The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2. Page: 265
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UNION AUTHORITIES.
Please give me your opinion, as this is rather a civil than military
question.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
BENJ. F. BUTLER,
Major- General, Commanding.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, D. C., July 28, 1862.
GOVERNORS OF ALL LOYAL STATES:
It would be of great service here for us to know, as fully as you can
tell, what progress is made and making in recruiting for old regiments
in your State. Also, about what day the first new regiment can move
from you; what the second; what the third, and so on. This infor-
mation is important to us in making calculations. Please give it as
promptly and accurately as you can.
A. LINCOLN.
NORWICH, July 28, 1862.
President LINCOLN:
Recruiting for old regiments goes slowly; for new everything looks
promising. I am organizing regiments by districts. Four will be
ready about the same time-say in September. Three encampments
are now delayed for want of supplies for which requisition was made
early this month. Until the regiments rendezvous enlistments are
delayed. General Meigs has ordered supplies, which are daily expected.
I regret that I cannot be more definite.
WM. A. BUCKINGHAM,
Governor of Connecticut.
FAIRFIELD, IOWA, July 28, 1862.
Hon. E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War, Washington, D. C.:
I arrived at home on Saturday last from Washington and found a
lamentable state of affairs in this section of Iowa.
Our loyal people are doing everything in their power to raise the num-
ber of troops required of this State, but very serious obstacles are
thrown in their way. I will give you one instance, and ask you to
take some action in regard to it as well as in all similar cases.
On last Saturday a recruiting officer visited Rome, a small town in
Henry County, for the purpose of raising recruits. He was a wounded
soldier and not able to defend himself. As soon as his business
became known he. was at once set upon by four miscreants and
ordered to leave the town. He at first declined. The assailants
threatened to hang him if he did not go, declaring that he should not
stay there. He was compelled to leave. . To-day a squad of soldiers
went to Rome to arrest the men. I hear that they have arrested a part
of them. But I do not know that any officer in this State has authority
to hold them as prisoners.
Now, I suggest that some officer, say Capt. G. W. Newman (who,
I understand, is stationed at Burlington), or some other U. S. officer,
be authorized by the Department to arrest such persons. Something
of this kind must be done. The work of enlistment must not thus be
interfered with. An end must be put to all such work and that at once.265
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