, 1864-06-30
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CHICAGO MERCANTILE
BATTERY.
Full Details Of their Transfsr---
The Official Action Letter
from the United States
Sanitary Agent,
The Company Action and Arrest
of the Ofticers-The Present
Situation Of AfTairs--A
Letter from the Var
Department.

Letter from thH War
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Def1A 'A'
u,u re ~ MITE AFFAIR.
Full pEIA!he W - I.,aseo sc-,h,rc1 !
Especial Correspondence o. .ne s as,..r.
CAN'T r7nasa.2 TaaA lime a1sa lsel.
tueeue5*S1 ,.,o
pnpess and letters show that you ha'e
l.. Cn;ooro of onr fu,broelio with
heard IN SA'' -. ~. rnm.
-. ..,a ra,aetv of the rumors concerning the
pcf anu $A ~ saon. tt,at xor nossess INT
affair, It mouio seem .uat ~ T,,,s a.
-H,ne tn the fart that great many Of us had
determined not to write nome any uAns 49,
ting to tie matter until 1t was setueo' 1or
+he reason Tint We did not like to cause our
r,s...atoe. onr;ctv and becauee We
H1cnos "eeuleas - it..,s ~ ,,e,, M ont
thought tney eoulo w y. nss.s e,,. 49, ho,nr
of our diHcnluee. IL "he ou5 a'tel oe"G
questioned, and cross-questioned again and
arafn. In latter after letter from home, that
Tssccaea frnm nv determination, and wrote
$1,000 ,,,,o q aats;1e3 statement of the
ca1s- ~ a;v;ne xon a 1,rief history Of the
pancnes, ~ e'S"6 ~" -..t. s,.,-
nffn1r together with copies ot cefta1n aoeu-
.' -n7.tt,r IN u "a rrIiot ortx rcfe,rcd
menus 7caalue ~ ~ |" "nca o1s 1eA7'1e"
in my letter homer
THE company wns furnished with infantry
arms and equipments pursuant to the follow
ing order:
TIE ORDER FOE MFAsE"f In 1eaeas11eoas'
teops'i
CARnoIIToE. In, May 9. 16,A.
Lieut.. Roe, cotnma riding Chic22o BAfteIy+
LEC1ENAN5-ln onedlenne 70 5neHuc1ione lrnm I3
heaoQual e & ~ 81 , ~ te~ rsor;e;ta,s ~ W.,
<sntr9 s1ms s a1d eoaipmenss T1th smmupition.
-snd riue thcm to these beA dquarters for approv.
ii. Your enrire command viii then be equipped.
Dg command Of Ropr. VII eoa,
- . Io'9nel eofaaE D1etfaet-
-. :" 1aea1, a. a. a. " ~ s,,,
1hese aInl. ...sst iha'. ,,,,aasst.nd;o.- tha+
t1,a1 Ware mt to he nsed excent In the e,ncr.
verify ~ an attack npon New Orleans. nm
6xno:'-.ac,. fhcn Threatened
1sae 1fft fha E;IlnuInr ordar unu. m.
ce;xed
THE oEnka son 1sFAs1H1 pETA1h'
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HEADQUARTERS PoRr FARArET. L..
May Is, 1s61-
Lieut. q. &. Roe, commanding Mercantile Battery,
Chicago:
L1EpTEHANT-ue5eatte the following details
Will be required from yonr command:
For ruald. 81 p1ivatee~ Corporal; for fatigue,
e5 psiTutes, Corporal, Sergeant
Your guard will report to the AttQtant of the
MA}Le regiment at b O'CLOCK q. m. Tomorrow and
each day thereafter, md viii be mounted with the
Maine detail
aons istigas oeta,' WI ISpo.t e. a. q. r.. 3aes
~ :. ,rc,.n% ~ ~. VII N Iu
tho fa,isne nar1y Of lie 1sth Il. I. II. Agt,I5err
have the honor to bc. eir.
Very respectfully,
JOSEPH Z. Wni TING, JK,
When this order became Known among the
men, late in the evening Of Sunday the I5th.
great excitement prevailed and the penerni
Voice was for refusing to obey the order. A
par,er. Of which the followin5 il a conr. vas
imInedla1ely drawn up and signed 81 1l9
men, pon.conmissioned ofiIcera and nriTates
being all present except three.
TIE Aoa1os NJ, 1ue ,1pnc.~1,~ n.r
TO- DA l.
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1.~n 81, - ~. H. HATaERz,{ - a1,{
w,r,.s ,,hs ssa,a..1S-u ,sio ios 1oo4-
ed ~ i;xmt e,r w., ig oaoa nas oecn feeelF-
1o-wit: ''1-''t''s Lille os''ef''
rarrr follows a rcov NJ ~. .,...,,
Now. thr,rfore ~ II. snhsa.;ha.f @ael,i
OF The Chicago Mercanuie battery. while " ~nnis
express our utno.t willingness and caruest desire
1yteIse ae1l,els III HAT brunch d The service to
= s Ss d aot ssss5s; ~ T.
the performance Of picket du:v, ueuallT fastened
70 iplautrs men, peItafns TO us or can be required
a. w ", na.s aeeoIu1ne 70 tae 9sgnlhuons eoEer-
,e,1Sf -, ~ ~ 4sae sas an5 soMsasn Man !fom one
~ =. t SC. sse ~ anotneI Mltnoat 1is COR
ec.E NoN, tnere.o!e, We 20 p.eaee onfseiFee 10
a.adts,a MEL w1n AZ que rerpEet ~ 1ae CON.