14 25 22278 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/b3742458475453a0f7b7250805e75ca2.pdf 77bb5fb6f09efaad06774283796a1978 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 06 (May 17-31, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George R. Swallow to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-05-28 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500326 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/779d536fb7e586cf9941f8b7113362b9.pdf fb8f0e547333e2e8d0fdde2c564aedcf Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Hickory Hill Wayne County Illinois May 28 AD 1861 Mr Richard Yates der sur The old Justis of the peace that was elected a bout Three yers and Six months ago they sey they was Elected for four years which turm will Expire this fall The County was organised under the Township organis law and all the officers elected the Justis and constables has bin commishioned & sworn in to offis & applyed to the old Justis for there law & docket They refuse to gave them up till this fall I wish to now if all fore can act in one town and all there acts be acording to law plese rite as soon as this comes to hand and let me now your Obediant Servent Isaac Garrison Post offis adress Hickory Hill Ills <hr /> Isaac Garrison About Justices of the Peace Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 06 (May 17-31, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Isaace Garrison to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-05-28 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500327 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Hickory Hill Wayne County Illinois May 28 AD 1861 Mr Richard Yates der sur The old Justis of the peace that was elected a bout Three yers and Six months ago they sey they was Elected for four years which turm will Expire this fall The County was organised under the Township organis law and all the officers elected the Justis and constables has bin commishioned & sworn in to offis & applyed to the old Justis for there law & docket They refuse to gave them up till this fall I wish to now if all fore can act in one town and all there acts be acording to law plese rite as soon as this comes to hand and let me now your Obediant Servent Isaac Garrison Post offis adress Hickory Hill Ills <hr /> Isaac Garrison About Justices of the Peace Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/bcc70c47afca4ee650b12758e96170d7.pdf 4f568c540b4abcd37f1b594351058014 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Marion Williamson Co Ill May 28th 1861 Hon Richard Yates Gov of the State of Ill Dear Sir - Your Excellency has no doubt, ere this, been informed of the disunion feeling existing in Marion Ill. - brought about by disappointed politicians. Logan, Cunningham, Hundley, Pulley and others, have assisted in getting up a company for the so called "Southern Confederacy." The company so organized, departed rejoicing in their treacherous mission of blood: and the men above named, are making efforts for another company, whose destination will be the same. They have mobbed the Press, and driven away the Editor. The few Union men therefore, privately petition your Excellency to quarter soldiers in Marion, for the protection of our lives, and property. The freedom of speech, and the freedom of the Press, is buried far down in this the darkest hole in "Egypt." Yours Truly Patrick H. Lang Destroy this <hr /> P.H. Lang About troubles in "Marion" &c Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 06 (May 17-31, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Patrick H. Lang to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-05-28 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500328 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Marion Williamson Co Ill May 28th 1861 Hon Richard Yates Gov of the State of Ill Dear Sir - Your Excellency has no doubt, ere this, been informed of the disunion feeling existing in Marion Ill. - brought about by disappointed politicians. Logan, Cunningham, Hundley, Pulley and others, have assisted in getting up a company for the so called "Southern Confederacy." The company so organized, departed rejoicing in their treacherous mission of blood: and the men above named, are making efforts for another company, whose destination will be the same. They have mobbed the Press, and driven away the Editor. The few Union men therefore, privately petition your Excellency to quarter soldiers in Marion, for the protection of our lives, and property. The freedom of speech, and the freedom of the Press, is buried far down in this the darkest hole in "Egypt." Yours Truly Patrick H. Lang Destroy this <hr /> P.H. Lang About troubles in "Marion" &c Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/6c92ac89a21a55750054ae67b26c1cbc.pdf 9080795b09fabd45acce8b66d51b58ad Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Camp Mather Peoria May 28th/61 Dear Sir I received your kind letter of the 25th and beg to say that I had supposed I had given you that Counterfeit Bill if not you will find it in the drawer next the window I think between the leaves of the old day Book. I suppose you have been informed as to the result of our election [Barrington?] was elected Captn and Wm Avery by an unjust decision 2nd Lieut he only got 37 votes out of 108. We had supposed it should have been a majority vote and were told so by the judges previous to election but next day were informed that a plurality vote elected we were about to break up the company on account of it but rather than return home as it would look like a disgrace we acquiesced and were sworn into the U.S. Service Saturday morning 18 of the New Boston men refused the oath and 1 from Keithsburg Jim Nelson as the <hr /> company is now Composed I do not believe the same officers could be again elected they are wholly unfit for their position and I believe nothing but the desire of being of Service to the Country causes a majority to serve under them. Timmons the orderly Sergt. who was elected in New Boston and was found unfit for the duty not only from incapacity but he has been drunk and has been cut severely in the hand in a row in the City is Still kept in his position to satisfy the boys before election it was pretended he resigned and that I should take the position as I had all along performed the duty when there was writing to be done and I was reported to Capt. Pope as orderly. This I suppose was done to make the men believe that I was fittest for orderly and should not be run for anything else But since then he retains his position and nothing has been done to remove him I expect when we get regularly into Service such will not be the case. the man will then speak for himself and elections will <hr /> not be governed by the influence of whiskey We have no information as to our destination but it is said that the six regiments would be encamped in 2 Divisions and that this would be one of the places of encampment that we were to receive the other two regiments this week. We are not yet uniformed. The U. S. has sent on Blankets but they are very inferior. I would not exchange your gift for 2 pairs of them. We are well off now in that respect. Harry Weaver and I can make a good bed between us we have our Shanty for sleeping boarded with plenty of hay on that and six Blankets between us We all take our share in cooking. We have 2 cooks 3 water carriers 2 dish washers 1 [Chamberlain?] and 1 Wood carrier. We have to go for water a little over a quarter of mile within the encampment. I am exempted or at least have been up to this time from guard duty so that I am not exposed to night dews We have preaching here twice on Sundays at 10 A.M. and at 3 P.M. when we have a <hr /> large concourse of the citizens here we have large numbers of visitors in the camp every day from 10 A.M. till sundown so that it has a very lively appearance we have got into bad odor with the citizens on account of the unruly members of the different companies the Mercer Compy get their share of it and not more than they deserved but things are assuming a better appearance since they have been sworn into U.S. Service. this is caused perhaps not only from being kept closer in their quarters but they are getting rid of whatever money they may have fetched from home, so that they cannot procure liquor John Bevins was here last week for 3 days with his wife and Sister in law I believe his object was to obtain a Sutlers place but there were no appointments made outside of the Regiment John Miles joined our Compy at Monmouth with the expectation of promotion but he was disappointed he got no place. With love to all the family and remembrances to enquiring Friends Yours truly &c C O Leary P.S. any remarks I have made about our officers you will please not repeat as it may cause trouble Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 06 (May 17-31, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource C. Leary to [Richard Yates] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-05-28 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500329 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Camp Mather Peoria May 28th/61 Dear Sir I received your kind letter of the 25th and beg to say that I had supposed I had given you that Counterfeit Bill if not you will find it in the drawer next the window I think between the leaves of the old day Book. I suppose you have been informed as to the result of our election [Barrington?] was elected Captn and Wm Avery by an unjust decision 2nd Lieut he only got 37 votes out of 108. We had supposed it should have been a majority vote and were told so by the judges previous to election but next day were informed that a plurality vote elected we were about to break up the company on account of it but rather than return home as it would look like a disgrace we acquiesced and were sworn into the U.S. Service Saturday morning 18 of the New Boston men refused the oath and 1 from Keithsburg Jim Nelson as the <hr /> company is now Composed I do not believe the same officers could be again elected they are wholly unfit for their position and I believe nothing but the desire of being of Service to the Country causes a majority to serve under them. Timmons the orderly Sergt. who was elected in New Boston and was found unfit for the duty not only from incapacity but he has been drunk and has been cut severely in the hand in a row in the City is Still kept in his position to satisfy the boys before election it was pretended he resigned and that I should take the position as I had all along performed the duty when there was writing to be done and I was reported to Capt. Pope as orderly. This I suppose was done to make the men believe that I was fittest for orderly and should not be run for anything else But since then he retains his position and nothing has been done to remove him I expect when we get regularly into Service such will not be the case. the man will then speak for himself and elections will <hr /> not be governed by the influence of whiskey We have no information as to our destination but it is said that the six regiments would be encamped in 2 Divisions and that this would be one of the places of encampment that we were to receive the other two regiments this week. We are not yet uniformed. The U. S. has sent on Blankets but they are very inferior. I would not exchange your gift for 2 pairs of them. We are well off now in that respect. Harry Weaver and I can make a good bed between us we have our Shanty for sleeping boarded with plenty of hay on that and six Blankets between us We all take our share in cooking. We have 2 cooks 3 water carriers 2 dish washers 1 [Chamberlain?] and 1 Wood carrier. We have to go for water a little over a quarter of mile within the encampment. I am exempted or at least have been up to this time from guard duty so that I am not exposed to night dews We have preaching here twice on Sundays at 10 A.M. and at 3 P.M. when we have a <hr /> large concourse of the citizens here we have large numbers of visitors in the camp every day from 10 A.M. till sundown so that it has a very lively appearance we have got into bad odor with the citizens on account of the unruly members of the different companies the Mercer Compy get their share of it and not more than they deserved but things are assuming a better appearance since they have been sworn into U.S. Service. this is caused perhaps not only from being kept closer in their quarters but they are getting rid of whatever money they may have fetched from home, so that they cannot procure liquor John Bevins was here last week for 3 days with his wife and Sister in law I believe his object was to obtain a Sutlers place but there were no appointments made outside of the Regiment John Miles joined our Compy at Monmouth with the expectation of promotion but he was disappointed he got no place. With love to all the family and remembrances to enquiring Friends Yours truly &c C O Leary P.S. any remarks I have made about our officers you will please not repeat as it may cause trouble Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/2fdaefd96bba81b133c56e691fcee0b5.pdf 697a4b44181268bdb582bdbde0f1aa99 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. May 29, 61 Remarks. On a memorial, signed by their Excellencies, the Governors of Ohio, Illinois & Indiana, and handed to me yesterday, by the second of those high functionaries. 