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The main scenario for our living history will be the election of governor for the state of Iowa. Although we will tell you who to vote for we wanted you to have some background information.
The two men we were running were:
William Stone Republican (3rd Iowa and 22nd Iowa) http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/bdi/Det...ge.aspx?id=364
James Tuttle Democrat (2nd Iowa promoted Brigadier General) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_M._Tuttle
Stone will win with 60% of the vote
Tuttle will receive 39%
Camp 24th Iowa
Saturday Oct. 17th 1863
Dear Father,
As I am officer of the day I need not go on drill this afternoon & I will improve the time by writing to you. I am quite well better than when I wrote last that is I feel in better spirits I knew then that there was nothing wrong with me Mr Daniels left us last Wednesday morning I sent you $100 in money & a letter by him I also sent my knife to Mother I suppose you will get these things before this letter gets to you but as Mr Daniels thought he might go around by New-York & stop several days in that city I thought I would mention that I had sent them. As far as we have heard ours is the Banner Regt in the matter of the election. I am like Col Wilds I do not wish Tuttle any good luck but I hope all the Iowa Regiments have given him a few more votes each than ours did but even if we are not ahead in this matter we made a record that we are not ashamed of. The Day Mr Daniels started home there was Brigade Dress Parade in the evening. towards the close Gen. Ord Rode up & spoke a few words to the officers present
William Titus Rigby letters, May-December 1863
The two men we were running were:
William Stone Republican (3rd Iowa and 22nd Iowa) http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/bdi/Det...ge.aspx?id=364
James Tuttle Democrat (2nd Iowa promoted Brigadier General) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_M._Tuttle
Stone will win with 60% of the vote
Tuttle will receive 39%
Camp 24th Iowa
Saturday Oct. 17th 1863
Dear Father,
As I am officer of the day I need not go on drill this afternoon & I will improve the time by writing to you. I am quite well better than when I wrote last that is I feel in better spirits I knew then that there was nothing wrong with me Mr Daniels left us last Wednesday morning I sent you $100 in money & a letter by him I also sent my knife to Mother I suppose you will get these things before this letter gets to you but as Mr Daniels thought he might go around by New-York & stop several days in that city I thought I would mention that I had sent them. As far as we have heard ours is the Banner Regt in the matter of the election. I am like Col Wilds I do not wish Tuttle any good luck but I hope all the Iowa Regiments have given him a few more votes each than ours did but even if we are not ahead in this matter we made a record that we are not ashamed of. The Day Mr Daniels started home there was Brigade Dress Parade in the evening. towards the close Gen. Ord Rode up & spoke a few words to the officers present
William Titus Rigby letters, May-December 1863
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