Chapter 5:
- Death of Governor Andrew -- the great loss -- mission of Mr. Crowninshieldto Europe -- the purchase of arms -- Colonel Lucius B. Marsh -- vote ofThanks by the Council -- the policy of the Governor in making Militaryappointments -- letter to General Butler in regard to our soldiers -- Neglectof officers -- letter to Colonel Couch, of the Seventh -- sends two Thousandmuskets to Wheeling, Va. -- General Lander -- Governor Stevens, of Oregon -- General Sherman comes to Boston to confer with the Governor -- the Wardepartment and appointments -- Governor makes an address to the people -- mission to Washington -- writes to Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania -- blockade-runners at Halifax -- Governor saves the life of a private soldier -- his letter to Patrick Donahoe -- religious toleration -- to the editor of theBoston Post -- Massachusetts companies in New-York regiments -- General Sherman's command -- liberality of the people -- battle of Ball's Bluff -- the Massachusetts dead -- a noble letter -- Exchange of prisoners -- Governor's letter to President Lincoln -- scheme to invade Texas -- suggests that Congress offer bounties -- controversy about making Massachusettssoldiers catch fugitive slaves -- letter to General McClellan -- another letter to the President, about Exchange of prisoners -- our men in Richmondjail -- San Francisco sends two thousand dollars for soldiers' families -- the Maryland Legislature -- liberal action -- the Republican State Convention -- interesting debate -- Democratic Convention -- Thanksgivingproclamation -- Thanksgiving in the Massachusetts camps -- Major Wilderdwight -- the Second Regiment at Harper's Ferry -- full account of theControversy between Governor Andrew and Major-General Butler about recruiting and raising regiments in Massachusetts.
The last chapter was finished on the thirtieth day of October, when an event occurred which brought sorrow to every true heart in the nation: John A. Andrew died on that day. The preceding pages of this work have exhibited, in an imperfect and feeble manner, a portion of the services which he rendered to his State and country in the hour of its greatest peril,—we say imperfect and feeble, because much which he did was never put in writing, and many of his best thoughts and wisest suggestions were the inspiration of the moment, and conveyed to his friends and subordinates in colloquial conversation. We had
