Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].
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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press
1953.
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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln4. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
I am willing to make Gen. Cadwallader, a Brigadier, or a Major General, any moment when Gen. Cameron says so.
Sep 16. 1861 A. LINCOLN
Annotation
[1] AES, DLC-Cameron Papers. Lincoln's endorsement is written on the back of a page containing copies of letters recommending appointment of George Cadwalader of Philadelphia as brigadier general. An endorsement by George B. McClellan of the same date reads in part, ``I cannot recommend the appointment. . . . If he be appointed . . . I would respectfully request that he may not be assigned to duty . . . under my command. . . . '' Cadwalader was not nominated to the Senate as major general until March 28, 1862, and was confirmed April 25.