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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 6: (search)
, under a suspension of the rules. Jan. 17. In the Senate.—On motion of Mr. Northend, of Essex, the Committee on Printing were directed to consider the expediency of printing three thousand extra copies of the Adjutant-General's Report, in addition to those already ordered. In the House.—On motion of Mr. Manning, of Reading, it was ordered, that the Committee on the Militia consider the expediency of amending the militia law, so as to make all the enrolled militia do military duty. Jan. 20. In the House.—On motion of Mr. Pierce, of Dorchester, it was ordered, that the Committee on the Militia inquire whether the blankets, which were contributed by the people of the State to relieve the necessities of the volunteers in the service, were delivered to the soldiers as gifts, or were charged to them at the market price. Mr. Chandler, of Boston, moved that the same committee consider the expediency of authorizing the Governor to enter into contracts immediately for the manufactu<
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 8: (search)
the eloquence of nature uttered but unexpressed. From the din of the battle they have passed to the peace of eternity. Farewell! Warrior, citizen, patriot, lover, friend; whether in the humbler ranks, or bearing the sword of official power; whether private, captain, surgeon, or chaplain,—for all these in the heady fight have passed away,—Hail! and Farewell! Each hero must sleep serenely on the field where he fell in a cause sacred to liberty and the rights of mankind. On the twentieth day of January, the Governor sent in a special message to the Legislature, calling their attention to the vexatious delays of the General Government in the payment of the soldiers, which occasioned suffering both in the army and to the families of the soldiers at home. He therefore recommended to the Legislature to assume the payment of the Massachusetts soldiers, or such of them as would consent to allot a portion of their monthly pay for the support of their families at home, or to deposit on i
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 10: (search)
on, on their furlough, after re-enlistment. The highest compliment I can pay to its fervor and liberality is to say that it is consistent with the entire history of the municipality of Boston under your Honor's administration. The regiment here spoken of was the Thirty-second, of which Colonel F. J. Parker was the original colonel. As an acknowledgment of his past services, and in honor of the regiment, the Governor appointed him to act on the occasion as one of his staff. On the 20th of January, the Governor addressed him this note:— I beg to express my thanks for your service as an officer of my staff for the special occasion of the reception of the Thirty-second Regiment, last Sunday, and also my regret that I did not find opportunity personally to express to you at Faneuil Hall my sense of your co-operation. On the 21st of January, the Governor telegraphed to Secretary Stanton,— Will you authorize me to arrange with General Burnside to assign to his command