Camp Cairo, Illinois.
. . . colder than ever morning Drill as usual. Our Co. is on Police Duty to day
L. F. Williams Captain of the Guard to day by order of H. A. Rust
Capt. Parke Capt.
Merrill & Liut Stout are to day placed under arrest—by order of that
Benevolent Old Creature, Col. Buford. The nature of the charges to be preferred
against them is still a mystery to all. but some of the more knowing ones are
slyly hinting around that a petition has been gotten up here in camp, setting
forth the objections to Col. Buford as a Col. & respectfully soliciting him
to resign his Office, & that said petition has been signed by said Officers
for which offense his majesty has seen fit to place them under arrest: how true
this is remains to be seen.
SOURCE: Transactions
of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1909, p. 230
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