A. G. Browne, Jb to and Military Secretary, September 19, 1861

September 19, 1861.

No. 5. d Washington, D. O., September 19, 1861. The command will for the present be divided into three brigades, to be composed and commanded as follows: ; First Brigade, Brigadier-General Viele.—The Forty-sixth, Forty-sev172 COASTS OF 8. C., GA., AND MIDDLE AND EAST FLA. [Cmar. XV.

enth, and Forty-eighth New York, the Eighth Maine, and the Third New Hampshire Regiments. A ; Second Brigade, Brigadier-General .—The two remaining Maine regiments, the remaining New Hampshire, and one of the Massachusetts regiments. à j . Third Brigade, Brigadier-General Wright.—The two Connecticut regiments and the first two Massachusetts regiments that arrive. – The Rhode Island regiment is reserved for special service and will be

disposed of hereafter. T. W. SHERMAN, Brigadier-General, Commanding.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Hartford, Conn., September 20, 1861. Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War, Washington :

SIR: I telegraphed you on the 17th and 18th instant, and would now repeat the dispatch, by saying that the Sixth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers left New Haven for Washington on the 17th instant with 974 men, rank and file, and the Seventh Regiment left on the 18th instant with about 1,000 men. Under the direction of General Sherman I fitted the regiments with only five wagons and two ambulances and a corresponding number of horses to each.

I am, dear sir, yours, with high regard, WM. A. BUCKINGHAM.

EXEOUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Albany, N. Y., September 21, 1861. Hon. SMON CAMERON

Secretary of War:

SIR: I have the honor to inform you that, in accordance with your telegraphic message of the 14th instant, received on the evening of that day, in the words following—

Washington, September 14, 1861. Governor MORGAN,

Astor House:

Secure transportation to-day, and forward immediately to Washington the three regiments intended for Sherman and all others that you can possibly send. Give them arms and start them. Sherman has been ordered here with all his force. Let me know immediately what you can do.

Secretary of War—

I have dispatched six infantry regiments to Washington, commanded and of the strength, respectively, as near as can be ascertained at this moment: Forty-seventh New York, Colonel Moore, 662; Forty-eighth New York, Colonel Perry, 950; Forty-sixth New York, Colonel Rosa, 675; Forty-third New York, Colonel Vinton, 750; Forty-ninth New York, Colonel Bidwell, 800; Fiftieth New York, Colonel Stuart, 864. The first three were being organized for Brigadier-General Sherman, to be sent to his camp at Hempstead. The remaining three regiments would have been sent to General Wool at Fortress Monroe, agreeably to orders of 27th August, but for the above dispateh. I also forwarded on Sunday last ten rifled cannon, with carriages, caissons, harness, and shot, taking Major Hagner’s receipt therefor, to be replaced. I have not yet heard of the safe arrival of this battery.

The regiments forwarded are not all of the requisite strength, nor was it possible to send them in proper condition and comply with your telegraphic dispatch herein copied. I propose to retain recruiting the forces now in the State until near or quite full regimental organizations can be made therefrom and proper equipment can be provided, as the apprehended danger of an attack does not now, I believe, exist at Washington. It would be well for the General Government to direct the several departments of United States officers on duty in this State to fill promptly my requisitions, obey all orders, and to afford every facility in their power in aid of my efforts in supplying the General Government with troops; also to give me authority to continue the raising of regiments or batteries without limit until revoked, or, if in your judgment you deem it necessary and proper to fix a limit, let it be for twenty infantry regiments, additional to those called for, and the proper proportion additional of artillery and cavalry. I do not propose that this call should be public. I am sure it should not be, yet I need the power, as all present requirements, judging from present appearances, are quite sure to be filled. I also desire that, disregarding specifications and forms, the Government should send without delay a competent person to purchase horses in this State, Vermont, or elsewhere near by, for all the purposes required, whether for artillery, cavalry, or ambulance service. Horse equipments, sabers, and bugles are needed immediately. The inspection of horses should be here, and the delivery of them here. Inspection at Washington will greatly embarrass matters. They will be wanted for drilling purposes sooner than they can be purchased and delivered.

Colonel Bailey’s regiment at Elmira will consist of ten batteries; the guns, carriages, caissons, shot, harness, and uniforms for the men will be ready, and there will be no finer regiment in the service. He is almost discouraged, as he does not get detached from the United States service, and horses, horse equipments, sabers, and bugles are indispensable, and no ability to procure the former under the restrictions in the horse specifications, and the latter I have been informed would be provided by the Government. At this moment there is less difficulty in getting soldiers than arms. May I ask your immediate attention to the several subjects to which this communication relates ?

Faithfully and truly, yours, E. D. MORGAN. [Indorsement.]

The within letter of Governor Morgan is referred to the Quartermaster-General, with the request that he will reply to that portion

which refers to purchasing horses. By order: J. LESLEY, JR.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, EXEC., DEPT., Boston, Mass., September 23, 1861. Brigadier-General SHERMAN, U. S. A.:

GENERAL: His excellency Governor Andrew directs me to write you that he expects you to exert all the personal effort within your power to secure to your command the contingent which you expect from Massachusetts, and prevent it from being diverted to General Butler or any

other officer. His ex»ellency pledged to you his own personal efforts to secure to you the first regiments whose organization should be completed in the State after the dispatch to Washington of the five regiments which were forming when you first visited Boston. Those five regiments are all now in the field in active service, and the three which he conceives rightfully to belong to your command (being the three which will next be completed) are General Wilson’s two regiments, now encamped at Springfield, i. e., the Twenty-second and Twenty-third, and the Twenty-fifth Regiment, now encamped at Worcester. Other regiments can be furnished General Butler in proper time, and neither he nor any other commander ought to be allowed to divert from you these three regiments, which are yours almost by right. His excellency, so far as he can influence the matter, proposes to assign to General Butler the regiment being raised by Colonel Jones (the Twenty-sixth), who is a townsman and a personal and political friend of General Butler, and also an Lrish regiment, whose organization is in progress. There can be no just pretense on which your claim to the Twenty-second, Twentythird, and Twenty-fifth can be disputed; but as it is probable that it may, nevertheless, be drawn into question, his excellency relies upon you, for your own sake, to assist him to maintain it. The Twenty-second is already full, and it will be ready to move at the beginning of next week—certainly by October 1. The Twenty-third and Twenty-fifth are also in an advanced state of progress.

I have the honor to be, very truly, your obedient servant,

Captain and Military Secretary.

Boston, Mass., September 23, 1861.

GENERAL: Since the accompanying letter was written his excellency

Governor Andrew has received a telegram from the office of the Secretary of War as follows:

Select the regiments yourself for Sherman, and supply him first.