The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-07-14
VOLUME 3S
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II is related oi Won Mollke that uhen
awakened 10 The dead ot night wnh The an
nonncement ths, France bad declared var
against Germany, be remarked.
Look In my cabinet Gle A. drawer ~.
send ofl The kilograms you dad.
Then he turned over ssd went 10 sleep
again.
An army il like snake. /, has srrs,
length Of body and a small head. The
head Is the hsbIlag part, and one Of ils
most important duties is 10 protect the
body, which consists Of wagon trains aud
lines OF supplies, Tor il the body ls iujar
cd the bead becomes powcrless,
ln time OF var. OF In preparing an army
to lake The teld, sysst amount Of supplies
forage and equipement must hs conslan,
ly on band or 10 eaay reach. While tho
provisioning Of company. battalion or
resimoot OF 1000 men is perhaps mol
difficult task, the Supplying Of meal ior
100, 600 men Is a far different matter, end
IL is absolutely essential that Transports
tion from the base Of supplies shonli u
sll times bo uninterrupted and subject 10
40 delays, For this nesson the Govern
mont would sssume control OF euch rail
reads aud vessels as might be necessary,
and they would be iuu temporarily ae VA
adjunct Of the army, private business be
ing permitted only SO far as II did not con
fict with military necessities.
II war should be suddenly declr red, aud
II became necessary TO put an army in con
dition to take the Geld, The general 10 com
msnd, upon an order from the secretary Of
war, would at once recruit the regular mil
itary establishment up to ,a full limit Of
efficiency.
These men, together with the volun
teers who had been reluisilloned from the
Governors Of the various States, or had
been raised by direct enlistment, would
be assembled at some convenient point,
where they would be formed into regi
ments. brigades and divisions under
officers OF sufficient rank in the regular
army. Most OF the volunteers, when they
reached the rendtzyouP, would be found
to be imperiectly clothed and sbod, and
also in many cases entirely ignorant OF tho
simplest features OF the life OF a sold lot In
the field These men must be taught TO
know what is expected OF them on tho
mprch and in camp and what they must
do TO preserve their health.
With an army in the field hardly one
day ip thirty is given to to fighting. Tho
other twenty mine days OF waiting must
DO lived through in order that everything
nay be 10 readiness for the one day OF
work. II is not the one day Of fighting
hat turns the hair OF an officer gray, but
he twenty mine days OF anxiety for bis
men, the supply OF their food and cloth
ng, and the maintenance OF health and
yood-spirits among them. Men do not
ight well 10 battle on empty stomachs.
nd yet the ordinary soldier rarely takes
are OF the provisions which are issued to
lin for forced marches. He eats them all
/ once or throws them away on account
i their weight, and at the end OF long
sy's march he is hungry. with nothing to
ppesse bis hunger. Then comes the
rouble, He does not reason; be grumbles
nd expects to be supplied with more
In outf ting an army other things must
10 looked TO besides the men. Horses
nd mules for csrtlng, artillery and trans
ort service have to be supplied and train
d. A cavalry horse differs in weight and
hsrscter from one which is to serve with
be artillery. and as much knowledge 10
equired in choosing animals Tor military
ervice as 10 selecting o en-.
Medical officers also have to be instruct
and commissioned in the peculiar
uties which will devolve upon them, and
applies OF druge, medicines, hospital
luipement and tents must be srrangd d
". Where many new aud unsessoned
zen are gathered. there is sure 10 be more
! less call for the services OF a doctor.
All that pertains to the medical depart
tent Of the army ID under the charge OF
le surgoon.general. The drugs are all
lpplied by contract.
Soldiers expect to be pail, no matter
ow much they are fred by patriotism,
the psymsster-genersl aud the officers
bis department must, through fequisi
on on the treasurer OF the Uuited States.
10 that the private soldier receives bis
Is every mouth.
10 shor' every department and every
iicer ful6Ils o.rtsin duties. and IT is 90
10 prompt and accurate sdjustm ent OF
the wheels OF the complicated msobiue
st II goes snd performs the duties for
hiob 1t was crested.
Reprovsd the Commander.