1. The signers are of "opinion that the U. States should, at an early day, take possession of prominent points in Kentucky - such as Louisville, Covington, New Port, Columbus, &c. Memphis, New Orleans &c &c and the railroads leading from the same, South." Independent of this paper, the U.S. had occupied New Port, adjoining Covington, and Col. Anderson had been directed to establish his head quarters as the Commander of the Department of Kentucky, at Louisville, and in conjunction with the Surveyor of the Customs, there, to restrict exports thence by land & water. And Major General McClellan had been instructed to give reasonable aid to the friends of the Union across the Ohio & across the Mississippi. Under this authority he might, if he had thought it expedient, have occupied Columbus. But many of the wisest & best Union men in Kentucky have strongly intimated that thrusting protection upon their people is likely to do far more harm than good, & probably, the danger can be better estimated at home, than by friends abroad. 2. The memorial suggests that if Col. Anderson cannot find loyal Kentuckians enough to sustain the Union cause in Kentucky that <hr /> regulars might be employed &c. But Col. A. had already raised two regiments of loyal Kentuckians &c. 3. The signers next say that if their "suggestions be approved, Major General McClellan should, at once, be advised &c." & add: "It is important that the plan of the campaign, in the West, should be fixed upon, & that the Major Genl. of the Division should be furnished the means, & be instructed to shape the military movements of his Department so as to carry it into effect at the earliest period" Promising that it is for the Government to furnish the means, I in great deference to their Excellencies, beg to say that, in two letters addressed to Major Genl. McClellan, dated, respectively, the 3d & 21st instant, I had given, to the best of my poor abilities, a plan of campaign (somewhat unlike their suggestions) in order that he might shape his "military movements" & prepare his means of execution accordingly. 4. The suggestions of the governors conclude with this proposition: "Authority ought also to be given to occupy points in Tennessee & Missouri." In discussing the memorial before Gov. Yates & several U. States Senators, it was urged by some of the latter, & I think, concurred in by his Excellency, that Memphis ought to be immediately occupied. This would, certainly, be to begin a campaign without preparation. (Let us suppose Memphis to be threatened: Before the expedition could <hr /> reach the point of attack - say with 10,000 men - the enemy would certainly interpose at least the double of that number, & if we commence with 20,000, the same thing would occur, when the cries for reinforcements being constantly repeated would probably sweep Ohio, Indiana Illinois &c of their respective quotas of volunteers, & leave us nobody, from those States, for pushing the war to a close at the right season; for the troops about Memphis would not only have lost the opportunity of acquiring tactical instruction, during the summer & autumn, but would be so enfeebled, by fevers, as to be scarcely able to do duty before late in the winter.) These remarks, & a copy of the memorial are respectfully submitted to the Secretary of War. Winfield Scott Head Quarters of the Army Washington, D.C. May 29, 1861. <hr /> Reply of General Scott To May 29 - 1861 Govs Yates, Dennison, and Morton suggesting a plan for the safety of Ky. The Gen. gives his views. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 06 (May 17-31, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Winfield Scott to Edwin Stanton and others Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-05-29 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500330 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. May 29, 61 Remarks. On a memorial, signed by their Excellencies, the Governors of Ohio, Illinois & Indiana, and handed to me yesterday, by the second of those high functionaries. 1. The signers are of "opinion that the U. States should, at an early day, take possession of prominent points in Kentucky - such as Louisville, Covington, New Port, Columbus, &c. Memphis, New Orleans &c &c and the railroads leading from the same, South." Independent of this paper, the U.S. had occupied New Port, adjoining Covington, and Col. Anderson had been directed to establish his head quarters as the Commander of the Department of Kentucky, at Louisville, and in conjunction with the Surveyor of the Customs, there, to restrict exports thence by land & water. And Major General McClellan had been instructed to give reasonable aid to the friends of the Union across the Ohio & across the Mississippi. Under this authority he might, if he had thought it expedient, have occupied Columbus. But many of the wisest & best Union men in Kentucky have strongly intimated that thrusting protection upon their people is likely to do far more harm than good, & probably, the danger can be better estimated at home, than by friends abroad. 2. The memorial suggests that if Col. Anderson cannot find loyal Kentuckians enough to sustain the Union cause in Kentucky that <hr /> regulars might be employed &c. But Col. A. had already raised two regiments of loyal Kentuckians &c. 3. The signers next say that if their "suggestions be approved, Major General McClellan should, at once, be advised &c." & add: "It is important that the plan of the campaign, in the West, should be fixed upon, & that the Major Genl. of the Division should be furnished the means, & be instructed to shape the military movements of his Department so as to carry it into effect at the earliest period" Promising that it is for the Government to furnish the means, I in great deference to their Excellencies, beg to say that, in two letters addressed to Major Genl. McClellan, dated, respectively, the 3d & 21st instant, I had given, to the best of my poor abilities, a plan of campaign (somewhat unlike their suggestions) in order that he might shape his "military movements" & prepare his means of execution accordingly. 4. The suggestions of the governors conclude with this proposition: "Authority ought also to be given to occupy points in Tennessee & Missouri." In discussing the memorial before Gov. Yates & several U. States Senators, it was urged by some of the latter, & I think, concurred in by his Excellency, that Memphis ought to be immediately occupied. This would, certainly, be to begin a campaign without preparation. (Let us suppose Memphis to be threatened: Before the expedition could <hr /> reach the point of attack - say with 10,000 men - the enemy would certainly interpose at least the double of that number, & if we commence with 20,000, the same thing would occur, when the cries for reinforcements being constantly repeated would probably sweep Ohio, Indiana Illinois &c of their respective quotas of volunteers, & leave us nobody, from those States, for pushing the war to a close at the right season; for the troops about Memphis would not only have lost the opportunity of acquiring tactical instruction, during the summer & autumn, but would be so enfeebled, by fevers, as to be scarcely able to do duty before late in the winter.) These remarks, & a copy of the memorial are respectfully submitted to the Secretary of War. Winfield Scott Head Quarters of the Army Washington, D.C. May 29, 1861. <hr /> Reply of General Scott To May 29 - 1861 Govs Yates, Dennison, and Morton suggesting a plan for the safety of Ky. The Gen. gives his views. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/901a3e5c826c03938d7851176cd449e7.pdf 10fd7c33965da5877ab7fa1c45503085 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Atilla Williamson Co Ill May 29th 1861 Hon Richard Yates Dear Sir I wrote to you on the 25th of last month about the traitors in our County seat & I now write to you again on the same subject by the urgent request of many union men boath Republicans & Democrats & we sincerely hope that you will thoroughly investigat the whole business & crush out treason at home as well as abraud. On the 25 inst a No of our Citizens in Marion met by agreement a No of others at Wardsvill about 9 miles south of town & formed a secetion company of 85 men, elected their officers & wer then addressed by James Pulley our Rept, John A Clemeson, our states Atorney, Robert Hunley & John Cunningham & I am informed that they all made as strong secetion speaches as they were caipable of making & that they aided & assisted the 85 rebells & that some of them went with them to the Ohio river & saw them safely land in Paduch Ky on their way to Memphis Tenn to fite under Pillow & against our Country. <hr /> G. Garland I was in Marion on Yesterday the 28 inst & was informed that thes same pretious rascals were trying to form an otherer company with fair prospects of success, for Jeff Davis. & I was urged & pressed on all sides & by all parties to write to you & get you to thoroughly investigate the whole business & bring all of their leaders to justice for if you do not attend to this business & effectually put down treason here God only knows what will become of us down here in Southern Ill. The Union cause is now gainning ground here every day & we have almost a majority in this Co, but the Devils in human form do but little else but drink whiskey & hatch treason & if they were well treated according to their Crimes & be put where all traitors ought to be we would not only [have tried?] in Marion but would soon have a large majority of Union men in this Co. Do not understand me to say that I was an eye witness to the above statements but I can find men who were & I believe the evidence is abondant against them & can be procured when needed. I did here our States Atorney say that the last treason acts that our legislature passed could or would <hr /> not be enforced in this Co & our Clerk of our Circuit Cort agreed with him & I did here Jim Pully say about the middle of last april with an oath that he would vote for Dick Yates Malitia bill if he Yates or Lincoln would attempt to make Cairo a military point for if they did attempt to do so the railroad would be destroyed & the bridges torn up. I have their Marion section resolutions that they passed last April, but I cannot go in to particulars. Something must be done & that speadily, Can you send a rigiment to Marion & proclaim Martial law catch the ringleaders, take them where justice will be done them say Springfield & try them, if you cannot do these things cannot the Martial Mr Phillips bring a few companies with him, catch them & they be tryed in the u.s. district Cort for I do assure you that it would be worse than nonsense to try them in this Williamson Co. I cannot mail this letter at Atilla my post office address for if I did it would pass through Marion & the post office there is in the hands of the traitors, Patrick Lang ought to be made P.M. at Marion immediately, he is not only a good Republican & union man but is responcible, honest & <hr /> & capible of discharging the duties of of a post Master, but whilst those traitors remain undisturbed he dare not recive the apointment for if he were to, it would cost him his life. Lang is a merchant in Marion & lives in daily dread of being mauled simply because he supported our national & state ticket & still holds on to it. If you write to me please direct your letter to Fitts Hill Franklin Co Ill. A good many beleive that if these things continue & the traitors are not arrested & put in close quarters & their treason crushed out that bandit parties will be formed & our property stolen, houses burned & the union men murdered & sutch things are not unlikely for most of the traitors are out of money, out of credit deep in debt & but little to live on & too lazy to work. Once more, I asks you in the name of the Union men of this Co to attend to these apealls immediately & Immediately put an end to their treason. Your sincere friend Griffin Garland. To the Hon Richard Yates. