Letter
Unknown to E.D. Townsend, July 16, 1861
HEADQUARTERS NEAR BEVERLY
HEADQUARTERS NEAR BEVERLY, July 16, 1861.
Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General :
In view of the large call of the President for troops, and of the probable demands for operations in my department, I would
respectfully
urge upon the General-in-Chief the propriety of accepting for three
years' service the Ninth Regiment of Ohio State troops now in this
department, instead of forming four regiments from among them, as.
is now contemplated by existing orders. Much valuable time and a
years' service the Ninth Regiment of Ohio State troops now in this
department, instead of forming four regiments from among them, as.
is now contemplated by existing orders. Much valuable time and a
great deal of annoyance and ill-feeling would be saved by this course,
by which also I think the mass of the men may be retained for the threeyears' service. I also ask the authority to send recruiting parties to
fill these regiments to the maximum standard. I am emboldened to
make this request by the necessities of the service. I also ask authority
by which also I think the mass of the men may be retained for the threeyears' service. I also ask the authority to send recruiting parties to
fill these regiments to the maximum standard. I am emboldened to
make this request by the necessities of the service. I also ask authority
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: HEADQUARTERS NEAR BEVERLY.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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