The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2. Page: 209
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UNION AUTHORITIES.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Boston, Mass., July 7, 1862.
Hon. WILLIAM H. SEWARD,
Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.:
SIR: Since we were honored with a visit from yourself and General
Buckingham I have given a good deal of consideration to the matter
of recruiting, and in this I propose to state some of the points which
I regard as important:
First. We should be allowed a band of ten musicians for each camp
to enliven the men and give attraction to the camp. This proposition
I made when you were here, and I understood you and General Buck-
ingham to accede to it, but I wish to have the authority in writing so
it may go on file. The cost to each camp will be about $400 a month.
Second. There should be an officer commissioned and stationed in
each camp to muster recruits into service as soon as they arrive in
camp. We now depend on Captain Goodhue, who is stationed here
in Boston, and his time is so much engaged with his business that he
cannot attend often at the camp at Worcester. Will permission be
given to the senior officer in command at any one of our camps to muster
in recruits as they arrive ?
Third. It would facilitate recruiting very much if the officers could
be commissioned when authorized to raise companies, with the distinct
understanding that unless they raised their company in a reasonable
time the commissions should be canceled. As it now is the men who
recruit spend their time and money without receiving any pay for
their services. Why should not their pay begin when their labor
begins ?
Fourth. We are too much hedged in with army regulations and
army officers. Our tents should be floored, but the U. S. officers
won't allow the bill because the regulations don't allow it. In order
to get recruits the camps must be made comfortable and attractive.
It is the denial of these little things which annoys officers and men.
It was a great mistake when the recruiting was taken from the State
and put in the hands of U. S. officers. They move slow, have no
enthusiasm, and, as Governor Corwin used to say, " They appear to
have moss growing on the calves of their legs."
Please have this letter given to General Buckingham, and request
him to let me know what I can do as speedily as possible. I think we
can have our fifteen regiments recruited in the time you stated. Only
give me a little margin, and keep us as much as possible under State
authority.
With great respect, dear Governor, I am, your obedient servant,
WM. SCHOULER,
Adjutant- General.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,
New Orleans, La., July 7, 1862.
GEORGE COPPELL, Esq.,
Her Britannic Majesty's Acting Consul:
SIR: Your note received Saturday removes all difficulty of personal
intercourse. The withdrawal of the offensive expressions is sufficient
and accepted. Commander Hewitt, of H. B. M. sloop of war Rinaldo,
now in this harbor, informs me that he is instructed by Lord Lyons
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2., book, 1899; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139264/m1/218/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.