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 06 (May 17-31, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Griffin Garland to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-05-29 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500331 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Atilla Williamson Co Ill May 29th 1861 Hon Richard Yates Dear Sir I wrote to you on the 25th of last month about the traitors in our County seat & I now write to you again on the same subject by the urgent request of many union men boath Republicans & Democrats & we sincerely hope that you will thoroughly investigat the whole business & crush out treason at home as well as abraud. On the 25 inst a No of our Citizens in Marion met by agreement a No of others at Wardsvill about 9 miles south of town & formed a secetion company of 85 men, elected their officers & wer then addressed by James Pulley our Rept, John A Clemeson, our states Atorney, Robert Hunley & John Cunningham & I am informed that they all made as strong secetion speaches as they were caipable of making & that they aided & assisted the 85 rebells & that some of them went with them to the Ohio river & saw them safely land in Paduch Ky on their way to Memphis Tenn to fite under Pillow & against our Country. <hr /> G. Garland I was in Marion on Yesterday the 28 inst & was informed that thes same pretious rascals were trying to form an otherer company with fair prospects of success, for Jeff Davis. & I was urged & pressed on all sides & by all parties to write to you & get you to thoroughly investigate the whole business & bring all of their leaders to justice for if you do not attend to this business & effectually put down treason here God only knows what will become of us down here in Southern Ill. The Union cause is now gainning ground here every day & we have almost a majority in this Co, but the Devils in human form do but little else but drink whiskey & hatch treason & if they were well treated according to their Crimes & be put where all traitors ought to be we would not only [have tried?] in Marion but would soon have a large majority of Union men in this Co. Do not understand me to say that I was an eye witness to the above statements but I can find men who were & I believe the evidence is abondant against them & can be procured when needed. I did here our States Atorney say that the last treason acts that our legislature passed could or would <hr /> not be enforced in this Co & our Clerk of our Circuit Cort agreed with him & I did here Jim Pully say about the middle of last april with an oath that he would vote for Dick Yates Malitia bill if he Yates or Lincoln would attempt to make Cairo a military point for if they did attempt to do so the railroad would be destroyed & the bridges torn up. I have their Marion section resolutions that they passed last April, but I cannot go in to particulars. Something must be done & that speadily, Can you send a rigiment to Marion & proclaim Martial law catch the ringleaders, take them where justice will be done them say Springfield & try them, if you cannot do these things cannot the Martial Mr Phillips bring a few companies with him, catch them & they be tryed in the u.s. district Cort for I do assure you that it would be worse than nonsense to try them in this Williamson Co. I cannot mail this letter at Atilla my post office address for if I did it would pass through Marion & the post office there is in the hands of the traitors, Patrick Lang ought to be made P.M. at Marion immediately, he is not only a good Republican & union man but is responcible, honest & <hr /> & capible of discharging the duties of of a post Master, but whilst those traitors remain undisturbed he dare not recive the apointment for if he were to, it would cost him his life. Lang is a merchant in Marion & lives in daily dread of being mauled simply because he supported our national & state ticket & still holds on to it. If you write to me please direct your letter to Fitts Hill Franklin Co Ill. A good many beleive that if these things continue & the traitors are not arrested & put in close quarters & their treason crushed out that bandit parties will be formed & our property stolen, houses burned & the union men murdered & sutch things are not unlikely for most of the traitors are out of money, out of credit deep in debt & but little to live on & too lazy to work. Once more, I asks you in the name of the Union men of this Co to attend to these apealls immediately & Immediately put an end to their treason. Your sincere friend Griffin Garland. To the Hon Richard Yates. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/8ad8e3107159076af11c0dd7feda079a.pdf 931835780e0a41f0394bfd4f42c9c789 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 06 (May 17-31, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Petition of John Trapp and others to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-05-29 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500332 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/7abe38a84f819f53cf7499b43fc0e820.pdf bfdf4921bffbb99e7233b7e8464606b9 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Peoria May 30th 1861 Governer Yates, Excellency Springfield Ill Your letter of May the 7th was duly received. My wish is to serve my Country in whatever way I can be most useful. I have spent five years in the Prussian Army as Secretary to Brigadier General Von Brown. In that service I have acquired much useful knowledge in Strategy and the location of troops, and it is my most earnest wish to serve my adopted Country in some similar situation. I humbly hope that you will render me any service in obtaining such situation which may lie within your power. Enclosed I send you a copy of my recommendation from Brigadier General Von Brown; also such a plan as I would recommend for the defense of Illinois at the present time. I shall feel amply rewarded if it affords you even the smallest degree of assistance. Should it be impossible for you to aid <hr /> me in obtaining such a situation as I have mentioned, will you grant me permission to raise a Company of Guerilla Riflemen, and as soon as the Company is completed will you be so kind as to furnish us with arms and uniform? Most respectfully Yours, Wm Geilhausen Late Editor of the (Republ) Illinois Banner. Wm Geilhausen Wm Geilhausen Ansd by Wilson Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 06 (May 17-31, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Geilhausen to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-05-30 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500333 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Peoria May 30th 1861 Governer Yates, Excellency Springfield Ill Your letter of May the 7th was duly received. My wish is to serve my Country in whatever way I can be most useful. I have spent five years in the Prussian Army as Secretary to Brigadier General Von Brown. In that service I have acquired much useful knowledge in Strategy and the location of troops, and it is my most earnest wish to serve my adopted Country in some similar situation. I humbly hope that you will render me any service in obtaining such situation which may lie within your power. Enclosed I send you a copy of my recommendation from Brigadier General Von Brown; also such a plan as I would recommend for the defense of Illinois at the present time. I shall feel amply rewarded if it affords you even the smallest degree of assistance. Should it be impossible for you to aid <hr /> me in obtaining such a situation as I have mentioned, will you grant me permission to raise a Company of Guerilla Riflemen, and as soon as the Company is completed will you be so kind as to furnish us with arms and uniform? Most respectfully Yours, Wm Geilhausen Late Editor of the (Republ) Illinois Banner. Wm Geilhausen Wm Geilhausen Ansd by Wilson Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/dac69aee1d7926621b91a4f2c7f180da.pdf b4e6e80b7d2aa15f1eedee050aea049c Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. FACULTY. Rev. NELSON E. COBLEIGH, D.D., Pres. And Prof. of Moral and Intellectual Sciences. RISDON M. MOORE A.M. Prof. of Mathematics and Astronomy. Rev. FRANKLIN O. BLAIR, A.M. Professor of Natural Science ______________________________ Prof. of Anc't Languages & Clas'l Literature. Hon AUGUSTUS C. FRENCH, LL.D., Lecturer on Law Rev. OLIVER V. JONES, A.M., Adjunct Professor of Mathematics and English Literature. SAMUEL H. DEENEN, A.M., Adjunct Professor of Ancient Languages and Literature Commencement ------186-- The next term begins Sept. 19, 1861 McKendree College, Lebanon, Ill., May 21 1861 Gov. Yates Springfield Ill. Dr Sir I have been informed that you appoint all chaplains for the Ill. Regiments. If this is so, I wish to make application to secure the Rev. J. S. Moore's (my brother) appointment as Chaplain for Col. Dougherty's Regiment now at Camp Koerner Belleville My brother is a Methodist Minister, is a native of St Clair, a graduate of McKendree College, and has been preaching four or five years. <hr /> He is young and active and is ready & willing to serve his country in any capacity. He is sound on all questions respective our government. We are of old antislavery Whig stock, proud sons of Risdon Moore of St Clair who took no small part in making and keeping Ill a free state. Yours truly R. M. Moore P.S. If you wish any reference I could refer you to the Rev. J. B. Covington Jerseville Ill. RMM <hr /> R. M. Moore for appointment as Chaplain Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 06 (May 17-31, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Risdon M. Moore to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-05-31 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500334 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. FACULTY. Rev. NELSON E. COBLEIGH, D.D., Pres. And Prof. of Moral and Intellectual Sciences. RISDON M. MOORE A.M. Prof. of Mathematics and Astronomy. Rev. FRANKLIN O. BLAIR, A.M. Professor of Natural Science ______________________________ Prof. of Anc't Languages & Clas'l Literature. Hon AUGUSTUS C. FRENCH, LL.D., Lecturer on Law Rev. OLIVER V. JONES, A.M., Adjunct Professor of Mathematics and English Literature. SAMUEL H. DEENEN, A.M., Adjunct Professor of Ancient Languages and Literature Commencement ------186-- The next term begins Sept. 19, 1861 McKendree College, Lebanon, Ill., May 21 1861 Gov. Yates Springfield Ill. Dr Sir I have been informed that you appoint all chaplains for the Ill. Regiments. If this is so, I wish to make application to secure the Rev. J. S. Moore's (my brother) appointment as Chaplain for Col. Dougherty's Regiment now at Camp Koerner Belleville My brother is a Methodist Minister, is a native of St Clair, a graduate of McKendree College, and has been preaching four or five years. <hr /> He is young and active and is ready & willing to serve his country in any capacity. He is sound on all questions respective our government. We are of old antislavery Whig stock, proud sons of Risdon Moore of St Clair who took no small part in making and keeping Ill a free state. Yours truly R. M. Moore P.S. If you wish any reference I could refer you to the Rev. J. B. Covington Jerseville Ill. RMM <hr /> R. M. Moore for appointment as Chaplain Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/2d1568d5f02bbcb0cd623768aeeaee0d.pdf e7a5bf526727bf0a48abd0b8e0d1a5f5 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Effingham Ill May 31 1861 Hon Richard Yates Gov of Illinois Dr Sir You will find with this a petition for you to forwd the Commission of A J Gilbert Esq - I understand that you recd a petition setting forth the said Gilbert to be a disloyal Citizen, and that he would not take the oath of office. If this is the case I have to say to you that it was done by a few of his personal enemies. You will notice some of those who signed the first petition, have signed this they knew not what they were