444 Series III Volume II- Serial 123 - Union Letters, Orders, Reports
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 23, 1862.
His Excellency Governor MORTON,
Indianapolis, Ind.:
You are authorized to raise six batteries of artillery of six guns each for three years or the war, including those already raised in your State since the 1st day of May last.
By order of the Secretary UCKINGHAM,
Brigadier-General and Assistant Adjutant-General.
(Same to Governor Tod, Columbus, Ohio and Governor Yates,
Springfield, Ill.)
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 23, 1862.
General JAMES H. LANE,
Commissioner of Recruiting, Leavenworth City, Kans.:
SIR: Your letter of the 17th instant* is received, in which you state that full companies of infantry organized in Illinois and Missouri are offered to the recruiting commission to constitute a part of the regiments raised in Kansas, and make the regiments raised in Kansas, and make the inquiry whether the commission is authorized to furnish transportation for such companies from their respective States to the place of rendezvous. In reply you are informed that the commission is not authorized either to furnish transportation or to receive them. Officers in one State cannot recruit in any other, nor receive companies or squads of recruits from another State.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 23, 1862.
General JAMES H. LANE,
Commissioner of Recruiting, Leavenworth, Kans.;
SIR: Your letter of the 18th instant received.* You state therein that the troops being raised by the recruiting commission are given to understand that they will be permitted to select their own officers, field and company; that nevertheless Governor Charles Robinson has intimated that he will disregard the wishes of the men and commission such persons as officers as he may think proper to select. In reply you are directed to report the names of the officers selected to the Department. The Governor will be requested by the Department to commission them. Upon his refusal the President will issue commissions.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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