The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2. Page: 462
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462 CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, August 26, 1862.
His Excellency Governor BUCKINGHAM,
Hartford, Conn.:
Your quota of 300,000 drafted men is 7,145. The number of volun-
teers called for July 2 being the same, if your volunteers for old and
new regiments mustered in from July 2 to September 1 exceed this
number, the excess may be deducted from the number drafted.
By order of the Secretary of War:
C. P. BUCKINGHAM,
Brigadier- General and Assistant Adjutant- General.
HARTFORD, CONN., August 26, 1862-10.30 p. m.
(Received 11.30 p. m.)
Brig. Gen. C. P. BUCKINGHAM,
Assistant Adjutant- General :
Errors have been committed in making returns of our enrollment,
and I would like to have the draft postponed to the 15th instant.
Reply.
WM. A. BUCKINGHAM,
Governor.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 26, 1862.
His Excellency Governor BURTON,
Dover, Del.:
Your quota of drafted men is 2,000. If your volunteers for old and
new regiments mustered in from July 2 to September 1 exceed 1,440,
the excess may be deducted from the number drafted. If you can-
not make the draft on the 3d day of September, make it as soon
thereafter as possible, yourself taking the responsibility of extend-
ing the time.
By order of the Secretary of War:
C. P. BUCKINGHAM,
Brigadier- General and Assistant Adjutant-General.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 26, 1862.
Brigadier-General KETCHUM, U. S. Army,
Assistant Adjutant-General:
GENERAL: You have been specially assigned as assistant adjutant-
general to proceed to the State of Illinois to organize, muster, and
dispatch to the field the volunteer troops of that State. You will
proceed to that State and confer with Governor Yates and the military
authorities, and take such measures as shall with least delay render
available to the Government of the United States the volunteer forces
there. Your powers are ample, and you will report to this Depart-
ment for instructions if needed.
Yours, truly,
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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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/m1/471/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.