doing in the first instance and regret that they signed it - <hr /> We consider it a gross imposition upon your Honor as well as upon Mr Gilbert and we desire you, through your Secy, to send us a certified Copy of the first petition setting forth the charges preferred against the said Gilbert - You will please forwd his Commission to D Rindhart our county clerk and oblige all I am Sir your obt Servt J. W. Horton Corpn Atty <hr /> Hon Richd Yates Gov of Illinois Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 06 (May 17-31, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource J. Horton to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-05-31 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500335 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Effingham Ill May 31 1861 Hon Richard Yates Gov of Illinois Dr Sir You will find with this a petition for you to forwd the Commission of A J Gilbert Esq - I understand that you recd a petition setting forth the said Gilbert to be a disloyal Citizen, and that he would not take the oath of office. If this is the case I have to say to you that it was done by a few of his personal enemies. You will notice some of those who signed the first petition, have signed this they knew not what they were doing in the first instance and regret that they signed it - <hr /> We consider it a gross imposition upon your Honor as well as upon Mr Gilbert and we desire you, through your Secy, to send us a certified Copy of the first petition setting forth the charges preferred against the said Gilbert - You will please forwd his Commission to D Rindhart our county clerk and oblige all I am Sir your obt Servt J. W. Horton Corpn Atty <hr /> Hon Richd Yates Gov of Illinois Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/6b9af6f9296e7c7e574a6bfe50032af2.pdf 5daf632d7780c91ffdb0066aaf364987 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Memoranda of matters in Ill. requiring attention - 1. When the first troops were sent to Cairo, it was necessarily done in great haste, & there being at that time no mustering officer in the State, they were sent without being mustered into the service or formed into a regiment - In the subsequent organization of the first six Regiments in Ill. a part of the forces being at Cairo and a part at Springfield, it was found at Cairo that there were two extra companies beyond the number necessary to form a Regiment at that point - the mustering officer mustered these two companies into the Service in addition to the ten, which constituted the Regiment, & they have since been attached to Col. Prentiss Regiment <hr /> 2 and doing service. These two companies insisted on continuing in the service, & under the circumstances, they having gone into service on call without stopping to form a Regiment, it was conceived in Ill. that they had claims which ought not to be rejected - 2. There are also at Cairo about two hundred men in the artillery service with about Eighty horses These men also went to Cairo on the first call & have been in service ever since, supplied by the State except one company mustered in as infantry are not recd into the U.S. Service. There was an absolute necessity for artillery at Cairo at that time, which still continues, & the only artillery were there, with some twenty pieces are those provided by the State - The Government has recently sent <hr /> 3 some large Guns to Cairo but no men to manage them These artillery men, which are believed to be efficient, many of them having seen service before they repaired to Cairo, ought it is believed to be recd into the U.S. Service for three years. 3. The commanding officer at Cairo made a requisition on the Governor & the State for some cavalry, as essential to his proper defense of the place, and one hundred men fully armed & equiped & furnished with horses were sent to that place and are now in service at State expense. These it is also believed should be mustered into U.S. Service for three years - <hr /> 4 4. The State of Illinois has now organized & in ten different camps, ten full Regiments of Infantry. Six of these Regiments have been accepted by the U.S. for three years, leaving the other four on the hands of the State, and they will be disbanded and return to their homes under the law at the end of thirty days unless they should in the mean time be accepted by the U.S. These ten Regiments all went into camp, under a pledge to respond to any call of the U.S. and to send four of them home, while six are accepted creates an invidious distinction and much dissatisfaction - The State also has organized armed, equipped for thirty days five companies of cavalry and a battalion of artillery, a portion of both the cavalry & artillery are at Cairo, their services being needed at that point - <hr /> 6 General & three Brigadiers, while up to this time she has but a single Gen. who was elected by the three months men, to wit, Gen. Prentiss now in command at Cairo. <hr /> Memorandum to be attended to in visit to Washington May 1861 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 06 (May 17-31, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Memorandum Concerning Pressing Matters in Illinois Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-05-XX Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500336 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Memoranda of matters in Ill. requiring attention - 1. When the first troops were sent to Cairo, it was necessarily done in great haste, & there being at that time no mustering officer in the State, they were sent without being mustered into the service or formed into a regiment - In the subsequent organization of the first six Regiments in Ill. a part of the forces being at Cairo and a part at Springfield, it was found at Cairo that there were two extra companies beyond the number necessary to form a Regiment at that point - the mustering officer mustered these two companies into the Service in addition to the ten, which constituted the Regiment, & they have since been attached to Col. Prentiss Regiment <hr /> 2 and doing service. These two companies insisted on continuing in the service, & under the circumstances, they having gone into service on call without stopping to form a Regiment, it was conceived in Ill. that they had claims which ought not to be rejected - 2. There are also at Cairo about two hundred men in the artillery service with about Eighty horses These men also went to Cairo on the first call & have been in service ever since, supplied by the State except one company mustered in as infantry are not recd into the U.S. Service. There was an absolute necessity for artillery at Cairo at that time, which still continues, & the only artillery were there, with some twenty pieces are those provided by the State - The Government has recently sent <hr /> 3 some large Guns to Cairo but no men to manage them These artillery men, which are believed to be efficient, many of them having seen service before they repaired to Cairo, ought it is believed to be recd into the U.S. Service for three years. 3. The commanding officer at Cairo made a requisition on the Governor & the State for some cavalry, as essential to his proper defense of the place, and one hundred men fully armed & equiped & furnished with horses were sent to that place and are now in service at State expense. These it is also believed should be mustered into U.S. Service for three years - <hr /> 4 4. The State of Illinois has now organized & in ten different camps, ten full Regiments of Infantry. Six of these Regiments have been accepted by the U.S. for three years, leaving the other four on the hands of the State, and they will be disbanded and return to their homes under the law at the end of thirty days unless they should in the mean time be accepted by the U.S. These ten Regiments all went into camp, under a pledge to respond to any call of the U.S. and to send four of them home, while six are accepted creates an invidious distinction and much dissatisfaction - The State also has organized armed, equipped for thirty days five companies of cavalry and a battalion of artillery, a portion of both the cavalry & artillery are at Cairo, their services being needed at that point - <hr /> 6 General & three Brigadiers, while up to this time she has but a single Gen. who was elected by the three months men, to wit, Gen. Prentiss now in command at Cairo. <hr /> Memorandum to be attended to in visit to Washington May 1861 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/4c29501acde21d6cb6384da788c29c65.pdf 0a2372141340c64002d369393a3b0527 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 07 (June 1-5, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Petition of A. K. Henney and others to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500337 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/d0b73f31b7f4fb723b504252d44c2382.pdf b1d53ad2d02f632fe9e60dd76e428fa1 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Keithsburg June 1st 1861 Dear Sir I notice from instructions from the War Department to the Governors of the different States, a request to commission no officer of doubtful morals or patriotism, and general counsel that the higher the moral character and general intelligence of the officers so appointed the greater the efficiency of the troops &c. My object is to call your attention to the character of the officers that have been elected in the company that went from this (Mercer) County - the two lieutenants and first orderly Sargent are all addicted to drunkenness and immorality, and are incompetent. the Captn [Benington?] I believe to be a sober man but in point of general inteligence and education he is very deficient. I think before granting commissions to them it would be well to inform yourself of the facts - Enclosed you have a letter I received from a young man who has lived with me for a length of time, whom I can recommend, not only as inteligent and well educated but as a good chistian , and a gentleman in evry respect, and altho I am not advised that he wishes any office <hr /> in his company, I know full well he is the most suitable and competent man in the whole company and any duty that may be assigned him will be discharged faithfully, with credit to himself and honor to the State. I regret that I have no personal acquaintance with yourself but Mayor Iles of Springfield or O H Browning can tell you who I am if you think it worth your while to enquire. Yours Very Respy B D Ellett B. D. Ellett - Recommending C. O Leary Governor Yates Springfield Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 07 (June 1-5, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource B. D. Ellett to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500338 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Keithsburg June 1st 1861 Dear Sir I notice from instructions from the War Department to the Governors of the different States, a request to commission no officer of doubtful morals or patriotism, and general counsel that the higher the moral character and general intelligence of the officers so appointed the greater the efficiency of the troops &c. My object is to call your attention to the character of the officers that have been elected in the company that went from this (Mercer) County - the two lieutenants and first orderly Sargent are all addicted to drunkenness and immorality, and are incompetent. the Captn [Benington?] I believe to be a sober man but in point of general inteligence and education he is very deficient. I think before granting commissions to them it would be well to inform yourself of the facts - Enclosed you have a letter I received from a young man who has lived with me for a length of time, whom I can recommend, not only as inteligent and well educated but as a good chistian , and a gentleman in evry respect, and altho I am not advised that he wishes any office <hr /> in his company, I know full well he is the most suitable and competent man in the whole company and any duty that may be assigned him will be discharged faithfully, with credit to himself and honor to the State. I regret that I have no personal acquaintance with yourself but Mayor Iles of Springfield or O H Browning can tell you who I am if you think it worth your while to enquire. Yours Very Respy B D Ellett B. D. Ellett - Recommending C. O Leary Governor Yates Springfield Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/ac8194c043f0e52a423171abd35c8965.pdf c8f35a0e0aae7de47643e6e916e89874 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 07 (June 1-5, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robert R. Townes to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500339 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/84590601e4364401e25f7a039effc35a.pdf 4bffad0eb93c2838486e346f2335dfa9 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Shawneetown Ills June 1st 1861 His Excellency Richd Yates Govr of Ills, Springfield, Sir I am desirous of engaing in the Volunteer Service of this my native State. Subject to a call of the President for three years or Longer, having seen Telegraphic report to the effect that you had prevailed on the President to accept the Services of ten additional Regiments from this State, and the letter circular of the Secty of War of May 22d instructing the Governors of the States to appoint all the officers from Colonel down to Lieutenants, I am induced to offer you my services either as Colonel, Lieut Col or Major feeling myself capable of undertaking and discharging the Command of either office. I was in the war with Mexico in 3d Regt Ills Vol, under Capt Lawler, now Col Commanding 9th Congressional Regiment, and to whom I would Respectfully refer your Excellency, also to Col E.D. Baker of Oregon who I believe is now in the field near Washington and to Col Jno A. McClernand of your city. Your early attention and Reply will greatly oblige, your obt Sevt Jas S. Rearden <hr /> J.S. Reardon Military Asking appointment. