This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...sent after them, or they will be furnished. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War. Executive Department, Saint Johnsbury, Vt., September 15, 18(11. Hon. Simon Cameron, Secretary of War: Sir: In accordance with your order of yesterday I telegraphed the colonels of the Fourth and Fifth Regiments Vermont ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...sent after them, or they will be furnished. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War. Executive Department, Saint Johnsbury, Vt., September 15, 18(11. Hon. Simon Cameron, Secretary of War: Sir: In accordance with your order of yesterday I telegraphed the colonels of the Fourth and Fifth Regiments Vermont Volunteers at Brattleborough and Saint Albans, and made provision for the transportation of the troops by to-morrow's railroad trains. An unexpected delay of the quartermaster-general in procuring uni forms and outfits, owing to the failure of contractors to fulfill contracts for goods, has placed me in an embarrassing position for urging the men forward at a moment's warning. My information to day is that the men came into camp in a destitute condition, expecting to receive their uniforms before going forward, and Colonel Smalley insists that if sent forward in this condition they will be ot no service whatever, but demoralized and disgraced beyond recovery. I have kept the telegraph offices open during the day, and have thereby hastened very essentially the progress of the outfit, and the delay at Saint Albans will not exceed three or four days. The men are mostly from the farming class, hardy, intelligent, and fearless, and I feel assured that the public service will be better served by allowing this short delay for their outfit than by attempting to force them forward dissatisfied with their outfit and complaining of unfulfilled promises. At Brattleborough all possible dispatch is being used to put the men in a comfortable condition to go forward. The desire of Colonel Stoughton to detain them in camp for the purpose of drill and discipline will be acceded to only as incidental to the consideration whether they can be made comfortable for...
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