10 June 1862

Tuesday, 10th Pleasant. E.I.R.B. Exodus 7 and 15 inclusive. Am ordered to prevent gambling.

[orders and circulars Loren would, or should, have seen concurrent with his diary entries...]

Head Qrs 9th Ills Vols
Near Boonville Miss.  June 10th 1862
His Excely Richard Yates,
Gov. & Comdr.-in-Chief of the Ills State Militia
Sir
We the undersigned Com. Officers of the 9th Ills. Vols. Infantry respectfully request that William D. Craig 1st Lieut of Co. E of said Regiment be commissioned as Asst. Surgeon of this 9th Ills. Regt. To fill the vacancy caused by the promotion of Asst. Surgeon Emil Guelich to Surgeon of said Regiment.  Lieut William D. Craig is much esteemed by both Officers and men of the 9th Ill. Regt. And by granting the Commission you will confer a great favor upon said Regiment.
(Signed), A Cowgill 2nd Lieut Co H, Emil Adam Capt Co A 9th I V, Dr Gulich Surg 9 Rgt IllVol, Theodor Gottlieb II Liet Co A, William Britt 1st Lieut Co F, Willam C. Fueffner Captain Comp B, E M Low Capt Co G, John Hallmann 2nd Lieut Comp B, Isaac Clements 2nd Lieut, D. F. Tiedemann Captian of Co C, W. F. Armstrong Capt Co H, II Lieut Chs Sheve Com C, C. H. Gilmore 1st Lieut Co H, G. G. Low 1st Lieut. Co. K., A. G. Hawes Capt Co E, Jos C Robinson Capt Co I, Loren Webb Capt. Co. F., S. T. Hughes Co I 2nd Lieut, R B Patterson 2nd Lieut Co E, Jas Oates 2d Lieut Co K.