Geroge Middar to Richard Yates

St. Louis Branch U. S. C. C.

ISAAC S. SMYTH, CHAIRMAN.

EDWIN TICKNOR, TREASURER.

J. B. WHITEHEAD, SECRETARY.

J. H. PARSONS, COR. SEC'Y.

GEO. PARTRIDGE, E. D. JONES,

J. W. McINTYRE, J. V. LYON,

E. O. STANARD.

Any remittances from the friends of the CHRISTIAN COMMISSION, will be thankfully received and acknowledged by E. Ticknor, Treasurer, St. Louis.

THE U.S. CHRISTIAN COMMISSION

Sends this as the soldier's messenger to his home.

Let it hasten to those who wait for tidings.

U.S. Christian Commission Rooms,

September 11th 1864.

Vicksburg Miss

Govener Yates

Dear Sir

Hoping you will excuse preliminareys and allow me the honor of addressing you to inform you of the way the Illinois Boys are treated in this department. I had some Dificelty with Some of my Officers and was tried and acquited by the Jury and afterwards by the prejudce of some of the officrs a reinvestigation was had and sentanced for a year in this plase And the Charges of which I Sware I am Clear.

And by your enfluence I no I can be released and restored to my comand for aney thing is preferable to this earthly hell I will send you full proceedings of my trial soon as I can get them

hoping you will assist me geting my releas I am

Sir Yors most Obt

George Middar

11th Ill Cavelry Vol at Vicksburg Jale No 1

S.B. Plse answer and let me no what can be done imedatly

G M

Attend to & Answer

Middar George

Vicksburg Sept 11th 64

Is in Jail there, being convicted after the second trial, on the predjudice of some of his officers (of 16th Cavly.) and wants Gov's assistance in getting released.

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