ANNUAL REPORT AND ~cting ~narttrmaster-~entraI I OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF M.A:SSACHUSJiITTS, FOR THE YEAR E~mING DECEMBER 31, 1860. "'VtJ BOSTON: WILLIAM WHITE, PRINTER TO THE STATE. 1860. , BLIO DOCUMENT ..... .. .... No. 15. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT­ -~ \} AND ~ t tin g ~ uart er mas t£ r -~ en er 'nI OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, F OR THE YEAR ENDL.'W DECEMBER 31, 1860. ;' c .. ~' /, .. ~ ~ : '- f : l":. "r : 'f ,\ ~ lot. 'e " • (' r t" '" C '-.. ~ t"'O l 4. C It t' .. t. '- ... co .. "' .. ~ '- , C'" '- I. • C' • .. (' ... , r" f" r • I f r f ". f • fl ' " •• (,-. __-.:. ~·r ~ . (~ .. 'f' '- BOSTON: WILLLUI WIDTE, PRINTER TO THE STATE. 1860. "TON 366. (; M 3 A ;1.,,31\; ) ?fCc 0 :B QIolllmonrocaltlJ of jl1a5saclJu5c1tS. ADJUTANT-GENERAL'g OFFICE, BOSTO~, 1 December 31, 1860. ~ To His Excellency N. P. BANKS, Governo1' and Commander­ in- Chief. SIR,-I have the honor to submit to your Excellency the Report of tlie Adjutant and Acting Quartermaster-General's departments, for the year ending December 31, 1860. With the highest respect, I have the hOllor to be, Your Excellency's ob't servant, WM. SCHODLER, Adjutant and Acting Quartermaster- General. 4 ADJUTANT-GE~ERAL'S REPORT. [Jan. ANNU AL REPORT. ADJUTANT-GENERA.L'S OFFICE, BOSTON, I December 31, 1860. ~ To His Excellency N. P. BA.NKS, Governor ood Commandet·­ in- Chief. Sm,-Chapter 13, section 64, of the General Statutes of the Commonwealth provides that the Adjutant-General shall be "Acting Quartermaster-General and keeper of the public magazines, munitions of war, entrenching tools, and other implements of war belonging to the Commonwealth." Section 27, of the same chapter, provides that he shall be" Inspector­ General of the Militia." In accordance with these and other provisions of law, I have the honor to submit to your Excellency the following Report, which shows the present state of the militia, the condition of the military property of the Commonwealth, and the amount and character of the duties performed by the active volunteer force during the year ending December 31, 1860. 1861.J PUBLIC DOCUMENT-No. 15. 5 TABLE No. 1. Return of Em·olled lIIilitia, for 1860. COUNTIES. 1859. 1860. /'Increase./ Decrease. r Suffolk,. 23,677 25,025 1,354 6 I Dukes, .. 433 364 - 69 Nautucket, . 1,070 1,131 61 - FIRST 2,719 2,716 221 224 DIVISION. r=·.,bJ',NOlfolk,. 13,708 14,659 1,197 246 Plymouth, . 8,903 8,453 180 630 Bristol, . 10,726 10,466 812 1,072 SECOND {Essex, . 22,653 22,440 1,002 1,215 DIVISION. :Middlesex, • 26,740 27,972 2,343 1,111 19,232 19,554 1,331 1,009 {WO~"""Franklin, . 3,918 4,018 253 153 THIRD Hampshire, 4,299 4,678 518 139 DIVISION. Hampden, . 8,411 8,352 287 346 LBerkshire, 5,623 5,561 371 433 152,112 155,389 9,930 6,653 Subtract, . 