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Show 1 The Army. General therman's Annurd Pwrort to the Secretary of War is now finished. finish-ed. He give; the total strength of the army as follows : lt f-av.lTT T'h :n:"aL:ry 7., -d cjfn '.'i -:h iiikaDtry .s A cavalry . y-1 rh inlaiitrxww- .-.7 4:h aT.irv l:h :i:ua:r- -j. .rth cavalry. ....Ws: 11th infantry L-s; III caTalry... 7'.3 1-th ialactry. v;i Tlh raTiry... 1-ith infrn:ry., -lb '-aTalry 1171 14, h imantry &i7 !.tii carairv.. iyj lolh infantry ........ S-l.", leih'-Hvairy .l'r-'i itii itiiaulryw,. ic 1st artillery 7 17;li in:nrnry S i -A amliery. ....... laumtry 47 -1 ami i-ry.. -1:1 llll iuLntry .. -mi artiiltr "'l i-.'Ui in:HUtry. -10 "lii artiiiel .......s.'7 21-1 lnuutry 4-.T, lt lnfaulri... '"4 iclantrv 77 S -J iiifiiotrv 7 Is jil inlaniry '.- ! iLIauo- ... 74'j litli nilar.:ry,.. -k.1 4lii int'aT.fr, r..i -.ilh UJiaillrV 4 6i. i'jlatr;... -i j Engiiievr l'!iaIiLu.... 7.6 ..'1 ii,iati;:r o In adefition to this there are on recruiting re-cruiting and other service, at West Point, in the ordnance department, signal service, hospital stewards, etc.. a number of mei sufficient to swell the total number o' officers and enlisted men to 34.S7U In compliance witli the recent law if Congress the number of commissioad officers must be reduced re-duced from o -,-sS fn -2.277 hv thp first nf January next, and the enlisted men must be reduied to 3U,000 by the first of July fblloving. General Slierman congratulates the officers and men. and expresse: himself much pleased with the efficiency and discipline of the army. F. Cull. |