The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2. Page: 411
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UNION AUTHORITIES.
accepted great confusion and dissatisfaction will follow. I am already
terribly embarrassed, and cannot get along unless you accept them
all. Answer at once.
SAML. J. KIRKWOOD.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Washington, D. C., August 19, 1862-1 p. m.
Lieut. CHARLES S. BOWMAN,
Disbursing Officer, Fort Leavenworth, Kans.:
Recruits for negro regiments will under no circumstances be paid
bounty and premium.
By order of the Secretary of War:
THOMAS M. VINCENT,
Assistant Adjutant- General.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Washington, D. C., August 19, 1862.
His Excellency the GOVERNOR OF KANSAS,
Atchison, Kans.:
Senator Lane, as commissioner of recruiting, has authority to
appoint second lieutenants, under Orders No. 75. If you have made
any such appointments, please recall them. They cannot be recog-
nized.
By order:
T. M. VINCENT,
Assistant Adjutant- General.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 19, 1862.
J. W. FINNELL,
Frankfort, Ky.:
Cavalry arms and equipments were sent and have, no doubt, been
received by General Boyle, the proper officer at Louisville, Ky. Under
what authority are you acting? There seems to be a considerable
number of persons acting in Kentucky independent of each other.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
FRANKFORT, KY., August 19, 1862.
(Received 8.20 p. m.)
Hon. E. M. STANTON:
I applied to General Boyle, the proper officer at Louisville, for arms,
and the dispatch sent yesterday was after application to him. I am
acting under the authority of the Governor of Kentucky, and in con-
junction with the Military Board, and of obedience to orders of the
Secretary of War. I am, according to the laws of Kentucky, the
proper officer in the State to superintend recruiting, and have per-
formed that service since September last. Confusion has arisen from
the fact that orders to recruit here have been given both to General
Boyle and the Military Board by the War Department. General Boyle411
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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/m1/420/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.