58, 182, 892 51 735, 514, 613 42 793, 697, 505 93 4, 706, 013 13/292, 298, 897 02 424, 211, 433 61 721, 216, 339 76 72, 481, 162 27 $32, 000, 000) 40, 481, 162 1 86,039, 208 87 932, 895, 025 31 1, 018, 934, 834 18 7, 839, 225 47 300, 738, 635 95 $153, 099 11 588, 879, 887 81,897, 610, 848 34 121, 323, 985 84 65, 900, 000 55, 423, 985 8 PAYMASTER GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, October 31, 1865. a Died June 22, 1865. b Resigned February 25, 1865. c Resigned March 29, 1865. d Resigned April 9, 1865. e Dismissed August 1, 1864. f Resigned June 1, 1865. g Resigned September 30, 1864. h Resigned March 13, 1865. i Resigned April 28, 1865. j Died July 24, 1864. k Resigned August 3, 1864. / Resigned February 8, 1865. m Resigned May 29, 1865. n Resigned April 27, 1865. o Mustered out June 1, 1865. p Died in rebel prison February 10, 1865. q Died December 25, 1864. NOTES TO THE FOREGOING STATEMENT. r Resigned May 27, 1865. 8 Resigned May 12, 1865. t Resigned March 15, 1865. u Resigned January 9, 1865. v Resigned September 16, 1864. w Resigned May 15, 1865. x Resigned March 9, 1865. aa Resigned May 1, 1865. ee Dismissed February 23, 1865. hh Resigned May 19, 1865. B. W. BRICE, Paymaster General, United States Army. ii Dismissed February 25, 1865. uu Mustered out January 9, 1865. REPORT OF TE year ending on the 30th of June, 1s CORPS O across the Potomac and up the valley. practicable to meet the numerous demand ates of the Military Academy. ties have necessarily been filled by junid their returning to engineer duty. Twenty-one (21) of the members other causes during the rebellion, is ring the entire year, and four (4) of i with all these duties. improvements, Military Academy, and 58 w REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER. ENGINEER DEPARTMENT, Washington, October 30, 1865. I have the honor to present the following report upon the several of the public service committed to the care of this department, for the ling on the 30th of June, 1865: CORPS OF ENGINEERS. s of the officers during the year. The corps of engineers consisted of ive officers, the Military Academy, its officers and professors, and the of engineer soldiers, of five companies. e eighty-five (85) officers of engineers embraced in the corps, fifty-four re on detached duty commanding army corps, divisions, and other miliganizations, on staff duty, and as engineers and assistant engineers with operating against the rebels, in command of the pontoon bridge service, command of the troops of the engineer battalion; and thirty-one (31) on perintending sea-coast defences, lake surveys, lake and sea-coast harbor ments, Military Academy, and assisting the Chief Engineer in connexion these duties. y officer of the corps has been on continued and uninterrupted duty duentire year, and four (4) of its members have died in service. oss in officers killed, and who have died in service from wounds and uses during the rebellion, is fourteen (14.) ty-one (21) of the members of the corps still remain on detached serrforming important duties growing out of the rebellion, which prevent turning to engineer duty. value and estimation in which the military talents and practical knowlthe officers of the corps are held, have, by contributing to the command rmies, and for staff service, together with the loss of those who have eir lives to the defence of their country, greatly reduced its numbers and y for the many duties devolving upon it. Many of those of highest d experience are still on detached service, and the vacancies from casuale necessarily been filled by junior members, recent distinguished graduhe Military Academy. ugh the legal strength of the corps is sufficient to perform the proper s of its members, the present assignment of its officers renders it inble to meet the numerous demands upon the department. comprehensive knowledge of the duties of the engineers, a recurrence eneral objects of the campaign is necessary. (See plans Nos. 1 and 11.) 1 be recollected that, by descending the Shenandoah and crossing the above Harper's Ferry, the rebel army, in 1864, threatened Washingtimore, Pittsburg, and even Philadelphia, as also intermediate cities. gton city had become the great depot for immense supplies for all arms e for months in advance. An extensive ordnance depot, a navy yard, eral hospitals, the archives of the nation, its executive and judiciary, public edifices for all national purposes, was the rich prize, to gain on of which the rebel authorities directed their efforts, as well as to diarmies from the attack on Richmond. At Antietam and South moun▾ had been defeated and driven back into the valley of the Shenandoah. ey made a powerful effort, and were defeated at Gettysburg, and driven. he Potomac and up the valley. In July, 1864, after the Lieutenant Arbor, into Richmond and Petersburg, they Lieutenant General by detaching Early on any of the Shenandoah and across the Potomac, on the Monocacy, where a small body of our arding both Baltimore and Washington. The al was given to these efforts of his adversary to the defeat and capture of Lee's army; and, rrison to re-enforce the armies operating against of his rear and Washington by being enabled rg as large a force as Lee could detach to opegton. Many thousands of wounded and sick gton, and the troops fit for duty did not suffice rts around the city. The engineers had predetached redoubts and forts around the city, on (35) miles. Early, after his success at Monocefences of Washington, between the Potomac an No. 1.) Colonel Alexander, of the corps of the corps whose personal attention could be Woodruff and Major Kurtz, of the corps of enf Engineer, were first ordered to these defences. the sea-coast, north and east of this city, were nstructing sea-coast batteries, (then threatened