ARMY OFFICERS.
The Secretary of War has laid before the Senate a statement showing that on the Ist of January there were in the service 47 major-generals ot volunteers, of whom 21 have since been mustered out, while of the remainder, 17 are commanding departments, three commanding districts, five on special duty, and one on leave of absence. At the Bame time, there are in the service 151 brigadier-generals of volunteers, of whom 102 have since been ordered mustered out ; of the remainder, 23 are commanding departments or districts, six on court-martial duty, 10 engaged on special duty, six employed by the Freeman's Bureau, and four on leave of absence.
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Otago Witness, Issue 748, 31 March 1866, Page 14
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110ARMY OFFICERS. Otago Witness, Issue 748, 31 March 1866, Page 14
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