The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-11-21

WASHINGTON. NOrCTNFrA
General Sherman's annual report to
the Secretary Of War was completed
to-day 1t i prefaced with the usual
tabular statements and returns COM
piled by the Adjutant-General. COM
menting on which General Sherman
SAYS:
1.-The eleven Generals. lss9 Officers. e0.fsc
men and 70 Indian scouts together with such
= nns ss IA, :, =. arr sssync " M e
the army proper. 81 the .cOmDafise force
All other parts o. the military establishment
are provided ~ law toI special service more s
are not available for fronficr defenses-
Thus, for instance, the az enlisted men
q the Ordnance Corps are N fact worknen AZ
arsenals; tho liz men OF The Engineer Corps
are az Nfilef's Point undergoing instruction
IN TORPEDO Practice. and ARE H0f subject 10 the
Division Commander. The 80 men ~ the sig
nj Corps are employed In obscrs inE the wealth
er or In working telegraphs The ia Ordnance
sefEeants have charge u cd forts Or
fixed magazines The Isl Comml=saFy
are Stewards u hospitals The West
Point detachment - In number. u localized
a. me Military Academy The prison guard
~ Fort LcAFenwUr1n comprises seventy men.
and recruiting dctachnx arts absorb l.ssg men
e Davis island. Columbus o.. and jefferson
BARRACKS. No. These various dcrAchmefifs.
egErcgaiing Af63 ellissCd men 81 the highest
grades. compose ahDut one-sixfh par ~ the
enlisted men provided ~ Law f0rrhc whole
army. Having but 9a,.Eg for ncfuAl service.
= mention these figures in some detail. -
cause know thar Il l. the popular belief
shared by many members ~ C' nKresS. that
We have -5.tty men on duty. nave done al
In my power 20 reduce these detachmeufs 70
muTc men ~ cur skeleton companies. hut
have found Il impossible snd ] notice that
similar attachments are reported q Al army
returns for nfty years back. There are
80 companies In the regular army.
600 men would give fifty-cfghf 70 each.
winch i as small az any COMPANY should
be- and earnestly recommend that yOu ask
Cougrcss 10 80 lezislate that the -5lv1 men
provided bg Law may be allowed exclusively
for regiments of the line and that special pro-
A. has already been done for the signal ~ery-
icr- The army cannot. with justice. ~ held
responsible for the work q @5-Hvk when NJ
large fractiCnls = necessarily dirrrtclfu other
U.S. perhaps ~ cslual National Importance"
The tahles above referred 20 SHOW ihNf the
grsnl aggregate ~ the army rrlI j. 2lr1 o.
hceis end - = men IN service. and - officers
General sherman dey0te- large porffpn of
his report ~ tho Ute troubles. He Introduces
the subject with - history " the tribe. These
Indians be says. are ~ The ~orst class and Dc-
ctpy the rDughcst part ~ cur country fur farm
Ing grazing ur military operations Their man
49, ineni A. complicated ~ he Tact that their
country Is known " p1Sscss mineral deposits.
which attracts ibid and aalgtnrnruus class ~
waite men, They are very wariRke. and have
MI Ithcuity IN prNcurlnw IA exchange fur their
serr-skinE- horses ANA sheep any amount IN
iac best rifles and ammunitiDu- A hong a.
fAr game lasts shey viii nut work or attempt
trminv. except IA the RrnAliiesf and most
I iftniaus way. ard thnt unly ~ compassion
The report details AZ ~.fne leu1ri m histpry
az the wcll-knnwm events lfadiug ~ 10 the
movement 10 Major Thuruburgh : command.
Gl0i crutinuns
n With knowledge cg the result. ana f1
VI noA ~ rnneh liRnt On the ifnMesii1fe cnusc
~ thie 1aF possible. give tho LASH ifasars
WITCH passed bcfwecn Major 1hDrThurgil mud
NJ Mtrkrr. nnd VIII here record MS gni9-
~ ~ thaf Major Thumhurrh WAS an uEiicnr
"a gentleman - whom the army has reason
tl fc rruud. lie ~ young. ardent, nmbi-
tAftf., ~ gspo1 Judgment. and mo man could
hAtf Done letter Ia life nor met death ~lth
more hrruism.
zHonxBrRGH 10 MEEKEn.
II IlEADQ'Hs WHITE RfvEW EXPEDITION.
GANP on FoRTIFIrArfD~ CaEEK.
September -. iss1.
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