urope, as another effort to divert our armies in defences of Baltimore and Washington-Major enant J. A. Smith to the aid of Colonel BrewMacomb, Major Blunt, Major Casey, and CapAlexander at Washington. The rebel blow ewise foresight of the Secretary of War had veral bureaus of his department to be organized The necessity for the withdrawal of the 6th I of the 19th from New Orleans, had also been to proceed to this city to meet the blow that eserves and convalescents from the hospitals defences. Requisitions were made upon the -ops, but with little success. The 6th and 19th une moment. Early directed his efforts upon rison re-enforced, and even moving out of the y retreated across the Potomac and up the valengineers were then ordered to their former in with his cavalry, and the troops that drove nandoah, defeating him and his re-enforcements, my. For this expedition Major Stewart, Capeigs, of the corps of engineers, were assigned. gs, while reconnoitring in the neighborhood of of its most meritorious and valued members. heridan's expedition to the James river, destroy that river and all others west and north of - Lieutenant General before Petersburg. burg commenced a series of laborious and diffihe army of the James and the army of the Pofrom the reports of Colonel Michler and Gense operations. A reference to plan No. 12 will explain the extent of the defence labors of our engineers about Pet side of the James river. The rebels after being defeated and driven from their intrenchment evacuated that city on the 2d Ap lowed on the 3d April, when the r pursued and pressed to Appomatt rior prowess and skill of the armi thus breaking up all semblance d by the capture of Johnston on t progress, awaiting information y record of these ever-memorable m the power and union of a nation. After the evacuation of Richmo vised this most unjust and unwa safety in flight towards Georgia. provided for by a brilliant campai Wilson, (captain of the corps of discrimination and judgment, and on the 10th May, 1865. From Atlanta the grand army menced moving for the sea-coast tucky. The rebels under Hood previous line of march. The labors of the engineers a volunteer engineers, had render impregnable; and Hood retrogr far superior to Thomas's as to ca ville. The labors of the enginee did not suffice, with a single army ments. Our army fell back to Nashville During the few days preceding The importance of these defenc trate his army at a depot well st enemy, flushed with his successfu ready to take the field. The accompanying plan of the annexed extracts from his report important advance of Thomas, res rebel power in Tennessee. During the same eventful perio ebels after being defeated by the army under Lieutenant General Grant en from their intrenchments around Petersburg, extending to the Hatchie, ed that city on the 2d April, 1865. The evacuation of Richmond folthe 3d April, when the rebel army under Lee retreated, and was closely and pressed to Appomattox Court House, where it yielded to the supevess and skill of the armies of the United States, on the 9th April, 1865, aking up all semblance of rebel authority, leaving Sherman to end it apture of Johnston on the 23d April. A map of this campaign is in , awaiting information yet to be collected to perfect it as an historical f these ever-memorable military operations which resulted in restoring er and union of a nation. the evacuation of Richmond the rebel chief and his advisers, who deis most unjust and unwarrantable scheme to destroy a nation, sought flight towards Georgia. Their movements had been foreseen, and were 1 for by a brilliant campaign of a cavalry force under General James H. (captain of the corps of engineers,) who posted his troops with great nation and judgment, and succeeded in capturing the leader at Irwinton 0th May, 1865. Atlanta the grand army of the West, commanded by Sherman, commoving for the sea-coast, while Thomas occupied Tennessee and KenThe rebels under Hood on evacuating Atlanta operated on Sherman's I line of march. abors of the engineers at Chattanooga under Colonel Merrill, and the er engineers, had rendered this important position as well as Knoxville able; and Hood retrograded towards the Tennessee river with a force so rior to Thomas's as to cause the latter to fall back gradually upon Nash- . The labors of the engineers in fortifying Franklin, on the Harpeth river, suffice, with a single army corps under Schofield, to hold those intrench rmy fell back to Nashville, where much labor and the skill of the engineers riously been bestowed in fortifying it by General Morton, Colonel Mertains Barlow and Burroughs, and other junior officers of the corps of s, together with volunteer engineers. In September, 1864, Major Tower, engineers, (brevet major general of volunteers,) took charge of these , and perceiving the great importance of Nashville as a depot of supwell as other important strategic advantages, commenced to add to and he fortifications, (see plan No. 4,) on which he continued unremittingly od's advance and investment of the place on the 15th and 16th Decem 4. g the few days preceding Hood's arrival before Nashville, Thomas had ated his several available army corps within the fortifications of Nashplan of which is given on plate No. 4. nportance of these defences was mainly in enabling Thomas to concenarmy at a depot well stored with munitions of war, and to hold his lushed with his successful march from Atlanta, in check until he was take the field. ccompanying plan of the fortifications (No. 4) by General Tower and extracts from his report explain more fully the successes of this most t advance of Thomas, resulting in the demolition and annihilation of the ver in Tennessee. the same eventful period the fortifications that had been constructed |