The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2. Page: 479
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UNION AUTHORITIES. 479
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 28, 1862.
His Excellency Governor ROBINSON,
Governor of Kansas:
SIR: Your communication of the 20th of August, with accompany-
ing paper forwarded by Major Eldridge, has been received. In reply
I send you a copy of the authority given to General Lane for recruiting
volunteers in Kansas.* The extent of that authority and how far
the action of General Lane comports with it you can judge of as
well as any one else. It is deeply regretted that there is any dis-
cord or ill feeling between the Executive of Kansas and the military
commander and General Lane at a time when all men should be united
in their efforts against the enemy, and if any way appeared by which
the Department could establish harmony and unity of action it would
be promptly pursued.
Yours, truly,
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 28, 1862.
Governor ROBINSON,
Frankfort, Ky.:
I regret that the Department cannot issue quartermaster's and
ordnance stores to the State authorities and before the men are mus-
tered in. If the rendezvous are exposed to danger, the place must be
changed or sufficient guard supplied by the commander of the depart-
ment.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
BOSTON, August 28, 1862--3 p. nm.
(Received 3.10 p. in.)
Hon. E. M. STANTON:
In organizing nine-months' regiments we meet obstacles at every
step which can be remedied by a word from you, but are otherwise
insurmountable. Captain Goodhue, Eleventh Infantry, U. S. Army,
U. S. mustering and disbursing officer here, refuses to muster them
into service, either men or officers, until they present themselves
for muster by regiments. Concerning this I telegraphed you yester-
day. To-day he refrises to furnish transportation of nine-months'
militia recruits to camp, and there remains no way to get them there
unless they pay their fare out of their own means. We have more
than 5,000 nine-months' militia ready to go into service immediately,
who have abandoned their avocations, and ask only to be received at
once, but are repressed and discouraged by these refusals. Why
cannot the regulations as to muster and transportation of volunteers
be applied also to militia? Why cannot mustering and disbursing
officers be appointed by you who will co-operate heartily in the recruit-
ment instead of inventing obstacles ? If I were capable of discourage-
ment I should be almost discouraged by the obstacles which block
* See July 22, Appendix to this volume.
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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/m1/488/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.