The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-12-06


Twenty-Five regiments Of infantry-officers, -''
Besides which there are retired as non-oom- ~
misslonec! staff unattached to regiments,
MILITARY Academy recruits, unassigned In
9lan scouts and prison guards, amount
=, ing 70 1,5U
SaenM corps. ............................ AN
And General United States Army by act Of ~
OongtesS' ''..-........ ..................... !
Aggregating officers and men. ....... :. M,5Ol
VI this number the force available for war is
regiments, amounting to 2O,661 officers and
men, to which should be added eleven general
officers and the officers of the general staff
serving with them, together with $40 Indian
scouts.
For convenience of administration, and to
fix responsibility, the country is divided into
ten Military Departments, each of which is
commanded by a Brigadfer-General or the
senior Colonel serving In the department, es-
pecially empowered by the President of the
grouped into three geographical divisions com
manded by the Lieutenant General and by two
OF the Major Generals. There is also the De-
partment OF West Point, commanded by Maj
Gen. Schofcld, which is somewhat exceptional
In its nature, designed to give due importance
handing General thereof with power to exer-
else all the functions necessary to insure per-
feet discipline and thorough administration.
Each Division and Department Commander
has made an annual report, accompanied by
similar reports from bis several staff officers,
but as these latter are very voluminous, have
taken the liberty to segregate for printing only
such as are necessary to illustrate the princi-
pal points, leaving the original manuscripts on
file with the Adiutant-G General for reference
when needed.
The Military Division of the Missouri, Lieut.
Gen. Sheridan commanding, embraces the De-
partments of Dakota, Platte, Missouri and
Texas, commanded respectively by Brig. -Gens.
Terry, Crook, Pope and Ord.
The Military Division of the Atlantic, Mall
zen. Hancock commanding, embraces the De-
partments of the East, South and Gulf, COM
manded by himself, by Col. +. II. Rogers, and
BRIG. Gen. Augur respectively.
The Military Division of the Pacific, Maj
Gen. Mcdowell commanding, embraces the
Departments of Columbia, California and
Arizona, commanded by Brig. Gen. Howard
and Col. A. V. Kautz.
officers in charge of Military Divisions and De-
partments, the General, reviewing such re-
ports, geographically and not in order of rank,
says: "Gen. HancOck's command embraces
substantially all country east of the Missis-
sfppi bordering the Northern lakes, the At.
lantic and gulf coasts, including the many
forts long since built in the interest of COM
merce. During the past summer he was COM
PEELED to abandon most of them to use troops
in protecting property against rioters, full
account of which is embraced in his report
Happily these disorders have ceased, and the
troops have been returned to their proper
posts, except the Second and Third Regiments
of infantry, which have been detached to the
Indian frontier.
"Gen. Sheridan's command embraces sub
stantially the vast territory west of the Missis-
sippi to and including the Rocky Mountains
from the Canadian line to the Mexican 'front.'
Ter, containing the great majority of the no.
madic and hostile Indians of the country,
complicated also by troubles always incident
to a foreign border North and South. This
territory is divided into four departments,
commanded by Gems. Terry, Crook, Pope and
Ord. The reports of all these officers are SO
full and complete that ! can add nothing but
compliments to them and their subordinates
for courage. skill and cheerful performance of
hard duty, which merit substantial recognition
at the hands of the Government.
d" Gen. MeDOwell's division embraces the
States and Territories bordering on the Pacific
Ocean. His report, with those of the Depart
ments of Columbia and Arizona, contains all
material facts. The Indians of that region
have been gradually assembled, by tribes and
families, on small reservations wide apart,
and by reason of the natural antagonism of
the races the troops have been subdvided into
small detacAments, occupying points near OF
on those reservations. The settlement of the
rapid. and. in consequence, frequent wars. for
eyamnle the Rouue River War. in 1S54-5:
Stentpe's War in 1857: Wrieht's' in ISIS: the
Modoc War, in 1871, and The Sez Perces in
Attaches and other tribes of Arizona. which
We inherited from Mexico and which we still
at this very moment continue"
The report embraces considerable space with
reference to the recent war with the Nez
Perces, its origin, progress, ETC., the details Of
wen; a,u,h Sae ~ .G Mus ~ eum.;u
na,ee nave "een SUBSTANTIALLY fei"'eu Ill ''lious
ie ~. u.~a,, ,,,o,,o,or4, ..o ,,.,;,.a =.
oo"s;d.rab,o ienoth and Con Sbernam 1 savs .. .
roons;,o ~ ~, u nf th ioSrs
sa fa.ie, .ae ~, nd s,h.; u .ilg auos,
nR h;e nraEaand az" ha,,.r ~ var,
,,,a,, nf 4bo rn,,ta ,,or Ia ,aasd na
,n.,.; " nc nr"ot 5;,o,,,t ~ nc asSe anu
for men and horses IN thaf mopnt.;n rea;on ION
t. - S;,,in ;ra,,osshI ' fHr ;ofo,,tn,n I'LL.
csvslrv with their sn@,e horses ~ over take
inG;a,ys' wh. dr;vn aInGr horS fro,
trad h, w4 - e nn a,oms from
,,re .n ~ tSa an,,ntr 4bosa a.
A. anG ~ h;d -; ~. 90 SSoo .....
rs,res ayS danse uoods r., 'rb;ot, ths+ onOtr,
ahnnnSs s and able with a small rear " ~,,ard ~
hold at hbav anv nnmher in nmrsnit Who often
for miles. must follow trailsin single file Han.
neninr to he in Wnntana at the time and npt
Wishing n comnI;cate matters Nv exarc;s;n" inc
"nv c1Smmand arcent 70 aSs;st uHore ,,nss;hIa
7 gave nm nv cavalry escort which T had
hrSnrht nm from Tcnone River and was
nleased tn learn that r. xas IF material ass;st'
anca to Con- Hnward ~ a. Gama. ~, tho o1th ~
Amoust ); ~ o"""S' VII '''0 'o'A ~
FoIiow;no the details of tbis War tho Con.
eral. reaching the surrender Of Josenh saws Of
the firht immediately nrecedinr r.. y
g TRe result wac c0ppniete ri, Tho cont,r.
brave INIT danoerons hotlv If Indians The
Indians in this frht lost in killed six Of their
leading Chiefs and twenty-eve warriors with
forty-six wounded. Col. Miles reports his loss
at two officers and twenty men killed. and
names Of ali If whom have already been NH nh
lished. Gen. Howard. with small escort ar.
rived on the field a short time before the s,,r-
"Of course Col. Miles and his officers and
men are entitled ELIZA 70 al honor and praise Tor
, .,JnL oaRs, snI ~. anu euccessluI wolk