ri N m, Il
OF them - U.s. trqols IN lr"i",i .n< pr '.riy
s. ro'm - nrpplN ny ..n r',,ir,i .i ~
an @ W. 'vYrS i,i' H. S i','i M .i,lu .il 81 81
snM pn l'' i1f',, vN',p, ~, IL t s'" ~ an" III
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s,to,,i,,, A., ~, i'' ,nilotvin, ,i,ro't fror Gn"
H'm.r y'., = ro,nr, NH'"r' ''''' WV"
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me 'an,' t'. l"'S ~ ~ t,e'dN.n, NJ lnt n'rina a
s '' s ,,o.t mp ftrnc, h, me- In tio HWY .ra@ '
situation o afi. within ne limit. uf M, DIVISION Ihc
se.rst.i 81. q. ioliow,
'1he ffy War directs ne 70 ~, NAT the Pres
6'i de .c' n iy undsI,,ani t.,d & ,,g l's % iu ,n
m.n u, ''' any 'M'"' a. "i''.n M @ ,.'' y, i,. d, W
iornin. NJ. ;i,.iac All iniorinatou w6,h ra, sri ,oa
eonccriis hns point within ,Nur N le ,,nt
from lsre an tg lis'iint r,iie, 'ouf ii..r, non To-
e1a ihni J., p",,l.le s " taln M 'h" ,, iaM ~ -
sr'a,N 9m,in,l my a. ,'i ,. m nv, ,,
l,sr,c,,,d .Straarinirs y :, e, mont iur
IL. urta,t i.w yrtr. in,rr wtie aii, i'in'irv .a.
ton' anA organization, IN ny command ',rr which /
Pn TO wi,h IL, s.rr..on siou, % a'n he rscrdias
g.. BsfrarS. o4o the taou. s,.cni. Ihich wa
not tmnnorse Win thcrmai rial ami -arisons A. we'll
:, ur inicIcni,nt depoi- q ne Qnarrrmm.tr'- and
hceai psarrnent- The dnte; t'1iif.i Of me- me could
o. h,s' ".h rp,iH "I",l, W W ' W . . ,,,' M,
, m ' cn,p.I 'l' W ' +, u" a. sutee..ai '. Nout t,at