Year: 1865

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and the same circumstance will wafYnt more


than mere passing allusion to the promi.


nent share which this gallant young State


has taken in the contest. .


In looking over the full and handsomely


printed report Of Iowa citizen Of Illinois


will be mortified e the contrast as he CON-
kpares it with those Of his own State. The
I entire matter furnished by General Fuller Of
done BY the great State Of Illinois does not
include more than third of the matter that
il contained in ths report Of one years do
| fpMnsent4sy d0edment, Intended Tor the fur
some adulation Of Gov. Yates; the latter has
four lines Of compliment to the gubernatori-
q power, and eight hundred pages Of infor
nation for the people. The one il euloey
Of our State authorities, with1 few append
ed facts in relation to our soldiers; the 9TH
er is document in no wise intended for
electioneering purposes, but is devoted sole.
ly to history Of the military affairs of the
State. 1t may be remarked, in this ccnnec-
ton, that It is disgrace to our State that
the only record we have of the prominent
part taken by Illinois in the struggle, is a
dry, official pamphlet which is confined to
giving the names and regiments of those
who have entered the service.


The Iowa report is most creditable to the
State. Iowa has q voting population of one
hundred and twelve to one hundred and fif-
teen thousand, and of this sparse number,
nearly or quite sixty thousand have been put
into the field. To-day number fully equal
to onc-ha!f Of the votes Of the Haweye State
| are under arms. Norare the men who have
been sent to the field candilte, bought in
the social kennels Of Europe, or refuse ne.
groes picked up among the camps.


with the exception Of single negro reg
irncnt, the Iowa troops are all natives Of the
State; and, without exception, every Iowa
man in the service has been enlisted for the
full term Of three years CT for the war;
While being entitled to the credit Of fur
nishing its men from its own soil, Iowa has
the further credit Of having placed such a
number Of men in tho field that it has not
only On excess over all calls yet made, but
is prepared to respond to another call Of
three or five hundred thousand men with
out being under the necessity of furnishing
an additional recruit These facts speak
volumes for the patriotism Of q State to
which the war has never brought one dollar
Of gain.


TO the general reader, the most interest
ing portion Of General Bakers report is that
which contains record Of the operations Of
every Iowa regiment. Fully one-half of the
volume is devoted to the history Of the reg-
mcnts in the field, and it gives, either in an
official or narrative form, the performances
Of each regiment during the year. BY the
employment Of this plan, record Of the
aged by knowing that their labors all reach
the public; and furthermore CONDENSED
account is preserved, which only needs the
ampification Of the author to become his
tory.


All honor to the enterprise and gallantry
Of Iowa. She has uncomplainingly and un-
scltishly borne more than her share Vi the
dnerois burdens Of the war; and in the
field her sons have carried the stars and
stripes we'll in the front, and make the name
of Iowa soldiers synonymous with heroism
and invincibility.


In addition to the above, we would state
that, Judging from papers we have seen in
the Adjutant Generals Office, we can assure
the public that whatever Of merit there has
been in the preceding Reports of Adjutant
General Baker, the Report Of the military
operations of 1894 will far surpass in com
pleteness of detail any one hitherto issued.


In his administration Of the affairs Of his
Office, it is conceded on all hands, that Gen.
Baker takes the first position among the
Adjutant Generals Of the United States. 1t
is so conceded even by his brother Adju-
tants The completeness with which he has
kept his records, the promptness with
which he has discharged the duties Of his
Office, and the energy with which he has
filled all calls for troops, entities him to the
high mark Of respect which he commands
among men Of all classes, and the military
Of each State. His time and talents have
been devoted to the State, and the State now
reaps the choice benefits thereof.


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