George A. Root to Unknown

With Wm S. R. Johnson and ? B. Wilcox letter 8/13/64

With Lr. G. I. La Grange letter 8/12/64

With petition certifying that Gardiner had received enlisting instructions 8/13/64

" " " " Caldwell and Hunter had rec'd " " 8/64

Personally appeared before Me, Sergeant Geo. Gardiner Co "I" 7" Ills Cav-, who, being duly sworn, says, that while on detail as Recruiting Sergeant for the 7' Ills Cav-, in the State of Illinois, in the summer and fall of 1862, he received instructions from Col- (Harrison? Morrison?) - at that time Superindendent of Recruiting service for Illinois, to enlist men to serve for the unexpired term of said Regiment, and he acted in accordence with said instructions.

                                                                             Geo. Gardiner

Sworn and Subscribed to.............................................Sergt. Co. "I" of Ill. Cavl

before me this day of

August 1864 at Memphis Tenn.

                              Geo. A. Root 1st Lt. and Adjr.

                                              7th Ill. Cav. vols.