REPOET OP CAPT. GEORGE B. M^CLELLAN. G7 



THE AEMT COKPS. 



The active troops heretofore enumerated form the following army corps ; the corps of infantry 

 of the guard, and the corps of grenadiers, both elite corps, and destined to form the reserves of 

 the active army of operations ; sis infantry corps ; the corps of the Caucasus ; the reserve cavalry 

 corps of the guards ; the first and second reserve cavalry corps ; the reserve light cavalry 

 division. 



The corps of the Caucasus forms the basis of the army of the Caucasus ; its composition, and 

 that of the other corps, will be given hereafter. It is now necessary to explain the law of dis- 

 tribution of regiments, &c., in the brigades, divisions, and corps. 



The corps of infantry of the guard consists of 9 regiments of grenadiers of the guard, and 3 

 regiments of light infantry of the guard. 



These are organized in 6 brigades, numbered from 1 to 6, and 3 divisions ; the 1st brigade is 

 composed of 2 regiments of grenadiers ; the 2d brigade consists of 1 regiment of grenadiers and 

 1 of light infantry ; these 2 brigades form the 1st division. The brigades of the other divisions 

 are constituted in a similar manner. 



Of the 10 regiments of grenadiers and 4 of carbineers, the first 9 of the former and the first 3 

 of the latter form the infantry divisions of the corps of grenadiers. The 10th grenadiers and the 

 4tli carbineers form the elite brigade of the army of the Caucasus. 



Tlie infantry of the corps of grenadiers is formed in 3 divisions, organized exactly as the corps 

 of infantry of the guard ; the carbineers taking the place of the light infantry regiments of the 

 guard. The infantry brigades and divisions of the guard and the grenadiers are each numbered 

 in a separate series. 



In the troops of the line, as distinguished from the two elite corps, two regiments of heavy 

 infantry, or 2 of light infantry, form a brigade ; a division is composed of one brigade of heavy 

 and one brigade of light infantry ; 3 such divisions constitute the main body of the infantry of 

 an infantry corps. There are 42 regiments of heavy and 42 of light infantry, forming 21 divi- 

 sions, numbered in a regular series. The first 18 divisions belong to the six infantry corps, the 

 last 3 to the army of the Caucasus. In these 21 divisions there are 21 brigades of heavy and 21 

 of light infantry ; 42 in all. The 1st and 2d regiments of heavy infantry (infantry of the line) 

 form the 1st brigade of infantry of the line ; the 1st and 2d regiments of light infantry form the 

 1st brigade of light infantry ; these two brigades form the 1st division of infantry. The 2d divi- 

 sion is composed of the 3d and 4th regiments of heavy and light infantry. The 1st, 2d and 3d 

 divisions belong to the 1st corps. In the same manner they run in regular series through the 

 six corps. 



The cavalry of the guard forms the corps of reserve cavalry of the guard ; its regiments are 

 numbered independently of the rest of the cavalry. The 8 regiments of army cuirassiers compose 

 2 divisions of the 1st reserve cavalry corps. The first 8 regiments of army dragoons constitute 

 the 2d reserve cavalry corps ; the 9th regiment belongs to the army of the Caucasus. The 16 

 regiments of army hussars form 8 brigades, in which they are distributed in a similar manner to 

 the infantry regiments ; the first 6 brigades belong to the infantry corps of the same numbers ; 

 the 7th brigade to the corps of grenadiers ; the 8th to the reserve light cavalry division. 



The 20 regiments of army lancers form 10 brigades, the first seven of which serve with the 

 corresponding hussar brigades, thus forming the light cavalry divisions attached to the infantry 

 and grenadier corps ; the 8th and 9th brigades form the lancer division of the 1st cavalry reserve 

 corp ; the 10th belongs to the reserve light cavalry division. 



