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August 19, 1852
Meigs County Telegraph
Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio
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Official records indicate the US standing army totals 10,129 personnel, including 196 officers and 9,933 non-commissioned officers and privates, with 60 buglers and 258 musicians. Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Militia includes 74,868 officers and 2,105,524 others, totaling 2,180,486 fighting men across 9 posts and 20 arsenals, underscoring US military power.
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MILITARY POWER of the United States.
It appears from official records that the standing Army of the United States at present, numbers 10,129; commissioned officers, 196; non-commissioned officers and privates, 9,933. The number of buglers employed is 60, and the number of musicians 258.— The headquarters of the Army are in Washington, D. C. The number of commissioned officers in the militia, is 74,868, and of non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, 2,105,524, making a total of 2,180,486 fighting men. Truly, we are inclined to believe that the United States are "a power on earth," whatever we may hear to the contrary. The number of military posts is 9, and of arsenals 20.
It appears from official records that the standing Army of the United States at present, numbers 10,129; commissioned officers, 196; non-commissioned officers and privates, 9,933. The number of buglers employed is 60, and the number of musicians 258.— The headquarters of the Army are in Washington, D. C. The number of commissioned officers in the militia, is 74,868, and of non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, 2,105,524, making a total of 2,180,486 fighting men. Truly, we are inclined to believe that the United States are "a power on earth," whatever we may hear to the contrary. The number of military posts is 9, and of arsenals 20.
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Triumph
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Us Army
Militia
Military Power
Standing Army
Fighting Men
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United States, Washington, D. C.
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United States, Washington, D. C.
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Official records detail the US standing army's size at 10,129, militia at 2,180,486 total fighting men, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., 9 military posts, and 20 arsenals, affirming the nation's power.