Mr. W. H. Clifton,
of this city, has been appointed general Recruiting Officer at this place.
Those wishing to enlist in the new Regiment, rendez[v]ousing at Clinton, or in
any other Iowa Regiment, will report to him.
SOURCE: “Recruiting
at Ottumwa,” The Weekly Ottumwa Courier,
Ottumwa, Iowa, Saturday, July 12, 1862, p. 3, col. 2
Snowed last night,
and slush and slop all day. Raining in the forenoon *After breakfast went to
the War & State Departments Wrote letters and franked documents the
rest of the day
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 528
At Dr Gurley's
Church in the forenoon and not out again
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 528
Snowing—Senate went
into executive session at 1 P. M and continued till 5.
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 528
1 Carl Schurz, 1829-1906. The famous German-American
leader and major general in the Civil War.
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 528-9
Continued the Bright
case. He delivered a written speech very much modified in tone from one he made
last week. Upon examing the Globe for the speech of last week in
which he declared he would now repeat the act under the same circumstances, and
that he was, as he always had been, opposed to all coercive measures by the
Government to put down the rebellion, I could not find it, and was told by the
man connected with the Globe that he, Bright, had suppressed it. At the
conclusion of the speaking a vote was taken and he expelled 32 for 14
against
At night I attended
a party at the Presidents—a very large and very brilliant one. Did not get home
till 2 Oclock in the morning
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 529
In Senate all day
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 529
Same as yesterday
SOURCE: The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 529
At Presidents. War
Department, 2nd Auditors, Comms Genl. Surgeon Genls, Post Office—Got back at 2½
and wrote letters till dinner
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 529
At Dr Gurleys Church
in the morning and not out again
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 529
In Senate until
after 4 P. M. Lieut M. D. Hardin called to see me at night.
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 529
In Senate until
late. After tea went with Sheffield to the Presidents—Genl. McClellan came in
whilst there. He said but little. Does not seem to me big enough for his
position
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 529
In Senate until
after 7 P. M.
The bill making
Treasury notes a tender under consideration. Collamer made a powerful speech
against both the constitutionality and expediency
I cannot believe
that Congress has power to make any thing but gold and silver a tender in
payment of debts, and if it had I believe it would injure the
credit of the Country to do so, and I shall therefore feel
constrained to vote against the bill
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 529-30
At 11 A. M. took the cars to Philadelphia on my way to Pittsburg to meet Mrs Browning & Emma. Reached Philadelphia at 5½ P. M. and remained at Continental Hotel till 11 at night when I took the cars for Pittsburg—Went to bed and slept.
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 530
Breakfasted at
Altona at 8 A. M. Reached Pittsburg at 1½ P. M. and stopped at the Monongahela
House. *Had telegram from I. M. Rice from Chicago saying Mrs Browning would
leave there at 6 O'clock this morning
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 530
At 3 O'clock this
morning went to depot and met Mrs Browning, Emma and servant girl
Deshazer, accompanied by James Rice
All went to
Monongahela House. After breakfast Col Symington's Carriage came for us, and we
went to his house at the Arsenal.
After dinner I
visited all the work shops with the Col—Large amount of military
munitions, arms, equipments & going on
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 530
At Col Symingtons till after tea then returned to Monongahela House
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 530
At 6 this morning
took the cars for Philadelphia where we arrived at 12 Oclock at night—Stopped
at the Continental Hotel
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 530
At 11 A. M. took the
cars for Washington, arriving there at 6 P. M. All went to my boarding House at
Mrs Carters on Capitol Hill
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 530
Attending the Senate
SOURCE: The Diary of
Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 530
