Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-02
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE
TROOPS CALLED OUT!
coRREsPoNDENcK BETWEEN THE GOVERNORS CT
THR LorAL STATES AND THx President.
The following correspondence between the
President and the Governors Of the loyal States
will explain itself.

The following correspondence between the
President and the Governors Of the loyal States
will explain Itself:
TO THE PRRsIDskT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Sr: The undersigned, Governors of States OF
the Union, impressed with the belief that the
citizens of the States which they respectively rem.
resent are Of one accord in the hearty desire tha
tne recent successes Of the Federal arms NAV be
followed up by measures which must Insure the
speedy restoration OF the Union; and believing
that In view OF the present state Of the important
military movements now In progress, and the
reduced condition Of our effective forces in the
neld, resulting from the usual and unavoidable
casualties OF the service that the time has arrived
Tor prompt and vigorous measures to be adopted
by the people In support Of the great intefesls
committees 10 your charge, we respectfully re-
quest-lf IL mee'suith your entire approval-that
you at once call upon the several States for such
NUMBER OF men az may be required to ILL up all
Inc military organizations now In the field and
10 ada 10 the armies heretofore organized such
aodiuonal number OF men as may, In your judg-
ment, be necessary to garrison and hold posses.
SION OF the numerous cities and military DOS.
tnat nave been captured by our armies, and to
speedily crush out the rebellion that exists in sew
e'al OF the Southern States, thus practically re-
storing to the civilized world our great and good
government.
We all believe that the decisive moment is near
~ hand, and to that end the peoole Of the United
states are deslrous to aid promptly in furnishing
all relnforcemena that you may deem needful to
sustain our governRent
- hIdeI "dsnDufne, Jr., Governor Of Maine: "
,. Berry, Governor Of New Ham pshire; Frede ric
holofoOk, Governor Of Vermont; VIM A. Buck
lngham, Governor Of ConnectIcus F. Morgan.
governor OF New York; Charles !. Olden, Gov.
Sihor OF New Jersey; A. G. Curtin, Governor Of
rehhsyIvanlai A. w. Bradford, Governor OF
Maryland L. ii Pierpont, Governor of VIrgi ginia;
austin Blair, Governor Of Michigan; J. B.
teinple, Pfesident Military Board of Kentuc ky;
hsdiew Johnson, GoveTner Of Tennessee; II .
SeHoie, Governor OF Missouri; u. p. Morton,
Governor OF Indiana; David Tod, Governor OF
0nlo; Aiex'r Ramsey, Governor Of Minnesota;
Slcharu Ia aes, Governor OF Illinois; Edward
Soloman, Governor Of Wisconsin
REPLY OF THE PRESIDENT
Ezsctftcs Mansion, w Arlington, July 1, i62
uentlemen Fully conc urring In the wisdom
oI the views expressed to ME in 80 patriotic
manner by you In the communication Of the 2sth
ody OF June, have decided to call into service
an ana oddltional force Of three hundred thousand
!5oO,OOO men. L suggest and recommend that
.ne troops should ee principally Of infantry The
quota OF your State would he -. trust that
tney may be enrolled without delay, so as to bring
tnls unnecessary and injurious civil war to a
speedy and satisfactory conclusion
An order liking the quota Of the several States
VIII be Issued Dy the War Department to-mor-
row. ABRAH.n ITXcoTr
President Of The United States.