| From the Richmond Enquirer |
| |
| December 31, 1861 |
| |
| Executive Department |
| June 14th, 1861 |
| |
| Gentlemen of the Convention, |
| I received yesterday evening a resolution
adopted by your honorable body, and which is in the following words, viz:
"Resolved, That the Governor be requested to inform the Convention of
the number and names of the Aids to the Governor, appointed by him, and
the rank, pay and emoluments of said Aids." |
| In response to this resolution, I state
that I have ten Aids. On reference to the code, chapter 28, section 16,
page 140, it will be seen that seven of them have their rank assigned as
Brevet Colonels of Cavalry. Those seven are Jeremiah Morton, R. H.
Cattlett, S. Bassett French, Marmaduke Johnson, Greenlee Davidson, Henry
A. Davidson and Wm. W. Crump. Two of these gentlemen have been in active
service at Harper's Ferry. The other five have been employed laboriously
in the performance of necessary service in this city. Of the number,
five I believe expect to receive pay according to the rank assigned them
by law; but this is an inference drawn from what I have heard from
others, and not from them. I have not considered it either honorable
or becoming to inquire whether their services were to be rendered
gratuitously. I was satisfied they were honest, capable and
efficient, and they were therefore selected. One of them, with that
liberality which has ever marked his character, gave a check for $500
some time ago to aid in the prosecution of the war, in which we are now
engaged. The remaining three Aids, viz: Thomas Dodamead
{Superintendent, Virginia Central RR}, John
S. Caskie and Hugh Mercer Stanard's were appointed Lieutenants of
Cavalry, under an ordinance passed by your honorable body on the 19th
day of April last. Mr. Dodamead was appointed because his services were
needed in making arrangements for the speedy transportation of troops.
Messrs. Caskie and Stanard have been in active service -- the former at
Gloucester Point, the latter at Yorktown -- and were of service in
procuring and transmitting information. |
|
In concluding this branch of the inquiry, it affords me
pleasure to say, that in the recent engagement at Bethel, Mr.
Stanard bore himself with great gallantry throughout the action. |
| The Aids provided for under the law of
1859-'60 holding brevet rank, are entitled to the pay of Lieutenant
Colonel, which amounts to $185 per month. The pay of Lieutenants of
Cavalry is $100 per month. No emoluments are attached to either position
under the law of the Confederate Congress. |
| Respectfully, |
|
John Letcher {Governor of Virginia} |
|