Secretary of War report outlines 1865 military strength and reductions
The document presents a summary of the Secretary of War's report. It details military appropriations of 506,240,181.70 and next year’s estimates at 33,814,461.93. It notes the May 1865 national force at 1,506,910, plans to reduce to 50,000 troops, and discusses the pace and reasons for rapid reductions, reviews Sherman’s 1864 campaigns, and gives duty, discharge, and hospital figures as of early 1865.
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The Union Recruiting and War Expenditures Summary
The Lancaster Gazette reports on Union recruitment from Oct 1 1804 to Oct 1 1865 totaling 19 056 for all arms. It lists extensive muster outs, pay disbursements, medical and quartermaster department activities, telegraph expansion, and prisoner statistics, highlighting wartime costs and logistics.
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