[Special Order, No. 629.] COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Colonel Joseph W. Gelray, Assistant-Inspector-General, M. V. M., is hereby detailed to inspect forthwith, fully and carefully, all the companies named below, and report upon the same without delay through the Inspector-General. 26th Unatt. Co. Infantry, Captain George F. Chapin, Charlestown. 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 Granville W. Daniels, Somerville. George A. Meacham, Cambridge. Geo. H. Marden, Jr., Charlestown. D. Webster Davis, Charlestown. David Boynton, Haverhill. 1st Lt. Edward P. Wheeler, Lowell. Frederick A. Tyler, Lawrence. 40th Unatt. Co. Infantry, Captain John R. Farrell, Boston. . 1st Lt. William J. Faulkner, Boston. Captain John Maguire, Chelsea. 66 Michael Scanlan, Boston. Patrick F. Logan, Boston. Charles T. Haley, Boston. George O. Fillebrown, Roxbury. GENERAL SCHOULER'S REPORT On Secretary Stanton and the One Hundred Days Men. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, His Excellency JOHN A. ANDREW, Governor and Commander-in- GOVERNOR,-In the annual Report of the Secretary of War, for 1865, near its conclusion, Mr. Stanton gives especial credit to the Governors of the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan, for their offer, made April 21, 1864, to the Secretary of War, to raise a certain number of troops to serve for one hundred days, which offer was accepted, and the men were raised "within twenty days." Ohio furnished 5,646 more than her stipulated proportion. No one would wish to detract one particle from the credit due to those States for their patriotic offers, made by the Governors, or for the prompt manner in which they raised the men; on the contrary, they are entitled to all the praise which Mr. Stanton gives them. But I submit that Massachusetts is entitled to equal credit for the prompt manner in which thirteen companies of ninety days men were raised to man the fortifications on our coast, and which numbered 1,209 officers and men, relieving a like number of three years men to march to the front. The first company was mustered in April 29th, and the other twelve companies were raised and mustered in between the 3d of May and the 16th of the same month, 1864. And when the enemy made its advance on Washington, early in July, 1864, by way of the Shenandoah Valley, and came very near getting possession of the city, your Excellency happened to be in Washington at the time and telegraphed to me as follows, which telegram I received July 5th, 1864: "I have arranged with the Secretary of War that men who volunteer for one hundred days' service, as requested by him to-day, |