aded ▁to ▁stand ▁in ▁the ▁resulting ▁election , ▁on ▁a ▁platform ▁of ▁being ▁paid ▁at ▁the ▁rate ▁he ▁had ▁previously ▁requested . ▁ ▁He ▁easily ▁won ▁the ▁election ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁office . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁the ▁union ▁continued ▁to ▁th rive , ▁affili ating ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Alliance ▁of ▁Organ ised ▁Tr ades , ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁new ▁Tr ades ▁Union ▁Congress . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁faced ▁increasing ▁criticism ▁for ▁his ▁poor ▁grasp ▁of ▁administrative ▁procedures ▁and ▁for ▁lack ing ▁a ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁union ' s ▁future . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁he ▁agreed ▁to ▁ret ire ▁on ▁a ▁p ension ▁of ▁£ 1 ▁per ▁week . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 0 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 8 8 ▁death s ▁Category : General ▁Secret aries ▁of ▁the ▁Am alg am ated ▁Society ▁of ▁Bo il erm akers ▁Category : I r ish ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁County ▁C ork <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁major ▁service ▁components ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁( the ▁others ▁being ▁the ▁Reg ular ▁Army , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Reserve ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁National ▁Guard ), ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁in active ▁since ▁the ▁susp ension ▁of ▁the ▁draft ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military