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Show Tho February Issue ot tho "Book of the Royal Bluo," published by the Baltimore Bal-timore and Ohio Railroad, contains a very Instructive article on "Tho Regular Reg-ular Army of the United 8tates" by Major II. O. Ilelstand, Assistant Adjutant Adju-tant General. Major Ilelstand gives facts and figures concerning the military mili-tary department since Us organization, during the war ot the revolution. Somo ot his statistics ore very interesting. inter-esting. During the revolution the number ot Individuals actually In military mil-itary servlco did not exceed 360.000; in tho war of 1812 thero were 471,022, of which 62,674 wero regulars; In tho war with Mexico thero were 116,821, of which 42,645 wore regulars; In the war ot the roballlon thero wero 2,263,168 United States troops ot whom 178,975 wero colored, and 67,000 regulars, the total being 2,326,168; In tho war with Spain thero were 219,036 volunteers, (10,189 being colored) and 66,682 regulars, reg-ulars, a totnt of 274,717. Major Ilelstand Ilel-stand also gives tho number killed, wounded and lost and the deaths from disease In each war, including the Indian In-dian wars, and other Important facts. |