[1] OR, III, II, 187-88. See note to Lincoln's Call for Troops, June 30, supra. The communication bearing the names of all but three of the Union governors and dated June 28 although prepared by Seward on June 30, was released to the press simultaneously with Lincoln's reply, to appear on July 2. Governors William Sprague of Rhode Island, Samuel J. Kirkwood of Iowa, and John A. Andrew of Massachusetts could not be reached in time for inclusion (Seward to Stanton, July 2, OR, III, II, 198). The text of the governors' communication of June 28 is as follows:
``The undersigned, Governors of States of the Union, impressed with the belief that the citizens of the States which they respectively represent are of one accord in the hearty desire that the recent successes of the Federal arms may be followed up by measures which must insure the speedy restoration of the Union; and believing that in view of the present state of the important military movements now in progress and the reduced condition of our effective forces in the field, resulting from the usual and unavoidable casualties of the service, that the time has arrived for prompt and vigorous measures to be adopted by the people in support of the great interests committed to your charge, we respectfully request, if it meets with your entire approval, that you at once call upon the several States for such number of men as may be required to fill up all military organizations now in the field, and add to the armies heretofore organized such additional number of men as may in your judgment be necessary to garrison and hold all of the numerous cities and military positions that have been captured by our armies, and to speedily crush the rebellion that still exists in several of the Southern States, thus practically restoring to the civilized world our great and good Government. All believe that the decisive moment is near at hand, and to that end the people of the United States are desirous to aid promptly in furnishing all re-enforcements that you may deem needful to sustain our Government.'' (OR, III, II, 180).
[2] The quotas ranging from twenty-eight regiments (New York) to one regiment (Delaware, Minnesota, and Rhode Island) were sent out by the Adjutant General's Office on July 7 (OR, III, II, 208).