3 to which they were attached have been disand sixty-five (265) appointed during the war, mission. as been largely increased by the necessity for ement of the accounts of staff and regimental service, while the number of applications from I evidence of cause of death" now averages ifty (1550) a month, the number received and being over nineteen thousand (19,000); other nce to records and hospital registers, are very led show that of white troops one million fiftyd twenty-three (1,057,423) cases have been from 1861 to July 1, 1865, of which the mordition to the alphabetical registers of dead, not of the Medical department contain thirty of the more important forms of surgical injuries, hese reports, with statistical data, and a pathoen thousand six hundred and thirty (7,630) luable information which is being rapidly aral and surgical history of the war, for the pubich an appropriation will be asked. strating more in detail the importance of this assumes the highest value. By its array of enriched by full reports, it supplies instruction erves for future application the dearly-bought Apart from its great usefulness, it is also an services of those medical officers whose contriwhose incentive to these self-imposed labors ir profession. A small appropriation has been s collection. g June 30, 1865, an army medical board was Ohio, on the 18th day of October, 1864, for the medical staff of the army, and of assistant sur. Nine applicants for admission into the medhemselves before this board. Of this number, proved; one withdrew before his examinations d as unqualified, and four failed to appear. Six d for promotion and found qualified. Two asre-examination. Of the approved candidates, t surgeons. New York, Washington, D. C., Hilton Head, is, Tenn., Little Rock, Ark., and Cincinnati, idates for appointment in the volunteer medical o candidates were invited before these boards, ctory examinations and were appointed accordected, failed to appear, or withdrew before exboards were discontinued in June, 1865. nce June 30, 1864, are as follows: appointed, gned, 32; declined, 1; died, 7; dismissed, 3; disout, 19; cancelled, 7. candidates for appointment as medical officers sion permanently at Boston, New York, WashSt. Louis, and at such other points from time ervice demanded. of the C equal to that of the preceding y For recommendations of measu In conclusion, I desire to bear te To the medical directors of armie partments especial praise is due for responsible duties. I am, sir,very respectfully, you ng years, though military movements of unprecenagnitude have been pushed to successful termination without regard to An epidemic of yellow fever prevailed at Newbern, N. C., in Septem. ober and November, 1864, causing two hundred and seventy-eight (278) mong the troops stationed there, of whom five hundred and seventy-one ere attacked. The released or exchanged prisoners arriving at WilmingC., from rebel prisons suffered from an epidemic of typhoid fever, which, , was arrested by strict attention to hygienic rules and prompt transfer ern hospitals. With these exceptions no serious epidemics have appeared, interesting to note that quarantine regulations strictly enforced by milthority have proven, during the occupation of southern seaports and your troops, to be an absolute protection against the importation of conor infectious diseases. In view of the apprehensions entertained in rethe Asiatic cholera, now devastating the shores of the Mediterranean, omes a significant fact. recommendations of measures tending to the greater efficiency of the department, you are respectfully referred to the special report from this alled for by circular dated War Department, Adjutant General's office, - 7, 1865. -nclusion, I desire to bear testimony to the ability, courage and zeal manthroughout the war by the officers of the Medical department under all tances and upon all occasions. With hardly an exception they have been 1 by the highest motives of national and professional pride, and the numo have been killed and wounded bears most honorable testimony to their n to duty on the field of battle. he medical directors of armies in the field and of military geographical deits especial praise is due for the successful execution of their arduous and ible duties. am, sir,very respectfully, your obedient servat, JOS. K. BARNES, Surgeon General, E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War. L REPORT OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE PAY DEPARTMENT OF THE TED STATES ARMY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1865. WAR DEPARTMENT, Paymaster General's Office, Washington, October 31, 1865. I have the honor to submit a report of the offcial transactions of the artment of the army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865. abular statements herewith presented exhibit the details from which the g statement in gross is made: in hands of paymasters and unissued requisitions in 337,200,000 00 ry at beginning of fiscal year (July 1, 1864)........ $86,039,808 87 1 from the treasury during the fiscal year (including ed requisitions in treasury on June 30, 1865).... 1 by paymasters from other sources, exclusive of sums erred among themselves.. Total to be accounted for. 6,815,137 50 430,054,946 37 ny. Academy $7,839,225 47 153,099 11 300,738,635 95 308,730,960 53 s in the treasury on June 30, ymasters on June 30, 1866... 65,900,000 00 55,423,985 84 430,054,946 37 ids of paymasters at the end of the fiscal year rom the fact that at that precise period of time hroughout the country under the greatest pressure oops, and money in large sums had to be kept 1 that the sum actually disbursed during the fissement at the end thereof was $430,054,946 37. Irrent fiscal year, beside the above sums in the ssued requisitions stated, $94,000,000 have been disbursement, making a total expenditure of t fiscal year, and the present one to this date. ne-half ($270,000,000) has been paid to disbandt of service. to the present time, this department has made hundred thousand officers and men. The numated for the want of time for full official returns arious and distant points of payment throughout payments are still continuing. Enough, howo establish the fact that the figures stated are not ibit of work performed chiefly within the three st-two hundred and seventy millions of money d individual men. When the manner of these knowledge of the particularity required in each amounts, each to be separately computed in its - bounty, &c., with such stoppages as may be amount stated and the signature of each officer licate to the receipt rolls, a just appreciation may or involved. No similar work of like magnitude, s to men and money, and the small limit of time