Richard Yates to Frederick Steele

State of Illinois

Executive Department.

Springfield Oct 26th 1864

Major General Steele

Little Rock, Ark.

Sir:

The parents of John Schlemmer now serving in Vaughan's Springfield Battery, stationed at Little Rock, request me to assist them in procuring a furlough for their son. The young man has been over two years in the army and has served faithfully but has never had a furlough.

If you can consistently grant his application please do so & oblige

Your obed't serv't

Richard Yates

Governor

A 1550 MD WM. 1864

Hd. Qrs.

Mil. Div. West Miss.

New Orleans, Nov 21/64.

Respectfully returned, Disapproved. This case does not present any special claims to consideration and cannot be granted consistently with the interests of the service, or in justice to other men, equally deserving.

By order of

Maj Gen E.R.S. Canby,

C.G. Christensen

Lt. Col. A.A.G.

EBB. 343.

Headquarters Dist of Little Rock

Little Rock Nov 10" 1864.

Respectfully returned to Dept H.Q. with remarks & recommendation of the Battery Commander, enclosed.

E. A. Carr

Brig. Genl Comdg.

Ref #5.

Hd. Qurs. Dept. of Ark

Little Rock Nov. 11th 1864

App recd and respectfully forwarded to Hd. Qurs. Mil. Div. of West Miss

F. Steele

Maj Gen. Comdg.

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Executive Department

Springfield Ills. Oct. 26" 64.

Illinois, State of

Richard Yates, Gov.

Requests that a furlough be granted to John Schlemmer, a member of "Vaughn's Springfield Battery," if it consistantly can be done.

[postmarked H.D. Qrs. Dept of Arkansas Recd [illegible] 6 1864 Little Rock]

Hd. Qurs. Dept. of Ark.

Little Rock Nov. 7th 1864

Respectfully referd to the Comdg Officer Bat. A 3rd Ills, La, Arty / through intermediate Hd Qurs,) for remark & recommendation

By order of

Maj. Gen. F. Steele

W.D. [illegible]

[illegible]

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Hd Qts Dept of AR

Nov 8 1864

Respectfully transmitted

By order of

Brig Gnl E A Carr

C.J.Y. Dyer

ADC

Hd Qrs 1st Division 7 All.

Little Rock Nov 8, 1864

Respectfully transmitted by order of Brig Genl Solomon

A. Block.

A. A. Grnl

Hd Qrs Bat "A" 3rd Ill Lt Arty

Approved and respectfully forwarded

James Erwin, 1st Lieut Comdg Batt

Head Quarters 1st Div 7 Al

Little Rock Ak Nov 9 1864.

Respectfully forwarded

[illegible] , Brig. Genl. Commndg.

HEADQUARTERS, Department of Arkansas, &c.,

Little Rock, Ark.,

Dec. 8th 1864

Respectfully returned to Richard Yates Governor of the State of Illinois and his attention respectfully invited to the endorsement of Maj. Gen'l Canby Comd'g Mil. Div. West Miss.

F. Steele

Major General Commanding.

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