Saturday, October 12, 2019

Governor Richard Yates to General Swift, April 19, 1861


SPRINGFIELD, April 19, 1861
GENERAL SWIFT:

As quick as possible have as strong a force as you can raise, armed and equipped with ammunition and accoutrements, and a company of artillery, ready to march at a moments warning. A messenger will start to Chicago to-night.

RICHARD YATES, 
Commander-in-chief

Reports to the General Assembly of Illinois at its Twenty-third Session, Convened January 5, 1863, Volume 1, p. 469

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