152,112 6,653 Increase over 1859, 3,277 3,277 TABLE No.2. cr" Abstract of Company, Regimental, Brigade, and Division Field-Inspection Retu,rns, 1860, agreeably to tlte Pay Rolls as audited. FIRST DIVISION. ~ ~ FIRST BRIGAim. q p;..~ Agg'te of Officers, Non- ~ commissioned Omera. Z CAPTAIN. LIEUTENANTS. SERGEANTS. CORPORALS. PRIVATES. MUSICIANS. I.1rivates and }[usicians, Y AltM. Q t>;j present.! Absent. present.! Absent. Present.I Absent. Present. I Absent. present.! Absent. Present. I Absent. Present. I Absent. Z t>;j ~ 2d Regiment Infantry, Co. A, 1 - 2 - 3 1 4 - 41 9 2 - 53 10 p;.. B, 1 - 3 - 3 1 3 1 30 13 2 - 42 15 ~ C, 1 - 3 1 4 - 4 - 49 1 2 - 63 2 rn D, 1 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 39 10 2 - 54 10 F , 1 - 3 1 4 - 4 - 44 6 2 - 58 7 ~ G, 1 - 2 - 4 - 4 - 39 2 2 - 52 2 ~ I, 1 - 3 - 4 - 4 - 43 5 2 - 57 5 o --------------------------------- ------._- 7 - 20 2 26 2 27 1 285 46 14 - 379 51 ~ Band, 18 - Field and Staff, 12 - ro ~ Total, 409 51 P> ~ 2d Battalion Infantry, Co. A, 1 - 3 1 2 2 4 5 2 57 8 ..... - I 45 - 00 B, 4 - 4 4 - 39 11 2 53 11 ~..... ---- -------- w I 7 1 6 2 8 ---1"84 16 4 110 19 Band, 8 - Field and Staff, 6 - Total, . 124 19 '"d ~ bj ~ 1st Batt. Lt. Dragoons, Co. A, 1 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 69* 13 2 - 84 13 a B, 1 - 4 - 4 - 4 54 28 2 - 69 28 - t:::! ------------------------ -------- o 2 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 123 41 4 - 153 41 a q Band, 8 - ts: Field and Staff, 6 - t::rj Total, . 167 41 ~o Co. Light Artillery, 1st Brig., - - 4 - 6 - 6 - 65t 9 2 - 83 9 I I I I I I I I I I I ..... <:.n Major and Staff, 4 - . -------- Total, . 87 9 .. Including Saddler and Farrier. t Including Farrier. -1 SECOND DRIGADE. 00 - . .- . - - - CAPTAIN. LIEUTENANTS. SERGEANTS. CORPORALS. rRIVATES. MUSIC1ANS. tt~~~s~fo~~ceOsfil~~~~ Privates and Musicians. Am!. Present. I Absent. rresent.1 Absent. Presell t.1 Abseil t. rresent.1 Absent. present.\ Absent. Present.I Absent. Present. I Absent. P> t:J <:...; q 3d Regiment Infantry, Co. A, 1 4 3 - 3 - 38 - 2 - 51 - - - ~ B, 1 - 2 2 1 2 3 1 22 16 2 - 31 21 P> G, 1 - 2 - 1 - - - 42 4 - - 46 4 z H , · 1 - 3 1 4 - 3 1 42 8 2 - 55 10 K, 1 - 3 - 3 1 4 - 34 6 2 - 47 7 V L, 1 - 3 1 .4 - 3 1 34 16 2 - 47 18 ~ ----1--------- Z 6 - 17 4 16 3 16 3 212 50 10 - 277 60 t:<:l ~ Band, 18 - Field and Staff, 10 - en~ Total, . 305 60 ~ t:<:l "0 o 4th Regiment Infantry, Co. A, 1 - 3 1 4 - 4 - 27 20 2 - 41 24 B, 1 - 4 - 4 - 3 1 34 9 2 - 48 10 ~ C, 1 - 4 - 4 - 2 2 39 11. 2 - 52 13 D, 1 - 3 1 4 - 4 - 32 8 2 - 46 9 E, 1 - 4 - 4 - 3 1 30 9 2 - 44 10 F, 1 - 3 - 2 2 4 - 28 13 2 - 40 13 G, 1 - 3 1 4 - 2 2 32 18 2 - 44 21 ~ ~ ~ 'I.. H, '12 10 I-' 1 - 4 - 4 - I 4 - 27 10 I 2 00 I, 1 - 3 1 4 - 3 1 32 12 2 45 13 ~ I-' W --9- -----31"-4----s4 --2-129' --7- 281 llO 18 402 123 nand, 17 Field antI Staff; 7 1-0 Total, 426 123 q t:d ~ Co. Dragoons, 2d Brigade, 1 I - I 4 I - I 4 I - I 3 I 1 I 45 I 5 I 2 I 59 6 a t::::l Surgeon, . 