Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society . RICHARD BROWN, , , (1805-1882.)Sydney Mines Volunteers. (Author of History- of the Island of Cape Breton published in 1869.) THE MILITIA OF NOVA SCOTIA, 1749-1867. 99 officers and men, and 645 non-effective—the latter being chieflyrecruits who had not yet had time to qualify: and that 2038rifles had been issued to the various corps. In the followingMarch (1862) the strength had increased to fifty companieswith approximately 2500 members. It was now fully recognized that the provincial militia(which must not be confused
Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society . RICHARD BROWN, , , (1805-1882.)Sydney Mines Volunteers. (Author of History- of the Island of Cape Breton published in 1869.) THE MILITIA OF NOVA SCOTIA, 1749-1867. 99 officers and men, and 645 non-effective—the latter being chieflyrecruits who had not yet had time to qualify: and that 2038rifles had been issued to the various corps. In the followingMarch (1862) the strength had increased to fifty companieswith approximately 2500 members. It was now fully recognized that the provincial militia(which must not be confused with the volunteers or volunteermilitia), practically existed only on paper, and was useless as amilitary force: the annual reports of this and the preceding yearmake this point clear. Most of the officers were much overage, and disinclination to resign was as marked as the inabilityto do efficient duty. The force is reported as being disintegra-ted and utterly unorganized, although its nominal strength atthis period was about 44,000 officers an
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