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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 6: (search)
the same should be paid to the families of Massachusetts men who should thereafter enlist in the navy. Feb. 20. In the House.—Mr. Chandler, of Boston, from the Committee on Federal Relations, to whom was referred the resolve requesting the Governor to communicate with the President in favor of an exchange of prisoners, recommended that the resolve ought to pass. Mr. Chandler made a long and able report in favor of the object sought for in the resolve, which was ordered to be printed. Feb. 26. In the Senate.—A long debate ensued upon the bill granting State aid to families of volunteers. That part of it relating to families of men in the navy was stricken out. Pending the consideration of other amendments, the Senate adjourned. March 1. In the Senate.—The bill concerning State aid, &c., was amended, and passed to be engrossed. March 3. In the Senate.—Mr. Northend, of Essex, announced the death of Brigadier-General Frederick W. Lander, and delivered a short but touching e
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 8: (search)
ve this company accepted. The Adjutant-General of the Army told me to put my proposition in writing, which I did. I received no answer to it until the twenty-sixth day of February, after I had returned home. The answer was, that the sharpshooters cannot be added to Colonel Briggs's regiment, as he has now ten companies, the legcontinue recruiting, he might; if not, I will issue orders to discontinue it at once. He received no answer to his letter to the Adjutant-General of the army, of Feb. 26, until March 22, nearly a month after it was written. The answer was as follows:— In reply to your communication of Feb. 26, I have the honor to state that Feb. 26, I have the honor to state that the services of the sharpshooters, unless as a company to complete some infantry regiment, cannot be accepted. L. Thomas, Adjutant-General. This was communicated to Mr. Maxwell. As we had no regiment in the field that required a company to complete it, of course nothing was left to do but to disband the company, to raise whi