Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-08-02
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To Kentucky Volunteers.
claaKsvILLs, Trrs., July 81, lse

is GAINESVILLE, TINS, July 81, 1861.
As have furnished nearly 1000 troops from
Kentucky for the Confederate Army, desire to
have them held in a proper position. The Regi-
ment furnished Col. Blanton Duncan was compos-
ed of my best friends, and many of the best men
in Ky. Kentucky is ready to furnish any number
of men to the State Of Tennessee, consistent with
her population, but they must he treated in good
faith. BY the Confederate government they
have been fairly used-but not by the State of Ten
nessee. l desire 20 post my friends in Ky. so that
l may be held responsible for my own acts only.
On the 9Th of June went to Nashville in COM
pany with Col Jno D. Morris, when his Excellen-
cy Isham G. Harris, Governor of the State of Ten
nessee, issued to me the following document
Executive DEPARTMENT,
June g. 1861.
GEN. GEORGE Buckley, and
Col. JSo. d. MoRRIs
Are hereby authorized to raise Regiment
When they have raised. organized and equipped
aud fully armed Regiment, the same shall be re-
ceiyed into the service of Tennessee for the term
Of twelve months, unless sooner discharged.
ISHAM G. HARRIS.
On the faith of this Order, put into operation
all the machinery atmy command and in one week
raised nineteen companies of Kentuckans princi-
pally from counties South and West of the Green
river. They were reported on the 9th of July
at Nashville whereupon the following order was
issued:
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS l
Nashville, July 10, s6l.
Col STEVENSON. Quar-. Master Gen.,
SrR-Gen Geo Ricklev who will deliver Won
this note, is actively instrumental in organizing the
Regiment of Voltigeurs at Camp Quarles, and will
be prominently entrusted with making the neces-
sary arrangements in their behalf ....
Very Respectfully,
F. X. Z0LLICOFFER,
Brig. Gen. Com.
Whereupon orders were issued for the forward
ing of military stores which arrived in quantity
sufficient for, probably, Battalion, and as they
were forwarded there was received also the follow
ing order from the Commissary Department:
NASHVILLE, July 20, 1861,
To the Capt. Commanding at Camp Quarles-
SIR--You will please detail one of your men
to receive commissary stores, and act in that de-
partment until one of the regular appointees ar
rives to discharge said duties.
q Respectfully,
p MADISON STRATToN,
Com. Gen. Pro Tenn.
P. S.-If you should become in want of Flour
before we send you more, buy it down there, as il
can be bought cheaper there than here with trans
portation added We are buying extra family at
81 so pr Dbl.
NJ S.
Capt Sloan, Capt. Robertson Capt. Bristoe and
Capt. Duvall arrived on Saturday, 9th, and on
the same day an order arrived from Nashville re-
quiring my presence in that city. forthwith re-
ported myself and learned that it expected that
our men were to be presented ina body. As such
a thing was impossible, | could only refuse to pro-
coed further and order my men home and disband
them which was promptly done, and now beg
to say to all Kentuckians intended for service
that shall take no steps outside of the State ex-
cept on the order of President Davis, or Secretary
of War, L. Pope Walker. | have impoverished
myself in this cause, and yet only ask to be
treated fairly. have furnished to the southern
army over 49, 200 men who are now in active SER
vice, and think should have my men treated with
at least ordinary kindness. We came as strangers
=. but as friends, and demanded only good faith
from our superors in authority. We have not re-
ceved it. Yet not one of us will desert the cause
of the South. We never desert our principles
GEO. Buckley, K. G. C.
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