The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-01-02

It's Reorganization, and a Reduction
of General Officers.
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The bill reported by the joint.
committee on the reorganization of
the army provides that the general
officers shall be reduced to the fol
lowing:
Two Major Generals and four
Brigadler Generals for permanent
organization, instead of eleven as at
present, but the reduction is to take
place by casualties.
That the offices of General and
Lieutenant General shall cease to
exist with the present incumbents.
That The Adjutant Generals De
partment and Inspector Generals
Department be consolidated under
one head, viz: The General Staff,
composed of one BEigadier General.
three COlonels, six Lieutenant Colo
nels and eight Majors, making
total reduction of six officers.
That the Quartermaster's Depart
ment be composed of one Brigadier
General, two Colonies and eight
Majors, in all sixteen-a reduction
Vi lorIy-tlSHI OIlceTS.
That the Subsistence Department
be composed of one Brigadier Gen
eral, one Colonel, two Lieutenant
Colonies and five Majors, in all nine
ollicers-a reduction of seven.
That the Medical Department be
composed of one Brigadier General,
six Coionels, ten Lieutenant Colo
nels, forty eight Majors and 40
Captains and First Lieutenants, in
all 1S7 officers-making areduction
Of eleven officers.
That the pay department be com
posed of one Brigadier General, one
Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel
and twenty-five Majors, in all TWEEN
ty-eight, making a reduction of
twenty-seven officers.
That the ordnance department be
composed of one Brigadier General,
two Colonies, four Lieutenant Colo
nels and eIoht Majors, in all fifteen
officers, making a reduction of for
ty nine officers.
That the bureau of military jus
tice be composed of one Colonel
and two Majors, in al. three officers
"a reduction of six officers.
That the signal service remain
unchal ged.
That the office OF post chaplain
be abolished, but that one regimen
tai chaplain be appointed for each
cavalry and infantry regiment, in
all thirty-fve officers, making q re-
duction of eight.
That officers of the corps of en-
gineers remain unchanged.
That the corps of artillery shall
consist of five regiments. as at pres
ent, with reduction of twelve in
the number of officers.
That the corps of cavalry shall
consist OF eight regiments instead
of ten, as at present.
That the corps of infantry shall
consist of eighteen regiments in
stead of twenty-five, as at present,
with reduction of 1876 in the num-
Der of officers.
That each regiment of the line
shall consist of four battalions,
three of which are to be differed
and manned, but the fourth to re-
main unofficered and unnamed un
til especially authorized by Con
gress.
That three battalions of each reg
iment of cavalry shall be manned |
for the present
That but two battalions of each |
of the regiments of artillery and in
fantry shall be manned at present.
That the company officers of the
line shall be detailed for service in
the staff department as nearly as
possible in rotation.
That promotion shall be made by |
seniority in the different corps.
That the lowest established grade
in the staff department other than
the medical department shall be
made from Captains and first Lieu
tenants of the line, in the order of
merit and service in said depart
ments, but such appointment in the
ordnance department are to be made
from the artillery.
That when it becomes necessary
to officer and man a battalion, the
of officers shall be
made by seniority in separate corps,
and the vacancies in the lowest
grades shall be filled by West Point
graduates and meritorious soldiers.
That the present organization
shall not exceed $4,000 enlisted
men, exclusive of signal soldiers.
Under this bill for the reorgani
cation of the army, the number of
officers will be reduced by 333.