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1862-07-28 Page 2
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My object in writing you is to solicit your advice and if possible your permission to work in your State. Had Captain Brawner the power to raise a regiment or authority to act in concert with any competent person empowered so to do no money, no pains would be spared to accomplish the object for which we his Liutenants are willing and anxious to labor to affect a change so important. Our country needs our help - we have had experience and we desire to work for the interests of our country. Will you give us any encouragement? Can you render us any assistance? We desire to and will continue in the service, but we prefer sharing the honor attached to Iowa troops; not that won by our brothers at Columbus, Fort Donelson Pittsburgh, & Corinth, but the bright laurels in waiting to be showered upon the brow of all the sons of Iowa! We come to you as a son to a father knowing that whatever is for the best, that will be done References which cannot fail to
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My object in writing you is to solicit your advice and if possible your permission to work in your State. Had Captain Brawner the power to raise a regiment or authority to act in concert with any competent person empowered so to do no money, no pains would be spared to accomplish the object for which we his Liutenants are willing and anxious to labor to affect a change so important. Our country needs our help - we have had experience and we desire to work for the interests of our country. Will you give us any encouragement? Can you render us any assistance? We desire to and will continue in the service, but we prefer sharing the honor attached to Iowa troops; not that won by our brothers at Columbus, Fort Donelson Pittsburgh, & Corinth, but the bright laurels in waiting to be showered upon the brow of all the sons of Iowa! We come to you as a son to a father knowing that whatever is for the best, that will be done References which cannot fail to
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