W. Wardner to Richard Yates

United States General Hospital,

Mount City, Ill., Sept 17th 1864.

To Hon Richd Yates

Springfield

Ills

Sir

Yours of the 12th relating to the transfer of Elias Yates Co A 100 Ills Vols to Keokuk and Jas Crawford I. 103d Ills to Chicago Ills are before me

These men will be so transferred within a few days, or as soon as those Hospital can take the number of patients now in this Hospital to be transferred to those places.

I have now over five hundred patients in this Hospital. Mostly from Shermans Army.

These soldiers yesterday voted 450 for Lincoln & 27 for McClellan

Very Respectfully,

Your Obed't Servant,

W. Wardner

Surgeon U. S. V. in Charge of Hospital.

Wardner W.

Surgeon.

Mound City Sep. 17th 1864

Ackes request for transfer of Elias Yates and Jas Crawford.

Says they will be so transfered when proper arrangements can be made.

A vote was taken in that hospital which resulted 450 for Lincoln 27 for McClellan.

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Informed Yates & Crawford. Sept 24th 64

Porter.