Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-08-19
STATE OF IOWA.

cones be by-gones.
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STATE OF IOWA.
ApyurAxr Generals OFFICE,
CLINTON, August 5, 1865. }
CIRCULAR.
II il very important to the soldiers OF
Iowa who have been in the United States
service during the past four years. that
their record in this Office should be as per-
feet as possible.
In some cases men have been credited
to the county from which they did not en-
list. / was compelled to follow the re-
turns of companies and regiments. Sol
diers would frequently give post ofhce
address Of another county as their place
Of enlistment, while their intention was to
rive the nearest post Office address. This
has, l doubt not, led to injustice, and
while I cannot correct all the errors OF
returns, l may make such notes on the
p.pe Of my rosters, as will enable me to
aid soldiers aud families in the search OF
history, or certificates, or evidence here
after.
Wounded and sick soldiers have been
sent homo on furlough and have died
while at home. There are cases where
soldiers unable to move from their sick
beds have been reported Is deserters. In
most Of these cases officers have been uu-
able to report anything as they have not
been furnished with any evidence OF the
facts. In some cases have non sufficient
evidence to enable me even to make
note of the facts which may hereafter lead
70 important results.
Iowa soldiers hove died out Of the State
as residences of friends or relatives. |
want the best proof of death, and the
cause, and date Of death that can be fur
nished.
Many reported as FINISHING in battle
or "prisooers who have returned to
their homes, or who have died in prisons
or at home while absent from their regi-
ments have never been reported to this Of
Geo or anywhere else. In many cases no
reports have been made BY any officer to
any Office. from the lack of information
by such officers who would report it they
had the facts.
Original rolls have been returned to
this Office with the names Of towns only,
where the company was composed of men
from two counties, and where both coun-
ties. have townships Of the same name
/ want the nrme Of county il which the
man resided at the time of enlistment
Names have been mispelled, I want oil
such cases corrected.
wish all county clerks. allci.lzens and
all returned officers and soldiers to inter-
est themselves in these matters and give
me all the evidence and information
they have in their possession. My reports
for 1862, 1868, 1864 will be found at the
county seat of each county. The report
for 1865 will soon be delivered.
/ would further ask that commanding
officers of regiments furnish this Office
list Of statioue occupied and Of battles in
which regiments have been engaged.
II cannot enter all these corrections
as part Of my record, I can make such
entries - will be Of great benefit to those
most concerned, and shall thereby furnish
the links of evidence that will enable
thousands to be benefi tied by the liberality
of the Republic. N. B. BAKER,
Adj"tant General Of Ioca.
Editors Of all papers in the State are
requested to insert the above once, at ex-
pense Of the State and call editorial a,ten-
ton to the same.
The Dubuque Herald says that on
the evening Of the 6rst inst. an alteration
took place in that city between three men,
during which one Of the party, named
John Gilmore was stabbed 10 the forehead
over the right eye, producing danger