but I presume every available man will be in requisition this summer.  I see that the Governors of Ohio, Ind, Ill, Iowa and Wis, have offered the President 100,000 troops for 100 day service, to be furnished within twenty days after the notice of the acceptance of the proposition, the proposition was accepted by Prest Lincoln April 23rd and the Secretary War directed to carry it into execution that will be a proportion of 20,000 to each state; they are to be armed and equipped and paid as other volunteer troop, but are allowed no bounty.  It will be hard for young men that are farmers to leave now, as most of them have begun to put in their crops and have rented of others, so that they can't leave if they would.  Lucy's brother that I spoke of James went in the three months service, and again with the three years men, 600,000 call, and was discharged both times on account of ill health, but like a true patriot he can't bear to hear the Gov't call for men without responding to it, and is trying to study some way to get some one to take his land of his hands.  Pity is'nt that all the young men were not as patriotic?  Well here I have my paper filled and haven't written much either;  Good bye my dear.   Mary
