The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-11
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LETTER FROM COL. BARNES.
Some Errors Corrected.

GALEsBURs, April s, 1877.
Col. j. B. Danfortb. Jr.
Dear Sir:-In your history of the news
paper press of Rock Island county find
the following item:
But the effort was a failure and, by order of the
President, Asst Adjt. General Vincent, in letter
TO Col, Barnes, dated Washington, March 49, 1868,
informed him that the finding Of the court would
stand
You have, unintentionally of course,
done me great wrong in this item. l beg
leave to call your attention to the following
order, the original of which now lies be-
fore me:
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJr. GENERALS OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, ID, c., April Is, 1854 !
His Exeellency the Governor OF Illinois, Spring
Sri have the honor to inform you
that, by direction of the President of the
United States, the disability resting upon NJ.
S. Barnes, late colonel of the 9th Illinois
Volunteers, by reason of his dismissal
from the service, has been removed, and
he may be recommissioned if your Excel
lency so desires.
am, sir, very respectfully your obedient servant
THOMAS H. VINCENT, Asst. Adjt Gen.
official copy furnished for the information OF
Hon, l, N, Arnold, House OF Representatives,
Washington, d. G..
TnoMAs M. VINCENT, Asst. AdJt Gen,
Il 1872 (vs) 1884,
On account of the length of time that
has transpired between the findings of the
court and the removal of the disability, the Off
GERS also having been promoted and commits
stoned, | informed Gov. Yates that would
not accept new commission. The gov
eruor then issued the following order:
STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, /
SPRINGFIELD, May b, 1864,
70 the Adiutant General,
Authorize Col. NJ. S. Barnes to raise
a regiment in certain counties to be desig.
mated by you. Col. Barnes is to be COM
missioned colonel of the regiment unless
for some reason to the contrary which
may deem substantial.
RICHARD YATES, Governor,
On this order Adjutant General Allen
G. Fuller issued the following order:
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF ILLINOIS,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
SRINGFIELD, May 9Th 1864
Col. NJ, s. Barnes il hereby authorized and re-
quested To proceed to Rock island and adjacent
counties and take such steps may seem to him
necessary TO immediately recruit and organize vol
unteers for government service for one hundred
days. Said volunteers to be organi Led into com
panics and reported at Rock Island Illinois, OIL
or before the l4tn inst, for organization into
regiments IN pursuance to General Order No. 3
BY order OF His Excellency Gov Yates
ALLEN G. FULLER. Adjutant General.
In pursuance Of this order | recruited a
regiment and put them in camp at Dixon
but finding no.OppOrtunity to dispose Of the
Union office, or secure the services of 6
competent person to take charge of it dur
ing my absence, gave up the idea OF
taking command of it, and went to Dixon
and so informed TO company officers anC
men. The. following may not be inapprO'
pirate to insert as q more full explana.
ton
Col NJ s. Barnes OF Rock island came IN from
Springfield Thursday of last week to take com
maud of the post, but, from the harmony then ap
parent among the officers under the proposed or
ganizatiOn, he left the command In the hands o
Colonel Whitney, and retired to resume the editor
ia chair OF the Rock Island Union He retires il
the enjoyment Of the confidence OF our state au
thorities as u gallant officer, acquired at PEI
Ridge, &c,-Dir0R Republican and Telegraph,
beg leave to introduce for your consid
Grafton the following letters from wei
known citizens of Illinois which throw
some light on my unfortunate Missouri
affair. The first letter is from that veter
an iurist D. V. Bell, of Chicago, nov
dead
CHICAGO, Feb. 0. 1863
Hon, Jacob Howard u s, Senate, washin gto
Ny Dear Sr:-Col. M, S. Barnes, o
the 37th Illinois Regiment, the bearer
goes to Washington seeking redress for Ger
tain seml-secesh outrages perpetrated upol
him while sustaining the policy OF tn
government and endeavoring to hit rebe
head wherever he could, Hi
grieYiences you will learn from him
1t is sufficient for me to say that he is emi
nenty worthy of your confidence and sup
port. You will notice that he is sustain
ed by his own officers as We
as those of other corps. Col
Barnes is u veteran and is believes
by all his command One of my son
commands company in his regiment anc
they have seen the hardest kind of service
and carried the old flag heroically every
where within the circuit.
Please enlist the services Of Senate
Chandler in behalf of the Colonel, whom
i cordially commend to your Joint support
Most truly yours, ID. V. BELL.
OFFICE oF,THE DAILY TRIBUNE,
Chicago, Feb. 10, 1863.
Hon. Z. b. Wsshburne.
Dear Sr-Col. Barnes, of the 37tl
Illinois, a gallant officer has been mos
yillainously treated by court martial a
Springfield, Mo-, composed of Missouri
militia officers The offense. if any, O
which he IS guilty is zeal and activity il
the union cause, which Gid not suit tn
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