Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1895 — UNCLE SAM'S ARMY. [ARTICLE]

UNCLE SAM'S ARMY.

The Number of Available Men, Unor ganized, Is Over 9,500,000. Secretary Lamont has sent to the House an abstract of the military force of the United States for the year 1894, compiled from the latest returns received by the adjutant general of the army, says Public Opinion. The statement shows the organized militia strength by States, gives the number of commissioned officers, noncommissioned officers, musicians and privates and the number of men available for military duty unorganized. The grand aggregate is 9,505 commissioned officers, 20,410 noncommissioned officers, 4,047 musicians, 107,394 privates, and the number of men available for military duty unorganized is 9,582,806. Given by States, tiie aggregate organized strength (commissioned and noncommissioned) and organized men available is as follows; Organ- AvailStates. " ized. able. Alabama 2,982 163,000 Arkansas 1,079 203,000 California 4,948 183,072 Colorado 1,021 85,000 Connecticut 2,842 98,779 Delaware 421 28,003 Florida 1,011 60,714 Georgia 4,194 264,021 Idaho 304 13,932 Illinois 5,313 700,000 Indiana 2,581 481,193 lowa 2,478 209,510 Kansas 1,724 100,000 Kentucky 1,471 405,000 Louisiana 1,249 138,439 Maine 1,241 98,978 Maryland 1,907 160,600 Massachusetts ...' 0,006 389,529 Michigan 2,878 260,000 Minnesota 1,900 160,000 Mississippi 1,760 233,480 Missouri ..... 2,096 380,000 Montana 517 25,000 Nebraska 1,248 132,000 Nevada 549 6,248 Ne# Hampshire 1,337 55,000 New Jersey 3,970 254.887 New York 12,8-46 750,000 North Carolina 1,659 240,000 North Dakota 545 50,000 Ohio 6,057 645,000 Oregon 1,565 46,365 Pennsylvania 8,932 806,230 Rhode Island., 1,372 73,945 South Carolina 4,674 181,000 South Dakota 799 35,000 Tennessee 3,369 169,000 Texas 3,000 300,000 Vermont 787 44,164 Virginia 3,107 220,000 Washington 1,530 85,000 West Virginia 838 122,475 Wisconsin 2,571 305.717 Wyoming 460 8,000 Arizona 503 7,600 New Mexico. 470 25,000 Oklahoma 130 10,000 Utah 80 25,000