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Chicago Sanitary Commission Rooms,
Chicago, Dec 16th 1863
Gov Yates.
Dear Sir,
I hear you are in Washington, and Take the liberty of asking you to see the Sec of War & procure from him if possible an order, that the 5 companies of the 113th Ill now at Corinth may be brought up to Springfield, to be united to the [5?] there & recruit They have been divided 9 months. Hitherto all efforts to unite them have proved vain - I believe with your influence & favor at Wash. knowing the Reg as you do you might accomplish it. They have fought gallantly in the field & I believe the battalion at Spring - given unusual satisfaction you assured me, at the [Tremont?] a few weeks since, you thought it should be done - My next request, I fear you may consider obtrusive . I do not mean it so - My son Col Hoge of the 113th has been in the war from the beginning, has been several times specially, mentioned in the Official reports for gal
lantry, has acted frequently during the past year as Brigadier, has for some months been in command of the Post at Corinth, has been three times commended & has an unblemished record. I have been privileged to do some small good to the soldiers & I hope for the country. I ask most respectfully, that you would use your influence to have my son's name placed on the list to be sent into Congress for promotion. I know Mr Arnold would favor it, believe Senator Trumbull would, if you tell him what you know of my son He is a personal friend of mine & I believe would do what he could - I shall write him You will be pleased to hear that the nett money proceeds of our Fair will be $40.000 & other things included $45.000. Maj. Robb was here yesterday. Livermore & myself spent the whole day, in assisting him to make purchases at a cheap rate to be got at the Fair. They are getting up a Fair at Memphis for the Hospital. Major Robb is earnestly engaged in it. [We?] were happy to send him all the aid we could -
With profound respects
Mrs A.H. Hoge
Hoge. Mrs A H.
Sanitary Com" Rooms
Chicago
Dec 16. 1863.
Asking influence of Gov to be used in putting together the 5 Cos of the 113th at Corinth and the 5 Cos at Springfield Now Separated for 9 months.
Also recommend her Son Col Hoge for promotion
Letter to Mr Lincoln Feb 27' 64 recommending promotion of Col Hoge and to Mrs Hoge same date informing her of the recomdn & movement of the detachment at Camp Butler to the field - Explained that her letter went to Wash at [illegible] & only recently arrived in Springfield
Loomis
ADC
Executive Office Mar 2 64