Gov. Andrew has issued an order relieving the militia who rallied in obedience to the proclamation of Monday and they are returning to their homes except such as volunteer for three years or the war. The men generally preferred to serve three or six months not knowing that an act of Congress required the service for an indefinite period.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, May 31, 1862, p. 3
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