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Camp at Sturgeon Ill July 24th 1861
Governor Yates
Dear Sir Knowing your interest in all the regiments of the State I presume as I hope quite naturaley, that you would be pleased to be reminded of the 14th raised as it was in the old 6th Distrt and in which you have so many personal friends.
On the 5th of July we left Camp Wood for Canton Mo, took Jim Green and let him go again, though some of our friends think he ought to have been hung. Indeed if I had been allowed to stay there and protect the Union men or had had the means of arming them for their own protection I would have sent him to St. Louis for trial as I could neither protect or arm the Union men I yielded to their advice and let him go. I am still satisfied that I was right. From Canton we moved to Monroe Mo for the relief of Col. Smith, and from thence after marches and counter marches to Sturgeon Mo and that I may literally realize the full blessing afar,
itinerant life I remove my Head Quarters ten miles tomorrow to Renick having been charged today with the management of about Forty miles of Rail Road and watching large numbers of Secessionistes.
I write to your however with reference to my interests in the welfare of my regiment.
The Medical Board rejected D. Stevenson though judging him by the ordinary and what has always to me seemed the most satisfactory rule, – success and good character he ought not be rejected. I am exceedingly sorry, that he failed, to secure the approval of the Board but allow me now to ask, that if the D. cannot be appointed, that no appointment for my regiment be made until I come to Springfield, which will be about the 1st of August
Respectfully John Palmer
Col. J.M. Palmer July 29--