has, it is believed, any parallel in the history of e, under the orders from the Adjutant General's -ctive State rendezvous as rapidly as the proper tions could despatch the duty of mustering out. prepare with funds officers at all the sixty rendezvous throughout the States, and to make t practicable time, on the arrival of each organiert delays, with all their evil consequences at the r this pledge on our part has been redeemed the Es of record in the War Department show no dequarter; none, at least, chargeable to this depart the most sanguine anticipations For this result the country is i It becomes my duty also to no The unstinted facilities extended I cannot close this branch of my s debtedness to the officers of the Trea ous attention with which, during the the importunate demands of this offic sibilities obstructing the financial pa dispelled, and thus all our requisi promptness. At the date of my last annual rep Accounted as follows: Commission declined... the vastness of the undertaking. his result the country is indebted largely to the zeal, intelligence, and industry of a corps of experienced pay masters who signalized themselves e closing act of their military staff service by a faithfulness and devotion eflects the highest honor upon them as a body, and as individual offiTo them, under the skilful management of their supervising district this department owes its success; and I take occasion, as the head of artment, in this public official communication, to render to them the homay grateful acknowledgments. The credit is theirs, for without their exand cordial co-operative efforts, not all the powers of the government ed could have wrought so favorable a solution of a difficult problem. comes my duty also to notice here, in most favorable terms, the valvices of the officers and clerks connected immediately, with this office. ppreciated the emergency, and bent themselves to the difficult work, for a time, pressed upon the office with almost overwhelming weight. payments simultaneously progressing at sixty different points, widely ed, with the necessity of keeping each one supplied with funds from day to la necessity also that each should have no more than required for immediate ement-drawing from the treasury at the rate of $20,000,000 per week, mpelled to make close estimate and careful watch of its daily distribution, the demand at each given point should be surely supplied, and yet no an supplied; telegrams and letters continually pouring in, noting the ent and destination of troops, and repeating these notices to the proper of rendezvous; applications and appeals constantly arriving, requiring ate answers; new questions arising and referred to this office for instruec.-kept our thoughts, our pens, our press, and the telegraph in conequisition by day and by night. Mid all this I am happy to bear testimony ery one labored with cheerful alacrity-in some instances, indeed, during ted season, even beyond their strength. It may be said of these, as I have paymasters in the field, but for their willing efforts, rendered with selfg devotion, the work could not have been a success. the unstinted facilities extended, sir, by your authority and orders, in the e of the military telegraph, the printing press, and all other agencies that De profitably applied to the end, together with the liberal confidence you were pleased to repose in this office, leaving to it an almost unrediscretion to manage, without hindrance, its own details; your concurrence support of, its acts and orders-these reveal the vital secret of a result rable. not close this branch of my subject without a grateful expression of inless to the officers of the Treasury Department for the courteous and zealention with which, during the trying exigency, they always entertained ortunate demands of this office. What often seemed as hopeless imposs obstructing the financial path, were, by their fervent efforts, readily d, and thus all our requisitions were met with most satisfactory ness. e date of my last annual report, besides the small number of officers ting the pay department of the regular army, (and which is without 7 or change since,) there were in the service 409 additional paymasntingent appointments under the law of July, 1838. Afterwards, up ch 3, thirty-eight others were appointed and confirmed, making a unted as follows: d...... sion declined... 89 1 447 2 5 1 2 1 111 237 210 nue, following with even pace, as their services is be rendered, the progress of the reduction of ur volunteer hosts, besides their final payment out rolls and other discharge papers, has devolved ate accumulation of "referred claims "transmitted hese have arisen from various causes, but chiefly charged with the execution of the muster-out paas to pay, clothing, bounty, &c., of large numble a final settlement at the time of discharge. rge are furnished, upon which are indorsed the Iders are directed to forward the same, as the master General for adjustment. and attained, that it has been found necessary paymasters as an attachment of this bureau, to class of claims. ims" is now composed of a chief supervising - judgment, and experience, with twelve other ers of experience, and a corps of sixty-four active his division could not be near so well performed aving, as this does, enlightened paymasters to ork, each being responsible for his own. sion requires for its elucidation a careful and previous rolls on file in this and the Second reference to the Adjutant General's office, to Is all the facts touching the case, the charges, it may be stated with accuracy the balance due ers in form covering that balance are filled out for his signature, which returned to the payk for the amount. From this it will be seen division, what careful industry it demands, and mplained of by impatient claimants. au is without material change since the date of on of an early permanent reduction of that force, ding new appointments to fill such vacancies as d other casualties. y continue without injury or material inconSuch, however, is the sudden accumulation of ason of the present influx, for examination, of rs, resulting from the recent and continued large eady adverted to, that but a very slight reduction d will be practicable for some months to come. urge ung: In another paper communicated Many organizations have been p In conclusion, I beg to prese The total of money disbursed by a Total defalcations and expen Thus it is seen that the total of ev arising from the disbursement of the is less than seven-tenths of oue per ce Surely this is a cost most wonderf important and responsible. It is muc on record of public disbursement so Respectfully submitted: Hon. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. |