To Abraham Lincoln President of the United States of America Greeting
We your petitioners, Commissioned Officers of the Second Regiment Iowa Volunteers, would most Respectfully beg leave to Express our desire, as well as the wishes of our respective Commands by them unanimously expressed, that the Hon Samuel R. Curtis be appointed our Brigadier General. Believing him to be eminently qualified as a man of ability, Cool Judgment and Discretion, Military education and Experience, to Command as such, and believing the Service would be benefited by the Appointment we would therefore most respectfully beg his appointment to the office of Brigadier General and that he Command us as such.
Hoping it may please you to Grant the prayers of your petitioners we subscribe our selves you most obedient
M. M. Crocker Maj 2nd Reg Iowa Volunteers
J. M. Tuttle Lt. Col 2d Iowa Reg
N. P. Chipman Adjt 2d Reg’t Iowa Vols.
W. R. Marsh Surgeon 2d Reg la Vol
R. H. Huston Capt Co. A
F. I. McKenny 1st Lieut Co A.
S. M. Archer 2nd Lieut Co. A.
W. W. Nassau–Asst Surgeon 2 Reg. la V.
J. D. _____ Capt Co “C” 2d Iowa Regt
J. S. Slaymaker 1st Lt. Comp “C”
W. F. Holmes 2 ” ” ”
N. W. Mills, Capt. Co. D.
E. T. Ensign 2d Lieut Co D
Frederick F. Metzler, Captn Co E 2nd Reg’t Iowa Vol’s
John T. McCullough 2nd Lieu. Co. E 2nd Reg
A. T. Brooks Capt. Comp F
R. M. Littler Capt Co B 2 Reg
J. G. Huntington 1st Lieut Co. B 2 Reg
Jno Flanagan 2nd Lieut ” ” ” ”
S. H. Lunt 1st Lieut Co D 2nd Reg
James Baker Capt. Co. G.
Samuel A. Moore 2d Lieut Co. G
Hugh T. Cox Captn Comp. J
N. B. Howard, 1st Lieut
Thomas R. Snowden 2d Lieut
Alonzo Eaton 1 Lieut Co K
J. B. Weaver lst Lieut Co G.
A. T. Brooks Capt. Co. F. [name repeated, see above]
Abe Wilkin 1st Lieut Co F