Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-05-28

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COLONEL A. s. BURT.
A serious casualty occurred during
the progress OF the battle. Lieutenant
Batty of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania, in
command of squad, was surrounded
by company c of the First Ohio regiment
and was ordered to surrender. Instead
of surrenderng, Batty ordered bayonet
charge. While at close range a member
of the Ohio command shot directly at the
lieutenant. the charge striking him in
the face and neck, INJECTING painful and
serious injuries. Both eyes were badly
injured. and the vision may be destroyed.
Bad blood was engendered by the Incl
dent. and the men rushed together. 1t
was only by the GOODNESS and presence
of mind of officers that bloodshed was
averted.
Washington, May 26.-The event of
Wednesday in the war situation was the
issuance of proclamation by the presi-
dent calling for $4,000 more volunteers.
1t added new and stirring phase to the
lethargic conditions which have pre-
vailed or late, and came with almost
startling unexpectedness even to many
of the high officers of the army. The
proclamation means not only the as
sembling of large force of troops, but
also the appointment of number of
major generals, brigadier generals,
colonies, majors and staff and field Of
Ulcers for the organization of the addi
tional force into army corps. divisions,
brigades and regiments.
The reasons leading up to the call
naturally We're sources of much conjec
ture, as it was at first felt that the pos
sbilty of foreign complications was Il
factor in bringing about this new move.
1t speedily developed, however, that the
call was not due to any latent or serious
emergency. but was rather in the line
of getting together a large body of men
10 be drilled and seasoned, and to con-
stitute a sort of second reserve to be
be drawn upon later when the cam
pal sns are fully under way. Secretary
.aiger stated that the determination to
issue the call had not been reached until
Tuesday. The merits of it have been
canvassed more or less for some
weeks, but it was not until few hours
before the call itself appeared that the
move WAS HHdlly upclueu upon.
Coming thus uneNpec teddy, the war
department had made no preparations
for executing the call, and it will be some
days before the details are worked out
as to the quotas from each state the calls
to the respective governors of states the
mastering points and the general points
of concentration. All that is settled thus
far is that the cnlistments are to be
thrown open much as they We're at the
outbreak Of the civil war, and are not
to he restricted to the militia and ma
tiOnal guard organiZati,~ IS of the several
states. This will be an encouragement
to the organization of Independent COM
panies and regiments. These will retain
their identity to Il certain extent as state
troops, as the governors will have the
appointment of all company and regi.
mental officers. while only the brigade,
division, corps and staff officers will be
appointed by the president
While the adjutant generals Office has
not yet undertaken to make up the
quotas Of The several states the following
gives an approximate estimate of the
state quotas: Alabama 1900; Arkansas
$780, California, 1890; Colorado 1874;
Connecticut, 965: Delaware, 2l0; Florida,
40; Georgia, 1905; Idaho, 139: Illinois,
1929; Indiana, 1851: Iowa, 1854; Kansas,
1868; Kentucky. 2O45; Louisiana. 1864;
Maine, 1853; Maryland, 1866: Massachu-
sets, 1882; Michigan, 1922; Minnesota,
1928: Mississippi. 1295: Missouri, 3246;
Montana, 3l4; Nebraska, 1446: Nevada,
li2: New Hampshire, 451; New Jersey,
l77S; New York, 1907: North Carolina,
l545; North Dakota 246; Ohio, 4349: Ore
gon, 377; Pennsylvania, 645O; Rhode ISL
and, 426; South Dakota, ITO; South
Carolina, 445; Tennessee, 1O36; Texas,
l454 Utah, 255; Vermont, 1877; WASH
ington, 7O4; West Virginia, 1888; Wiscon-
sin 1865; Wyoming, 1888; Arizona, 1909;
District of Columbia, 1893; New Mexico,
.G9: Oklahoma, Sc.
The organization and division Of this
extensive force are yet to be arranged by
the adjutant generals office. Generally
speaking, however. the $4,000 men will
suffice for the fOrma ton of 10 regiments.
With three regiments to brigade, which
Is the present basis of organizat ton, this
viii make % brigades. In turn, eight
divisions of three brigadeS each will be
formed, and out of the eight divisions
the entire force will be divided into
three army corps. This general division
Of course Is tentative. The new force
will require three major generals and
about "a brigadier generals. The law
authorizes the president to appoint one
major general for each army corps and
a brigadier general for each brigade.
Brigadier generals are also assigned to
command divisions when the organiza-
ton advances to that stage. The col
ones lieutenant colonies, majors, cap
tains and lieutenants are appointed by
the governors of the various states
Just now the adjutant generals office
is completing the enlistment of the 1885,
600 volunteers under the first call. 1t
will take some time to complete this
work. and not until then will the real
work of organizing the volunteers under
the second call begin.
Fletcher Webster Post Again.
BrocktOn. Mass, May 26-The Fletcher
Webster post. G. A. r.. at a meeting to
act upon the proposed changing of the
department constitution so as to elimin-
ate the provision which allowed past de-
partment commanders to sit in the con-
yention as life delegates, voted sc to
in favor of the change. The provision
has given rise for two years to the con-
tention in the department popularity
termed as fight against the house Of
lords"
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