The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-10
HEAouARTERs WESTERN DIVISION,

New ORLEANS, La, May 10, 1916.
SIR have the honor to report the enrolment and
acceptance into the service of the United States of
nearly three regiments of good Louisiana voun
teers, under the requiston of General Taylor Of
the 26th ultimo.
The late tardy progress of obtaining volunteers
to meet the very moderate call of General Taylor,
has indicated to me the propriety of the views and
measures which follow:
l. To insure the prompt enrolment of every tai
ened man whose circumstances admit Of his leaving
his home and business and entering the United States
service, resolved 10 conquer 10 taH-the only con-
dition upon which any truehearted citizen Of this
Union will ever become a volunteer. | think it my
duty as the military representative of the President
in the division confded to my command, to avail
myself of every prudent occasion in my power to
encourage the enrolment and do honor to the rank
and file Of the merto,ious volunteer corps. With this
essential object in view, determined, on hearing of
the prompt enrolment of General William De Buys
Gone of the bravest of the brave defenders of New
Orleans in December 1914, and January, 1915,
though then youth, and since for several years
ma or general of the best volunteer corps | have
ever seen since the war of 1914, embracing "the
New Orleans Legon') to appoint him to act in
spector general to the volunteers under orders for
the Rio Grande.
2. There is no official action so essential to the
efficiency of volunteers that of talented nspec-
tor general, whose duties should commence with
teer corps and extend to the field of bate--thence
to the depos Of prisoners taken in battle and to the
hospitals. For the discharge of these important
duties, know no man more highly qualified than
General De Buys.
3. Should you deem my authority to make such
an appointment at all questionable, respectfully So
licit the favor of you to approve the appointment
end to take the requisite measures for authorizing
division commanders to make such appointments.
4. have often appointed volunteer and other Of
fcers to act as inspector, quarter master, adju-
tant general, in the occasional absence of either
with no authority other than that found in my off
cal OATH "to serrs the United States honestly and faith
fully and 10 obey orders according to lao." When re-
quired to organize a corps of volunteers or any
other troops, inspect them and see th,t they are
ready to do good service. lam in duty bound to
supply, far as am able, any and every apparent
defect and render them efficient.
have the honor 10 be, very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
EDMUND P. GAINES,
Major Gen. U. g. A. Com Western Division.
To the Hon. w. L. NANCY,
Secretary of War,
Washington city.
P. s. My letter Of this date which finished in
haste, without retaining copy was sent to the post
Office with but little than the contents of the first
page hereof, without completing my views regard
ing that excellent officer, General William De Buys
write this to complete my views upon this subject
"a subject Of great delicacy and inn ortance to the
service
E. P. GAINES.