The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2. Page: 400
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CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.
10,000 blankets. I cannot put men in rendezvous without them. We
have 10,000 volunteers above the five regiments. The expenses of
local camps for companies above general rendezvous of regiments are
large. If Government cannot furnish, can you authorize any one
here to furnish blankets and the Government pay therefor ?
SAMUEL J. KIRKWOOD,
Governor.
DAVENPORT, IOWA, August 16, 1862--10.10 p. m.
(Received 11.30 a. m. 17th.)
SECRETARY OF WAR:
I am directed to report to you the number of volunteers offered
under last calls. There are from 12,000 to 15,000.
N. B. BAKER,
Adjutant- General of Iowa.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 16, 1862.
Governor ANDREW,
Boston:
The rule in respect to officers does not apply to those not in the
field. It arises from the existing military emergencies and admits of
no exception, much as I desire to oblige you.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 16, 1862.
Governor MORGAN,
Albany :
The transfers of officers you desire from the old to the new regi-
ments cannot be made without danger of disaster. Not a single officer
can be taken from any army in the field at present.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 16, 1862.
Capt. RICHARD I. DODGE,
Harrisburg, Pa.:
You will muster in minors over eighteen, on being satisfied on the
affidavits of their captains that the consent of their parents and
guardians has been given to their enlistment, without having that
consent in writing. Communicate this order to other mustering
officers in Harrisburg.
By order of the Secretary of War:
C. P. BUCKINGHAM,
Brigadier- General and Assistant Adjutant- General.
MADISON, WVIs., August 16, 1862.
Hon. E. M. STANTON:
Your reply received, and fully satisfactory. Our first call is filled
to overflowing, and we shall fill the second by volunteers by the 22d.400
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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/m1/409/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.