Letter Requesting an Order for Transportation to Lincoln's Funeral Procession
4/26/1865
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Lieutenant Colonel Louis Wagner, 88th Division of Pennsylvania Volunteers, Commander Camp William Penn, sent this letter to Captain C. S. Haldeman, Assistant-Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, requesting an order for transportation for him and his men to attend the funeral procession of Abraham Lincoln in Philadelphia.
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16!(Endorsement)
Head-quarters Rendezvous Drafted Men
Philadelphia, Pa.
April 23 1865.
Respectfully returned to Lieut. Col. Louis Wagner Comdg Camp “Wm Penn” whose attention is incited to Sec. 23 a Act of March 3 a 1865— under which these men were accepted.
By command Brvt. Brig. Gen’l
A. Cummings
(signed) Chas. E Ewing
Capt + A.A.A Gen’l.
E.B= #38
H’dQrs. CAMP WM. PENN,
CHELTEN HILLS, PA.
April 25th 1865
Respectfully returned,
I have no copy of the Act referred to in the above endorsement neither can I see how it effects the question asked, which I reiterate: Are these men “Substitutes” or Representative recruits?
The Rolls received with them do not contain the requisite information. I am satisfied that no Act of Congress can give it.
An immediate answer is needed to enable me to complete the “Muster- in Roll” of the Company to which these men were assigned.
Louis Wagner
Lt. Col. 88th Pa. Vols.
Comdg Post.
Head Quarters Camp “William Penn”
Chelten Hill, Pa.
April 26th 1865.
Capt. C. L. Haldeman A. A. G.
“District of Pennsylvania”
Philadelphia, Pa.
Sir:
I have the honor to ask for an Cider for transportation for eight hundred and fifty (850) Officers and men, and 7 horses from Old York Road Station, to Philadelphia, to attend the funeral obsequies of the late President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln
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and for eight hundred and forty-eight- (848) Officers and men to return, via North Penn. Rail Road.
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Your obedient Servant
Louis Wagner
Lt. Col. 88th Pa. Vols.
Comdg Post.
H’dQrs. CAMP WM. PENN,
CHELTEN HILLS, PA.
April 26th 1865
Col. CW Foster, A. A. G.
Chief of Bureau for Colored Troops
Washington, D.C.
Sir:
I have the honor to report that no “Descriptive Lists” have as yet been received from Indiana for the following named men, mentioned in my communication of December 17th 1864 (illegible):
Benjamin Johnson
Jesse Conaway,
William Young
John Evans
Franklin Beesin
Jackson Neely
Daniel Henry
Edward Warfield of “Mc Afe”
Henderson Walter
John Wesley
Pallas Randolph
Elijah Beesin
Toney Brown
Mills Mitchell
Elias Wallace
Daniel Mitchell
Two of these men, John Adam’s and Elijah Beesin have deceased, and one man, John Wesley has deserted.
There are one or two men of this detachment who should be discharged, as they are unfit for duty, (illegible) to physical disability.
What shall I do with these men?
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Your Obdt servant
Louis Wagner
Lt. Col. 88th Pa. Vols.
Comdg Post.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War).
National Archives Identifier: 81214828
Full Citation: Letter from Louis Wagner to C. S. Haldeman Requesting an Order for Transportation to Attend Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Procession; 4/26/1865; Letters Sent, January 1864 to June 1865; Letters Sent, 7/23/1863 - 6/10/1865; Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Record Group 110; National Archives at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/wagner-haldeman, May 14, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
