Tuesday, April 26, 2011
26 April 1861
April, Friday, 26th 1861 Clear: quite warm. Still engaged in organizing the company of yesterday. We completed the organization, got the required number, and in the after part of the day, were attached to the other companies of the regt. and held our election. E. A. Paine Col., Aug. Mersy Lieut. Col., J. J. Phillips Major, then we were mustered into the U. S. service.
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ReplyDeleteExecutive Department.
Hon. Simon Cameron, Springfield, Ill., April 26, 1861.
Secretary of War, Dear Sir : Four regiments are now mustered into service at this place. At Cairo we have 1,274 men not mustered. Two regiments will be mustered into service at Cairo in two or three days. Tomorrow we send a regiment from this point to Cairo. Besides the four regiments, we have about twenty accepted companies at this point. There are also fourteen companies at this place not accepted, and ninety-three companies in different parts of the State who have tendered their services who are fully organized and partially drilled; also a company of dragoons of 171 picked men waiting at this point to be mustered into service.
Besides the above, a large number of companies have been organized at various points, but whose services have not yet been formally tendered.
Owing to advices received from General Wool, we have not sent the regiments to Saint Louis alluded to in my letter of yesterday.
Respectfully, yours, Richd. Yates, Governor.
Executive Department,
General Simon Cameron, Springfield, Ill., April 26, 1861.
Secretary of War, Dear Sir : We have this day received from the Saint Louis Arsenal 21,000 stand of arms, all complete, 110,000 musket cartridges, and two field pieces, all complete. There are left there 8,000 stand of arms. We stand very much in need of the following articles, and they should be furnished to us without delay:
Complete camp and garrison equipage (including Sibley tents) for 10,000 men; camp kettles and knapsacks; musket accouterments for 21,000 men; 2,000,000 rounds of cartridges for army percussion muskets, bayonet scabbards and belts; two batteries of 12-pounders, necessary to command the Mississippi River, with 1,000 rounds of fixed ammunition for each gun; 1,000 rounds of fixed ammunition for forty 6-pounders; clothing for three months for 10,000 men; 500 cavalry sabers for officers. We would be glad to have the messenger who carries this letter provided with the requisition upon the proper point for above articles.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Richd. Yates, Governor.