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 07 (June 1-5, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource J. S. Rearden to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500340 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Shawneetown Ills June 1st 1861 His Excellency Richd Yates Govr of Ills, Springfield, Sir I am desirous of engaing in the Volunteer Service of this my native State. Subject to a call of the President for three years or Longer, having seen Telegraphic report to the effect that you had prevailed on the President to accept the Services of ten additional Regiments from this State, and the letter circular of the Secty of War of May 22d instructing the Governors of the States to appoint all the officers from Colonel down to Lieutenants, I am induced to offer you my services either as Colonel, Lieut Col or Major feeling myself capable of undertaking and discharging the Command of either office. I was in the war with Mexico in 3d Regt Ills Vol, under Capt Lawler, now Col Commanding 9th Congressional Regiment, and to whom I would Respectfully refer your Excellency, also to Col E.D. Baker of Oregon who I believe is now in the field near Washington and to Col Jno A. McClernand of your city. Your early attention and Reply will greatly oblige, your obt Sevt Jas S. Rearden <hr /> J.S. Reardon Military Asking appointment. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/9a6efc8993462abf21056d9f5d9be00e.pdf c662a886aadadc6a574e7909f61298c9 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Carbondale June 1st 1861 Friend Phillips I wrote you some time ago and said to you that I wished you to use your influence in getting my Brother M.B. Kelly appointed Chaplin in the reagiment at Anna. He is now first Lieutenant his Company having disbanded he made up another and they are alreaddy Sworn in Now thare is a strong disposition to get Post of this place appointed and as he has not enlisted and is now getting a Salery of 600.00 dollars a year which is twelve dollars for each Sermond he Preaches, I think this aught to be given to Some one that has the Patriotism to enlist and as you know the President has the appointment I think if you would Place him in Possesion of these facts he would give it to him, and I want him to get it worse than he does him Self as I know it would Suit him mutch better than the military. Pleas attend to this at once, or it will be too late. Thare is still a bad State of things about Marion. they have drove the editor of thair Papper off and threttened the lives of Union me amongst whome is Dr Owen of BaneBridge. Something must be done Your friedn J M Kelly <hr /> J.M. Kelly - For appointment of B. M. Kelly as Chaplain Answered. Will Gov. Yates aid the writer of this letter by furthering his wishes to secure the appt. of his brother, Rev Mordecai B. Kelly Chaplain to his regiment? No man is more true, brave and devoted that Rev. Mr. K. and an able preacher withal. He is nephew to Gov. Bartley of Ohio, and has resided and preached 20 years in 9th Congressional district. No man is more esteemed. D L Phillips Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 07 (June 1-5, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource J. M. Kelly to D. L. Phillips; endorsement of D. L. Phillips to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500341 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Carbondale June 1st 1861 Friend Phillips I wrote you some time ago and said to you that I wished you to use your influence in getting my Brother M.B. Kelly appointed Chaplin in the reagiment at Anna. He is now first Lieutenant his Company having disbanded he made up another and they are alreaddy Sworn in Now thare is a strong disposition to get Post of this place appointed and as he has not enlisted and is now getting a Salery of 600.00 dollars a year which is twelve dollars for each Sermond he Preaches, I think this aught to be given to Some one that has the Patriotism to enlist and as you know the President has the appointment I think if you would Place him in Possesion of these facts he would give it to him, and I want him to get it worse than he does him Self as I know it would Suit him mutch better than the military. Pleas attend to this at once, or it will be too late. Thare is still a bad State of things about Marion. they have drove the editor of thair Papper off and threttened the lives of Union me amongst whome is Dr Owen of BaneBridge. Something must be done Your friedn J M Kelly <hr /> J.M. Kelly - For appointment of B. M. Kelly as Chaplain Answered. Will Gov. Yates aid the writer of this letter by furthering his wishes to secure the appt. of his brother, Rev Mordecai B. Kelly Chaplain to his regiment? No man is more true, brave and devoted that Rev. Mr. K. and an able preacher withal. He is nephew to Gov. Bartley of Ohio, and has resided and preached 20 years in 9th Congressional district. No man is more esteemed. D L Phillips Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/344666dea3adeaca05ca6852a0047c2a.pdf c705e8ce08fd29d397bd4d6c3b4de2f2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 07 (June 1-5, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Petition of William Rutledge and others to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500342 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/be514335cf9ef45e361f718b5330244e.pdf 2a8141d70dc10c189921de0b6f7c4914 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. J. C. D. Pettijohn Private - ans'd Senatorship Washington D.C. June 3d 1861 Gov Yates Dear Sir What an eventful chapter of our Worlds history has been written within the last few Months And each succeeding day brings numerous startling incidents the latest is that of the death of Judge Douglass Your cares and responsibilities were very great before but now doubly so Now Gov. Yates May I confiding in your high honor and integrity as a gentleman May I in confidence and frankness make some suggestions upon the subject of Douglasses successor in the Senate. Not waiting for an affirmative reply but trusting alone in you sense of honor as to retaining alone for your own ear what I have to say 1st Then let me say Now you have the power in your own hands to select some one in whose ability, honor, <hr /> and integrity you can confide and make him "A Man" yes a Man in every sense of the word and My first suggestion is to take one who is yet comparatively unknown but one who has the necessary qualifications when called into action to Make a respectable and safe Senator We have numerous Men of ambition and of considerable distinction in our State who will be fully ready to serve their country at all times and especially in the place now made vacant by the common destroyer of all our earthly hopes Amongst our great Men then are those who will consider that this place belongs to them the ones who are excelled by their competitors will feel that their rights and claims have not been respected and they must be avenged Why Not treat all old claims and old heads alike and give this place to one who has not been an old "race horse" 2nd You should controll this vacancy so that at the next election of a State Senator your own way would not be hedged up and all this you now have in your own power <hr /> as sure as the world [stands?] and if if you do not avail yourself of it now it is your own fault At that time it would be proper appropriate and just that it should be so for custom & usage has established it and affairs may now be so controlled and put in Motion that all these things will be perfectly safe and secure I wish I could get your ear and I would talk the whole matter over and show you how, but you can imagine as well as I describe And Now Governer let me say that I am fully confident that you can by following my suggestions be the means of confering on of the greatest earthly favors on some one and base would be that heart that would not only appreciate properly such a favor but be always ready to reciprocate and feel themselves ever under a debt of gratitude If you could determine to appoint the person such as I have suggested you would not only secure the best interests and safety of of our free institions and this should be of the first moment in making the appointment <hr /> but let me assure you for I know for whom I speak that if you will secure the place for the name I will write or have written if you choose to do so I again doubly and solemnly assure you it shall in no way in no possible contingency be in the way of or opposed to your interests or promotion but on the contrary will be subservient to those things It will in every sense of the word work to your interests I mean just what I say and would say much more if you were here And Now Governor after thinking of these things Please write me and if there is any prospect or your seeing things in the light in which I do please inform me at once and any thing you may say to me upon this subject in Confidence I assure you upon the honor of a Man will never, never be revealed and having the same confidence in you I submit the above for your Consideration Please answer this in the same spirit of candor in which it is written, and believe me ever Yours Truly J.C.D. Pettijohn P.S. N.B. If there is any prospect let me know so that I may say what I would then feel at liberty to say P.... Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 07 (June 1-5, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource J. C. D. Pettijohn to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-03 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500343 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. J. C. D. Pettijohn Private - ans'd Senatorship Washington D.C. June 3d 1861 Gov Yates Dear Sir What an eventful chapter of our Worlds history has been written within the last few Months And each succeeding day brings numerous startling incidents the latest is that of the death of Judge Douglass Your cares and responsibilities were very great before but now doubly so Now Gov. Yates May I confiding in your high honor and integrity as a gentleman May I in confidence and frankness make some suggestions upon the subject of Douglasses successor in the Senate. Not waiting for an affirmative reply but trusting alone in you sense of honor as to retaining alone for your own ear what I have to say 1st Then let me say Now you have the power in your own hands to select some one in whose ability, honor, <hr /> and integrity you can confide and make him "A Man" yes a Man in every sense of the word and My first suggestion is to take one who is yet comparatively unknown but one who has the necessary qualifications when called into action to Make a respectable and safe Senator We have numerous Men of ambition and of considerable distinction in our State who will be fully ready to serve their country at all times and especially in the place now made vacant by the common destroyer of all our earthly hopes Amongst our great Men then are those who will consider that this place belongs to them the ones who are excelled by their competitors will feel that their rights and claims have not been respected and they must be avenged Why Not treat all old claims and old heads alike and give this place to one who has not been an old "race horse" 2nd You should controll this vacancy so that at the next election of a State Senator your own way would not be hedged up and all this you now have in your own power <hr /> as sure as the world [stands?] and if if you do not avail yourself of it now it is your own fault At that time it would be proper appropriate and just that it should be so for custom & usage has established it and affairs may now be so controlled and put in Motion that all these things will be perfectly safe and secure I wish I could get your ear and I would talk the whole matter over and show you how, but you can imagine as well as I describe And Now Governer let me say that I am fully confident that you can by following my suggestions be the means of confering on of the greatest earthly favors on some one and base would be that heart that would not only appreciate properly such a favor but be always ready to reciprocate and feel themselves ever under a debt of gratitude If you could determine to appoint the person such as I have suggested you would not only secure the best interests and safety of of our free institions and this should be of the first moment in making the appointment <hr /> but let me assure you for I know for whom I speak that if you will secure the place for the name I will write or have written if you choose to do so I again doubly and solemnly assure you it shall in no way in no possible contingency be in the way of or opposed to your interests or promotion but on the contrary will be subservient to those things It will in every sense of the word work to your interests I mean just what I say and would say much more if you were here And Now Governor after thinking of these things Please write me and if there is any prospect or your seeing things in the light in which I do please inform me at once and any thing you may say to me upon this subject in Confidence I assure you upon the honor of a Man will never, never be revealed and having the same confidence in you I submit the above for your Consideration Please answer this in the same spirit of candor in which it is written, and believe me ever Yours Truly J.C.D. Pettijohn P.S. N.B. If there is any prospect let me know so that I may say what I would then feel at liberty to say P.... Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/c8b058570585504aed4a2f2450e95b24.pdf 68bc2ea0811c469d20ac27881fa181bc Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Post Office Department Appointment Office June 3d 1861 Dear Sir: Referring to your recent application for the appointment of Mr John Pyatt as route agent, I find there are vacancies for appointment on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R.R., through, between Chicago & Quincy and on the Central R.R. between Bloomington & Sandoval. I know of no other vacancy, at this time, in your vicinity. Would it be satisfactory to place your friend on either of these routes? if so, please inform me without much delay. Very truly, Your Ob't Serv't John A. Kasson 1st asst P. M. Genl. Hon. R. H. Yates Governor of the State of Illinois <hr /> John A. Kasson <hr /> John A. Kasson June 3, 1861 Vacancy on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, between Chicago & Quincy <hr /> H John A. Kasson as to Vacancy, Route Agents Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 07 (June 1-5, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John A. Kasson to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-03 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500344 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Post Office Department Appointment Office June 3d 1861 Dear Sir: Referring to your recent application for the appointment of Mr John Pyatt as route agent, I find there are vacancies for appointment on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R.R., through, between Chicago & Quincy and on the Central R.R. between Bloomington & Sandoval. I know of no other vacancy, at this time, in your vicinity. Would it be satisfactory to place your friend on either of these routes? if so, please inform me without much delay. Very truly, Your Ob't Serv't John A. Kasson 1st asst P. M. Genl. Hon. R. H. Yates Governor of the State of Illinois <hr /> John A. Kasson <hr /> John A. Kasson June 3, 1861 Vacancy on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, between Chicago & Quincy <hr /> H John A. Kasson as to Vacancy, Route Agents Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/44fda5771f4d7870f88f0fe04157d62c.pdf 9e961afeca693a82825c2a939189b07b Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Dixon June 3rd 1861 Hon Richard Yates Governor of Illinois I wish to offer my Services to the government for the three three years term, as an officer of Engineers. I could fulfill the duties of Captain or Lieutenant in that department satisfactorily. If you want such an officer either for the regiment of troops now encamped here or for any other division of the army please inform me immediately and I will bring you satisfactory references among whom I would beg leave to mention the names of Col J B [Wyman?] and Col T.J. Turner. I am 26 years of age and have had five years experience as an engineer Yours with much esteem J. M. Kelley <hr />J.M. Kelly asking appointment answered Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 07 (June 1-5, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource J. M. Kelly to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-03 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500345 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Dixon June 3rd 1861 Hon Richard Yates Governor of Illinois I wish to offer my Services to the government for the three three years term, as an officer of Engineers. I could fulfill the duties of Captain or Lieutenant in that department satisfactorily. If you want such an officer either for the regiment of troops now encamped here or for any other division of the army please inform me immediately and I will bring you satisfactory references among whom I would beg leave to mention the names of Col J B [Wyman?] and Col T.J. Turner. I am 26 years of age and have had five years experience as an engineer Yours with much esteem J. M. Kelley <hr />J.M. Kelly asking appointment answered Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/588c9bbf0170ae9fdca49e2f4043a216.pdf ece69313ab63b6e2463a31aba3647080 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Charleston Ills. June 3rd His Excellency Govr Yates Dear Sir I have just heard that Douglas is dead. I do not expect any one else will suggest my name to you for the vacancy. But I was one of the men spoken of for Governor, & there seems a root of understood connection between the two places. I will say too this much that if you will give me the place, I will not only get out of your way, but help you to the succession when you are tired of being <hr /> Governor. Browning ought to go on the Supreme Bench. Levett to Congress, &c. Along there I ought to come in. Yours Respy T.A Marshall <hr /> T.A. Marshall Charleston June 3d/61 Concerning appointment of U.S. Senator vice Judge Douglas decd. Think himself entitled T.A. Marshall Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 07 (June 1-5, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource T. A. Marshall to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-03 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500346 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Charleston Ills. June 3rd His Excellency Govr Yates Dear Sir I have just heard that Douglas is dead. I do not expect any one else will suggest my name to you for the vacancy. But I was one of the men spoken of for Governor, & there seems a root of understood connection between the two places. I will say too this much that if you will give me the place, I will not only get out of your way, but help you to the succession when you are tired of being <hr /> Governor. Browning ought to go on the Supreme Bench. Levett to Congress, &c. Along there I ought to come in. Yours Respy T.A Marshall <hr /> T.A. Marshall Charleston June 3d/61 Concerning appointment of U.S. Senator vice Judge Douglas decd. Think himself entitled T.A. Marshall Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/c9b30c6c86da673ae35251d777940530.pdf ff82ae04f350342ab9449985e4232fe8 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Illinois Institution for Deaf Mutes, Jacksonville, June 3rd 1861 His Excellency Gov. Yates A number of the lads of some of the first families here have formed themselves in to a a Millitary Co (Anderson Light Guard) & requested me to be their drill Master which I have consented to do. We have no arms suitable & will be greatly obliged if you will give us your influence to procure 1 case 20 Stand with accouterments of the carbines, a short piece similar to one which Quarter Master Dunlap bought here some time since, Something like a Musket but much shorter & bright, with a bayonet if possible, if not without & have them shipped immediately to me & I will see that good care is taken of them, & will give a bond if necessary. It seems to me that these times call for all, old & young to be ready for this country's service. I should have gone with the Jacksonville Volunteers in this, had my health been good, but will do all I can in drilling both men & lads for the service & have been drilling some of the companies at Camp Duncan when duties here at the Inst would permit. Allow me to make one suggestion which I hope will not be out of place, & which is not <hr /> intended to reflect on any one. The regament here does not drill enough in double quick time, or the [rain?] it could be done as well by troops of the line, as by the two flank Cos & may be of much service & cannot be injurious to the quick time, but rather help in that, & in case of action, any part of the line is overpowered, it can be supported much quicker & with less loss, & may even save a battle. The southern troops drill much in double quick I suspect & as we wish to meet them prepared allow me to say we must have the double quick it can be done in Scotts Heavy drill as well as in the light & of course prevents the necessity of having so many cavelry companies (with the expense & no horse to see to) as the European souldiers some times run 5 mile in 60 minutes! The present are Rail Road & Telagraph times; & it seems to me that we must be up to the times in our millitary evolutions to be efficient, I will through you to the proper Officers offer my services of course gratuitously (during vacation, & after if necessary) for I want no pay - to drill any of the companies here at Camp Duncan & shall be happy to do all I can to aid the glorious Cause of our country I formerly belonged to the Hartford Light Guard of Conn. under Gen Seymour than whom a better drill master is not in New England he being a graduate of the Millitary Academy & every inch a Soldier. Please answer soon as convenient Your Obt servant L R Parsons Clerk Inst for the Deaf & Dumb Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 07 (June 1-5, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource L. R. Parson to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-03 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500347 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Illinois Institution for Deaf Mutes, Jacksonville, June 3rd 1861 His Excellency Gov. Yates A number of the lads of some of the first families here have formed themselves in to a a Millitary Co (Anderson Light Guard) & requested me to be their drill Master which I have consented to do. We have no arms suitable & will be greatly obliged if you will give us your influence to procure 1 case 20 Stand with accouterments of the carbines, a short piece similar to one which Quarter Master Dunlap bought here some time since, Something like a Musket but much shorter & bright, with a bayonet if possible, if not without & have them shipped immediately to me & I will see that good care is taken of them, & will give a bond if necessary. It seems to me that these times call for all, old & young to be ready for this country's service. I