Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-03
Some Army Figures.

eral Corbin was made public, Wednes-
day, and its figures and recommends
ton are of much interest at this time.
There are now in the service of the
United States: Regular army, 64,536;
volunteers, 34.574: total, 80, 100. The
regular establishment consists of 10
lery and % of infantry. The volunteer
establishment consists of one regiment
of cavalry. "a of infantry and a Porto
Rico battalion. The distribution OF
these troops up to Oct. 1. last, was: In
the United States, 1929; Porto RICO,
5363; Cuba, Hist; Philippines, 32,3l5; en-
route to the Philippines, 1909; Alaska
499: Hawaiian islands, 466. General
Corbin adds this to this summary:
1t is expected that by Dec. l, next an
the infantry regiments, U. S. ", shown
above as in the United States, VIII
have sailed for the Philippines. lhese'
with the troops now there, Will give
total strength of PHI officers and 63,6OS
enlisted men tan aggregate of 50, I25).
The service Of many of the troops
after their enlistments had expired
causes General Corbin to say in his re-
mort: 1.-THE patriotism of the regulars
and volunteers who enlisted only for
the war with Spain, by willingly and
actively serving after the expiration of
their terms Of service, calls for evil
dence of appreciation on the part of
the department To this end it is re-
spectfully recommended that each Off
GER of the several volunteer organiza-
tions and each enlisted man who con-
islands after March 2, 1899, until honor
ably discharged, be awarded a suitably
inscribed medal"
During the year there have been
G2.175 enlistments and re-enlistments,
of which 33.024 were native born and
9151 foreign born. In point of color.
56,154 were white, 5000 colored and %
Indians a recapitulation of the cas-
ualties in actions. and deaths in the
regular and volunteer armies begin
ming May l, 1898. and ending June 80.
1899 contained in the annual report of
the adjutant general of the army,
shows a grand total of 1906 men.
The casualty list alone aggregates
3454. of whom So officers and ass en-
listed men We're killed and 1877 officers
and 2764 enlisted men We're wounded.
The death list, numbering 6619, was
made up of pa officers and $685. en-
listed men. OF this total but So officers
and 45S enlisted men were killed, the
remainder of the deaths resulting from
various causes, including these:
Wounds, 10 officers and 1872 enlisted
men: disease. 1lG5 officers and 5Si4 en-
listed men: accident, 6 officers and POP
men; drownings. officers and 6S men;
suicide. officers and 81 men: and muir
ders or homicide, 50 enlisted men. In
the regular army between April &c.
1898, and June 50. 1899, 917 enlisted men
were discharged by sentence of gen
eral court-martial and 2946 enlisted
men deserted.
General Corbin gives special praise
10 the officers in the colored regiments.
ne recommends an increase of one
third in the pay of all officers on duty
in cuba or our new possessions. AS
the increase in the army calls for an
additional number Of military academy
cadets to fill vacancies, it is recon-
lied to appoint 10 annually and that
two lie appointed at large from each
state Satisfaction is expressed thai
the army canteen" embarrassment
has been removed from the war de-
partment by the action Of Congress in
establishing certain restrictions.
Recommendation is made that nom
commissioned officers be given addi-
tional pay. i'm order to attract to these
places n worthy class willing to stay in
those grades, and that % years service
as an enlisted man shall be sufficient
to admit to the retired list of enlisted
men. The condition of the artillery
service. specially of the se2coast. the
report describes as not altogether sat
isfactory. 1t is believed that the time
has arrived when the artillery branch
of the service should be reorganized
and the field artillery separated from
that engaged in coast defence. 1t is
recommended that the reeimental or
ganiZation of the artillery be abolished
and that a corps of field artillery and
Of seacoast artillery be provided for,
separate and distinct from each other.
The cable says that Spain is about
to concentrate her fleet at Cadiz. This