Excerpt from Special Message of Governor John M. Palmer, to the Twenty-Seventh General Assembly: Transmitting the Official Correspondence Between General Sheridan and His Superior Officers, and the Correspondence Between Gov. Palmer and the President of the United States, Concerning the Military Occupation of Chicago; December 9th, 1871 XIII. Telegraphic communication of Gen. W. T. Sherman to Lieut. Gen. Sheridan, dated October 31, 1871. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"Prior series" comprised of the original handwritten index for Sept. 18, 1851/Aug.31,1858 (reproduced in facsimile) and the newly prepared index for Sept. 1858-Dec. 1912.

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

"Prior series" comprised of the original handwritten index for Sept. 18, 1851/Aug. 31,1858 (reproduced in facsimile) and the newly prepared index for Sept. 1858-Dec. 1912.