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Act of 1866
The War Department Staff
(Departments or Corps)
| Adjutant
General's Dept. |
Orders &
commands, custodian of
records & archives |
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Inspector General's Dept. |
Inspecting &
reporting on proficiency,
discipline & leadership of Army + Arms,
accouterments, clothing, quarters &
other material |
Judge
Advocate Generals Dept.
(Bureau of Military Justice) |
Reviewing
authority for Military courts,
source of legal advice for Sec. of War |
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Quartermaster's Dept. |
Barracks &
Quarters, transportation of
personnel & materials, distribution of
most supplies |
| Subsistence Dept. |
Content
procurement & distribution of
rations |
| Medical Dept. |
Health &
hygiene of the Army |
| Pay
Dept. |
Paymasters
who traveled to distribute
soldiers' wages |
| Corp. of
Engineers |
Mapping &
Construction |
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Ordinance Dept. |
Testing,
selecting, procurement or
manufacturing and distributing arms,
ammunition & all related accouterments
& equipment |
| Signal
Corp. |
Infant
service concerned with communication,
particularly flags, torches & telegraph |
Officers
| |
1866 |
1867 |
1870 |
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Major Generals |
5 |
5 |
3 |
|
Brigadier Generals
of the Line (Headed staff Dept.'s) |
10 |
8 |
6 |
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Colonels (Inspector
General & Chief Signal Officer) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Regiments |
Companies, Troops or
Batteries |
| Cavalry (5 year
enlistment) |
10 |
12 |
| Artillery |
5 |
12 |
| Infantry(3 year
enlistment) |
45, changed to 25 in 1867 |
10 |
Regiment
Battalion or
Squadron
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Majors |
| Cavalry |
3 |
| Artillery |
3 |
| Infantry |
1 |
Companies
| Captain |
| 1st Lieutenant |
| 2nd Lieutenant |
Enlisted Total
| 1866 |
54,000 |
| 1867 |
57,313 |
| 1870 |
30,000 |
| 1874 |
25,000 |
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