1 o a Total, 60 I G q ~ t?;j Z COMPANY OF CADETS, FmST DIVISION. ~ Company, 1 7 1 I 13 I 2 15 2 60 30 4 100 35 o I-' Band, 8 CJ1 Staff (Adjutant­ Quartermaster and Surgeon,) 3 Total, . 111 35 -_. _- r.!:) SECOND DIVISION. ..... <=> TII;IRD BRIGADE. CAPTAIN. LIEUTENANTS. SERGEANTS. PRIVATES. ~t,l;!~S~fO~~lceb"rn~~r~; CORPORALS. MUSICIANS. IPrivates and Musicians. ARIII. t; Present. I Absent. Present. I Absent. Present. IAbsent. Present. IAbsent. Present. I Absent. Present. I Absent. Present. I Absent. q~ 5th Regiment Infantry, Co. A, - 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 25 10 2 - 33 17 B, 1 - 2 - 3 1 4 - 33 9 2 - 45 10 ~ D, 1 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 40 10 2 - 55 10 ~ E, 1 - 3 1 3 - 3 1 33 12 2 - 45 14 ga H, 1 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 43 - 2 - 58 - Z ------------------------------------ -------- t:;j 4 1 15 3 16 3 17 3 174 41 10 - 236 51 ~ Band, 17 - t"i Field and Staff, 8 - W ---- Total, . 261 51 ~ o'"0 6th Regiment Infantry, Co. A, 1 - 4 - 4 - 3 1 38 12 2 - 52 13 ~ B, 1 - 3 1 4 - 4 - 36 7 2 - 50 8 ~ C, 1 - 2 - 4 - 4 - 39 8 2 - 52 8 - D, 1 - 3 1 4 - 4 - 44 6 2 - 58 7 E, 1 - 3 - 4 - 3 1 29 11 2 - 42 12 F, 1 4 - 4 2 1 47 3 2 60 4 ,...., - - - ~ ~ t:l H, 1 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 36 12 2 - 51 12 ~ " 00 I, 1 - 3 1 4 - 2 2 38 8 2 - 50 11 ~ -------------------------------- ~ 8 - 26 3 32 - 26 5 307 67 16 - 415 75 u Band, 18 - Field and Staff, 11 - -------- I-d Total, . 444 75 q b::l t-t 2d Battalion Rifles, Co. A, 1 - 4 - 3 - 4 - 26 8 2 - 40 8 aH B, 1 - 4 4 - 4 - 25 ,15 2 - 40 15 - t:::t C, 1 - 3 1 4 - 4 - 43 6 2 - 57 7 o ------------------------ a 3 - 11 1 11 - 12 - I 94 29 6 - 137 30 q rs: Band, 8 - t>J Field and Staff, \ 6 - Z -------- Total, . 151 30 r oZ Co. of Dragoons, 3d Brigade, 1 - 2 - 4 - 4 - 55 6 2 - OS 6 ~ I I I I I I I I I I I ?"' Staff ~Adjutant and urgeon,) 2 - Total, . 70 6 ". ~ ~ FOURTIT DRIGA DE. f-" l-.:l .. - Agg'te of Offi cers. Non~ CAPTAIN. LIEUTENANTS. commissioned 01fic cr~, SERGEANTS. C ORPORALS. PRIVA.TES. :n.rUSICIANS. PrIvates and Musicians. ARM. P> Present. I Absent. Present. I Absent. present.\ Absent. Presen t.1 Absen t. Present. IAbs ent. present·.1 Absent. Present. I Absent. t::J ~ 7th Regiment Infantry, Co. A, 1 - 2 1 4 - 4 - 25 10 2 - 38 11 ~ B, 1 - 3 - 3 1 2 2 32 18 2 - 43 21 P> C, 1 - 3 1 4 - 4 - 45 - 2 - 59 1 Z E, 1 - 3 1 4 - 4 - 50 - 2 - 64 1 ~ F , 1 - 3 1 4 - 3 1 30 13 2 - 43 15 Q G, 1 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 33 8 2 - 48 8 t:;j H, 1 - 2 - 1 3 - - 34 16 -- 38 19 Z ---------- - - ------------------------ -------- t:;j ~ 7 - 20 4 24 4 21 3 249 65 12 - 333 76 P> ~ Band, 18 - UJ Field and Staff, 10 - ~ t:;j Total, .