President receives request from Gen. George W. Dietezeler, Kansas Militia, for permission to call out 2,000 militia for 80 days to protect state against bushwhackers. DNA—WR RG 107, Off. Sec. War, EB 6, Entry 387.

John Nicolay starts on trip west because of poor health. Daily National Republican (Washington, DC), 13 June 1864, 2:4; reprinted in Evening Star, (Washington, DC), 14 June 1864, 2:1.