should have gone with the Jacksonville Volunteers in this, had my health been good, but will do all I can in drilling both men & lads for the service & have been drilling some of the companies at Camp Duncan when duties here at the Inst would permit. Allow me to make one suggestion which I hope will not be out of place, & which is not <hr /> intended to reflect on any one. The regament here does not drill enough in double quick time, or the [rain?] it could be done as well by troops of the line, as by the two flank Cos & may be of much service & cannot be injurious to the quick time, but rather help in that, & in case of action, any part of the line is overpowered, it can be supported much quicker & with less loss, & may even save a battle. The southern troops drill much in double quick I suspect & as we wish to meet them prepared allow me to say we must have the double quick it can be done in Scotts Heavy drill as well as in the light & of course prevents the necessity of having so many cavelry companies (with the expense & no horse to see to) as the European souldiers some times run 5 mile in 60 minutes! The present are Rail Road & Telagraph times; & it seems to me that we must be up to the times in our millitary evolutions to be efficient, I will through you to the proper Officers offer my services of course gratuitously (during vacation, & after if necessary) for I want no pay - to drill any of the companies here at Camp Duncan & shall be happy to do all I can to aid the glorious Cause of our country I formerly belonged to the Hartford Light Guard of Conn. under Gen Seymour than whom a better drill master is not in New England he being a graduate of the Millitary Academy & every inch a Soldier. Please answer soon as convenient Your Obt servant L R Parsons Clerk Inst for the Deaf & Dumb Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/d1e03b64625672cc7e4f9b1a9de21c29.pdf 0aadcd394bb060a91d8f874caef829a5 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Private Chicago, June 4th 1861 My Dear Sir, My son, David Russell Wilson, as soon as the call was made, volunteered in Compy A. Chicago Light Artillery, and was marched the next day to Cairo, where his company is now stationed. At the time, he had the assurance of a place in the Post Office here, but patriotism prevailed; & he promptly tendered his services. He is a good scholar, active, energetic, enthusiastic; and of very good address; and he thinks, and so do I, that he might render more valuable services if he was placed in a position where he could do so; and where he would be in the way of promotion. My four sons & myself, labored hard for Lincoln; and this is the only one for whom I have asked position; and I am more desirous that he should be provided for than any other thing in life. He is every way worthy, and I will guaranty, will render good & efficient service in any position in which he may be placed. Will you, then, my dear Sir, do me the special, personal favor, to give him an office in the Quarter master's Department; or if that cannot be done; will you give him an appointment on your Staff; or intercede for an appointment for him on the Staff of Genl Prentiss, Col Oglesby, or one of the Field Officers. I earnestly request this, as a personal, special favor, which I shall esteem most highly, as long as I live; and I will guaranty, he will discharge the duties, with credit. Truly Your friend, John Wilson His Excellency R. Yates Gov of Illinois. <hr /> John Willson asking appointment for his son - Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 07 (June 1-5, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Wilson to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500348 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Private Chicago, June 4th 1861 My Dear Sir, My son, David Russell Wilson, as soon as the call was made, volunteered in Compy A. Chicago Light Artillery, and was marched the next day to Cairo, where his company is now stationed. At the time, he had the assurance of a place in the Post Office here, but patriotism prevailed; & he promptly tendered his services. He is a good scholar, active, energetic, enthusiastic; and of very good address; and he thinks, and so do I, that he might render more valuable services if he was placed in a position where he could do so; and where he would be in the way of promotion. My four sons & myself, labored hard for Lincoln; and this is the only one for whom I have asked position; and I am more desirous that he should be provided for than any other thing in life. He is every way worthy, and I will guaranty, will render good & efficient service in any position in which he may be placed. Will you, then, my dear Sir, do me the special, personal favor, to give him an office in the Quarter master's Department; or if that cannot be done; will you give him an appointment on your Staff; or intercede for an appointment for him on the Staff of Genl Prentiss, Col Oglesby, or one of the Field Officers. I earnestly request this, as a personal, special favor, which I shall esteem most highly, as long as I live; and I will guaranty, he will discharge the duties, with credit. Truly Your friend, John Wilson His Excellency R. Yates Gov of Illinois. <hr /> John Willson asking appointment for his son - Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/2bb6c7cc44a87ef03387c657639e8cb7.pdf 04a8adff236e5e457f7d9ba23513c547 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Knoxville June 4 1861 My Dr Governor The Press, I notice, is busy with the question who is to be the Successor of Senator Douglas? Here, as elsewhere, that question has been a good deal discussed. Our Circuit Court is in session and in conversation with a good many of our Citizens I find that all would be highly gratified by the appointment of Hon O. H. Browning. Having been intimately acquainted with him for twenty five years, and seen his intellectual resources tested under trying circumstances, I <hr /> am satisfied that the government could not in its present emergency have an abler adviser than Mr. Browning. As Whig & Republican he has done, at least on this side of the State, more effective service in the cause of the Country, than any man I can name. In connection with the place I see the names of good Anti-Nebraska Democrats suggested It seems to me that that branch of the Republican party is sufficiently represented by Judge Trumbull, and that the old Whig branch of the party have a right to be heard. I see that the Chicago Tribune takes the ground that a Doug <hr /> las Democrat should be his Successor. Now without stopping to discuss the policy of such a measure (which I cannot admit) it is enough for me that I cannot think of a man of that School who will compare in ability with Browning or Davis, or Palmer or several others I could name. I beg you will not Regard me as obtruding gratuitous advice in this matter. I am aware of the delicacy of the duty you have to perform, and I write more to advise you of the feeling in this Section, than to volunteer advice - Very Sincerely Your friend J. Knox His Excellency Richard Yates Gov &c <hr /> J. M. Knox ansd Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 07 (June 1-5, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource J. M. Knox to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500349 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Knoxville June 4 1861 My Dr Governor The Press, I notice, is busy with the question who is to be the Successor of Senator Douglas? Here, as elsewhere, that question has been a good deal discussed. Our Circuit Court is in session and in conversation with a good many of our Citizens I find that all would be highly gratified by the appointment of Hon O. H. Browning. Having been intimately acquainted with him for twenty five years, and seen his intellectual resources tested under trying circumstances, I <hr /> am satisfied that the government could not in its present emergency have an abler adviser than Mr. Browning. As Whig & Republican he has done, at least on this side of the State, more effective service in the cause of the Country, than any man I can name. In connection with the place I see the names of good Anti-Nebraska Democrats suggested It seems to me that that branch of the Republican party is sufficiently represented by Judge Trumbull, and that the old Whig branch of the party have a right to be heard. I see that the Chicago Tribune takes the ground that a Doug <hr /> las Democrat should be his Successor. Now without stopping to discuss the policy of such a measure (which I cannot admit) it is enough for me that I cannot think of a man of that School who will compare in ability with Browning or Davis, or Palmer or several others I could name. I beg you will not Regard me as obtruding gratuitous advice in this matter. I am aware of the delicacy of the duty you have to perform, and I write more to advise you of the feeling in this Section, than to volunteer advice - Very Sincerely Your friend J. Knox His Excellency Richard Yates Gov &c <hr /> J. M. Knox ansd Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/4f1c6d9d449d4d5b3b112315e72e051c.pdf 95ac076d8f9ea240d3d3bef7b5c1bf87 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. 1 Illinois and her Defense The States of Missouri and Kentucky have refused to furnish their quota of troops to the general government. They must therefore be regarded as our enemies; those who are not for us, are against us. It matters not that there are, at the present time, many loyal citizens in those states, so long as their governers side with the Secessionists they must be regarded as our enemies, and in order to protect our borders, must be treated accordingly. In time of war the first lesson of every general is forsight. Illinois from the position which she occupies has a great part to perform. First, she must defend her borders. If we look on the map we find our state separated from Missouri by the Mississippi river, on the west, and from Kentucky, on the south, by the Ohio, the border to be defended stretching from Warsaw to Cairo, about 300 miles, and from Cairo to the Wabash, about 120 miles, in all about 420 miles. That such an <hr /> 2 extent of country cannot be successfully defended by ten regiments every man, on a few moments reflection, will readily admit; As for myself I believe it will require ten times that number of troops. It is to be expected that the enemy in time of war will attempt to occupy such points as will be to them most advantageous. Some of those places in Illinois of which the enemy will doubtless endeavor to obtain possession are as follows, 1st Quincy, in order to occupy the northern part of the State, and the Chicago and Quincy railroad. 2nd Grafton and Milan, that they may command the mouth of the Illinois river. 