The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-04
military MATTERS
Having, in This Case, immediate
Reference tc The Headquarters
of The Division Of The
Missouri.
And if Removed From Chicago, will
They Come to Fort Leaven-
worth =?
Which They Most AssuredIy Should,
as That is Certainly the Very
Best Location.
The Plan of Making That Post a
General Military Rendezvous
aGood One.
WILL snERIp.x rnAyEL !?

man tO this effect: BY direction Oi the pres
dent, the GepaTifn ~, Of the SDgtn and LG.l
are consolidated under the name Of depart.
ment Of the sCutH, brig. Gen. q. {. Au-EF
commanding, TO take ,I-CJ Jolly J. 4s.o- and
all the records Will be sent 90 the new mead
quarters hereafter 10 be selected ana aunDUrc-
ed. By the terms Of section Of the arm y sp-
preparation bill. approved June lHr l,.n. the
u.-tdq quarters -! all divisions and department
Will be moved to some fort or barracks the
property Oi the UnireI Stsre~, by or before
-. Isl of July next. BY headquarters lS
III ant The commanding g.ne.al thereof to-
geth-r with all IhrsIaii officers personal and
general borne On his division aud depart
m-nI returns. Each commanding general
may select out of the posts, subject 20 his
command. place Tor hIS headquarters, and
report the same By telegraph for confirmation
to army headquarters. Mnen there exists,
in their judgment, 10 suitable place, the
commando ng generals may report their pref
ereuce and recommendation Tor the special
decision OF the Secretary OF War.
A Mo0TED QUESTION.
The question OF the removal Of General
SherlddD's headquarters, the headquarters of
the Division oi the Missouri, from Chicago,
where they are at present located, to some
post or barracks within the Division, i a
mooted one, and one which has engaged the
attention OF the General of the Army and
officers OF rank for some years past, and Ia
every single instance where the question has
been brought up, Fort LsaVenwo has occu-
pied attention and been the leading aud
iavored applicant. Besides being most
accessible and appropriate location, IL J.
decided y a favOTite with the army, aS Is am
ply evidenced from the fact thar II Is a fash.
lonable summer resort Tor
OFFICERS ON FURL0UGH
and for others who wish to spend a few of
the hotter months, and in many cases ii has
the decided preference of the seaside. With
out taking the latter fact into consideration,
IL is perhaps the most available post Ia the
country. IN times gone by, thousands Of
troops have been stationed there subject To
Immediate call in case they were needed. Al
a very small expense
BARRACKS COULD BE PROVIDED
for any number Of troops, and when required
they could be sent by rail TO any part OF The
country at the very shortest notice. Fort
Ieavenworth being situated almost in the
geographical center Of the cOntinent,-Fort
Riley being the exact ccnteT-and being a
point accessible in every way, point also
where food for the troops ana forage for the
horses could be provided at the very smallest
cost, no more available point could be Sc
Iecied, and in fact tins is conceded by the
highest military authorities.
CONCENTRATION
is the prevalent idea to-day, and what Chal-
ous is to France or AldeTshott is To England,
Fort LeaVenwOrth should be 10 the United
states. All the nations of the world have
their mi itary cent-rs, and If II l. deemed "A
necessity, In older countries, It would natur-
ally follow that IL should De a Necessity in
this. There are, for instance, several thOu>-
and troops scattered all over the country
where they are not needed, where, iI~iaci,
they oil great fis-llNs 10 ltlc COVER
and 1t has been the policy of the War ID part
ment for some time back 10 gradually GDol-
ISn
THESE UNNECESSARY POSTS
and serd their garrisOns to places needed.
Forts Harker and I.arned in tnIS state have
been abolished oI late, and the work Oferaui-
cation II still going on. General Pop-, per
haps one of the highest military authorities
ia this -country,so conceded ~ be,is Ia iaNor Of
the concentration Of troops, 80 lar a. II II pIic-
iicabie and the General " no has shown Bitt-
SELF Ia have practical ideas upon military
subjects generally, aims ." nave IN the
mol very tar futur'-, at least two REGIMENTS oi
Iroous stationed al ForJ LraV-nworIh Tor
THE MOST PRACTICAL REASONS,
io-wi': They would he aresS>ib when nco,l-
ri the cost Of maIuiaiu.E- chem wpItd be- /
absolutely less than ~ amy other place "a the
ruGulEy, as has Js-u uruUu>.i8ln#; they
" yaUid receive superior ils.lG.u- HaN.tui.--ts-
in the matter pi DEl. Al. P't'-.gs; wH.... -.Hi
dor Gu3-r tIDS" Inconvenience 4. .a-i
troops experience E-.ca s.s.,sy..t "a. frontier
posts: Ia fact they would have every aGEgu-
iase, and he a. none ui .Ha 9Iyst.'1g'> all
der VIII .rh Ihcy wuaii .sst ls;lllE laEn. n sta
TONED 1T posts .ui.Lrr I.Jm civilization.
rendering no aeI'e service 10 the -0FcEH-
meuL
rHE GREAT MILITARY NATIONS CT the
-wDELD,
Germany, Russia, Austria, Franc, England
and Il. ~ have demons ruIrrl The let. 'rat IA
ihtr" Is strength, and although
we are not essentially a military milton ~
the true sense q. tht word, S'fli 10 would Es-
be- of harm. certainly, n Their example were
n hIN TrsI-"t II rs a WEI! known
fact. and beyond contradict On, That rs-i-
Ileuts which lave been Stationed - ElrL
IeaV-nwCrtA I8T Go~ ever short = Time, en-
joyin- the aSvau'ag"> offered n this post
II-Ye won glorious Evcurus III tine uciG, due
entirely To their superior discipline aaC cdU-
cation. Clusters Seventh and Miles Fifth
were here for len-.il ol time, dug tie "Onn-
try eau 0e {. witness - t9e deeds accom- pLIsii-
Ell 10y these
AGSIFICESr sPECIMESs OF AMERICAN
sDLDIERy.
II Fort Leavenworth should bscorl. the
headquarters of The Division ii WHIld he,
in fact, "A military rendezvous ChalOnS, in
France, and Ald-rshDtt, in England, are
mere military schools, add such IL il propoS-
I'll to make Of Fort Leaven~orth. At Doiu
of the above mentioned piaces thousands oi
troops are stationed. ana when ASSIGNMENT
has been under dill aud discipline "A certain
length Of time il il removed TO other
places 10 give room for fresh recruits One or
two
COMPANIES OF 4 REGIMENT
stationed at Fort Dodge, for instance, with
one or two companies OF The same regiment
AT Fort Lyon another company sat HaYs and
another at Riley, cannot be expected 10 be IN
as good trim when needed for service as "a reg
iment entire which has been stationed at a
post where il has every advantage for drill
and discipline, especially rs Isolated cUmpa-
nies are forced 10 do duty at smaller posts
not expected or required OF them at a general
10 be derived from concentration whlcn have
not been enumerated or touched upon, ,,but
which are apparent 10 everyone, aud should
IL be decided upon by the government 10 es.
IahliSh general rendezvous, better location
than Fort Leavenworth could not be selected