3d At Illinois Town, to command the railroads running to the north and east, 4th The enemy will endeavor to station forces at Kaskaskia and Breesville, to command the small streams entering the Mississippi at those points and the railroad from Chicago to Cairo, 5th At Shawneetown Elizabethtown or near Liberty, on the Ohio in order to occupy the southern part of the State. In the mean time we seem to blieve that <hr /> 3 Cairo is the key of Illinois and the only point at which an attack is to apprehended. In time of war every thing is possible; Forsight should be doubled, Even with the utmost vigilance we will fail to foresee all the enemie's movements. One false step, or one strategic position overlooked may cause us more harm than can be retrieved by two successful battles. If the enemy attempts to make inroads into our state, it will probably be only by a sort of Guerilla warfare. We cannot tell when, where or at how many places at once, they may attack us. The passage of the Mississippi and the Ohio will be easier for them because they may take advantage of darkness and fog - an alliance against which we cannot fight. This makes it easy for their troops to enter our country, for the moment, at places where they would be least expected, for the purpose of plundering our citizens. From such incursions our citizens should be protected. Every river mouth, the termination of every railroad and every other point which might be of advantage to the enemy should be occupied by our troops; and should the troops stationed at these points prove insufficient, then should <hr /> 4 the citizens of the adjacent country form themselves into home guards to aid in their own defense. Besides these, we want small numbers of flying troops to reconnoitre the border and give report of the enemy's movements. We should also station larger forces at Peoria, Springfield, Alton and Centralia, because from these points we can, in any emergancy, most readily furnish assistance to the different points along our border. It would also be wise to establish larger forces at Kaskaskia and Breesville on the Missipissippi and below the mouth of the Wabash, on the Ohio, than at Quincy because, the enemy are able to bring larger forces to these points, and, should they succeed in obtaining possession of the Illinois Central Railroad, they can occupy the Southern portion of our state and attack our forces at Cairo both in front and rear. If the enemy coming from Kentucky and Missouri find us unprepared and should they be able to unite their troops in our state and find sympathy and help from the people, they can give us much trouble because in most cases the aggressor has the advantage <hr /> 5 against his antagonist. If we carry the war into the South then shall we need about 100,000 men, including those for the protection of our border, with the necessary cavalry and artillery. It would also be well that every regiment of infantry should have at least one company of sharpshooters, who kill with nearly every shot a man. These companies should fight by themselves; and it should be their duty to seek out the enemy, engage them and prove their strength. The sharpshooters will be found exceedingly useful for the safety of the artillery. Whenever the riflemen are obliged to retreat then should the infantry advance, en masse, Should the enemy lose the battle then it will be the duty of the Cavalry to pursue them and prevent them from any where making a stand for their defense. In this case must we have ready pioneers and [sapraures?] to rebuild bridges and remove all other obstructions which the enemy in their retreat may throw in the way. Every regiment should have about 60 servants also provisions, water &c and a sufficient number of wagons and good <hr /> 6 surgeons. Every soldier without exception should be taught the art of war in time of peace. Especially should he learn the field service and trumpet signals perfectly; because it is not possible for the commander to make his commands known by word of mouth. It is not the mass of the troops, but their skillful arrangement and a cunning practice of strategy, which secure the victory. Forsight, a knowledge of strategy, and of the best locations for an army, must always be the foundation of successful warfare. Planless marching and loose discipline endanger the lives of the soldiers, and ruin the country and the people. Above all should a thorough knowledge of the face of the country which is to be the seat of war be acquired. Every road, every wood, every hill and valley, every river and creek and every swamp or morass should be carefully noted in order to determine how and where an attack may be most successfully made and in order by feints of retreat and other strategems to decoy the enemy into places where they may defeated. At the same time we should be equally careful not <hr /> 7 to be entrapped by the snares of the enemy and to secure a good retreat in case of our own defeats. If we carry the war into the southern states and Kentuckey and Missouri still remain neutral our border must not be left without protection, for should our armies be defeated, it will then be possible for these states to cut off our retreat and attack us at home. As I remarked in the outset everyone who is not for us is against us, and must be looked upon as an enemy. In time of war every one who goes only half way in yealding obedience to his government is a traitor to himself and his country. Finally I must remark that the consequences of having commanders in office who know nothing of service will be a sad thing for the Country. Men who have not military experience and education are by no means fit for officers. The surgeons likewise should be men of skill and experience and the cooks such persons as know how to furnish the soldiers <hr /> 8 with good, healthy food. In general every thing should go hand in hand so that our operations may go on harmoniously and that we may be in the end invincible. Wm Geilhausen Late Editor of the Ill. Banner and formerly secretary of the Royal Prussian 16th Infantry Brigade Peoria, Ill. June 4 1861. Wm Geilhausen Peoria Plan of campaign Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 07 (June 1-5, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Geilhausen to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500350 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. 1 Illinois and her Defense The States of Missouri and Kentucky have refused to furnish their quota of troops to the general government. They must therefore be regarded as our enemies; those who are not for us, are against us. It matters not that there are, at the present time, many loyal citizens in those states, so long as their governers side with the Secessionists they must be regarded as our enemies, and in order to protect our borders, must be treated accordingly. In time of war the first lesson of every general is forsight. Illinois from the position which she occupies has a great part to perform. First, she must defend her borders. If we look on the map we find our state separated from Missouri by the Mississippi river, on the west, and from Kentucky, on the south, by the Ohio, the border to be defended stretching from Warsaw to Cairo, about 300 miles, and from Cairo to the Wabash, about 120 miles, in all about 420 miles. That such an <hr /> 2 extent of country cannot be successfully defended by ten regiments every man, on a few moments reflection, will readily admit; As for myself I believe it will require ten times that number of troops. It is to be expected that the enemy in time of war will attempt to occupy such points as will be to them most advantageous. Some of those places in Illinois of which the enemy will doubtless endeavor to obtain possession are as follows, 1st Quincy, in order to occupy the northern part of the State, and the Chicago and Quincy railroad. 2nd Grafton and Milan, that they may command the mouth of the Illinois river. 3d At Illinois Town, to command the railroads running to the north and east, 4th The enemy will endeavor to station forces at Kaskaskia and Breesville, to command the small streams entering the Mississippi at those points and the railroad from Chicago to Cairo, 5th At Shawneetown Elizabethtown or near Liberty, on the Ohio in order to occupy the southern part of the State. In the mean time we seem to blieve that <hr /> 3 Cairo is the key of Illinois and the only point at which an attack is to apprehended. In time of war every thing is possible; Forsight should be doubled, Even with the utmost vigilance we will fail to foresee all the enemie's movements. One false step, or one strategic position overlooked may cause us more harm than can be retrieved by two successful battles. If the enemy attempts to make inroads into our state, it will probably be only by a sort of Guerilla warfare. We cannot tell when, where or at how many places at once, they may attack us. The passage of the Mississippi and the Ohio will be easier for them because they may take advantage of darkness and fog - an alliance against which we cannot fight. This makes it easy for their troops to enter our country, for the moment, at places where they would be least expected, for the purpose of plundering our citizens. From such incursions our citizens should be protected. Every river mouth, the termination of every railroad and every other point which might be of advantage to the enemy should be occupied by our troops; and should the troops stationed at these points prove insufficient, then should <hr /> 4 the citizens of the adjacent country form themselves into home guards to aid in their own defense. Besides these, we want small numbers of flying troops to reconnoitre the border and give report of the enemy's movements. We should also station larger forces at Peoria, Springfield, Alton and Centralia, because from these points we can, in any emergancy, most readily furnish assistance to the different points along our border. It would also be wise to establish larger forces at Kaskaskia and Breesville on the Missipissippi and below the mouth of the Wabash, on the Ohio, than at Quincy because, the enemy are able to bring larger forces to these points, and, should they succeed in obtaining possession of the Illinois Central Railroad, they can occupy the Southern portion of our state and attack our forces at Cairo both in front and rear. If the enemy coming from Kentucky and Missouri find us unprepared and should they be able to unite their troops in our state and find sympathy and help from the people, they can give us much trouble because in most cases the aggressor has the advantage <hr /> 5 against his antagonist. If we carry the war into the South then shall we need about 100,000 men, including those for the protection of our border, with the necessary cavalry and artillery. It would also be well that every regiment of infantry should have at least one company of sharpshooters, who kill with nearly every shot a man. These companies should fight by themselves; and it should be their duty to seek out the enemy, engage them and prove their strength. The sharpshooters will be found exceedingly useful for the safety of the artillery. Whenever the riflemen are obliged to retreat then should the infantry advance, en masse, Should the enemy lose the battle then it will be the duty of the Cavalry to pursue them and prevent them from any where making a stand for their defense. In this case must we have ready pioneers and [sapraures?] to rebuild bridges and remove all other obstructions which the enemy in their retreat may throw in the way. Every regiment should have about 60 servants also provisions, water &c and a sufficient number of wagons and good <hr /> 6 surgeons. Every soldier without exception should be taught the art of war in time of peace. Especially should he learn the field service and trumpet signals perfectly; because it is not possible for the commander to make his commands known by word of mouth. It is not the mass of the troops, but their skillful arrangement and a cunning practice of strategy, which secure the victory. Forsight, a knowledge of strategy, and of the best locations for an army, must always be the foundation of successful warfare. Planless marching and loose discipline endanger the lives of the soldiers, and ruin the country and the people. Above all should a thorough knowledge of the face of the country which is to be the seat of war be acquired. Every road, every wood, every hill and valley, every river and creek and every swamp or morass should be carefully noted in order to determine how and where an attack may be most successfully made and in order by feints of retreat and other strategems to decoy the enemy into places where they may defeated. At the same time we should be equally careful not <hr /> 7 to be entrapped by the snares of the enemy and to secure a good retreat in case of our own defeats. If we carry the war into the southern states and Kentuckey and Missouri still remain neutral our border must not be left without protection, for should our armies be defeated, it will then be possible for these states to cut off our retreat and attack us at home. As I remarked in the outset everyone who is not for us is against us, and must be looked upon as an enemy. In time of war every one who goes only half way in yealding obedience to his government is a traitor to himself and his country. Finally I must remark that the consequences of having commanders in office who know nothing of service will be a sad thing for the Country. Men who have not military experience and education are by no means fit for officers. The surgeons likewise should be men of skill and experience and the cooks such persons as know how to furnish the soldiers <hr /> 8 with good, healthy food. In general every thing should go hand in hand so that our operations may go on harmoniously and that we may be in the end invincible. Wm Geilhausen Late Editor of the Ill. Banner and formerly secretary of the Royal Prussian 16th Infantry Brigade Peoria, Ill. June 4 1861. Wm Geilhausen Peoria Plan of campaign Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20