Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1 [1824-Aug. 28, 1848].
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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1 [1824-Aug. 28, 1848].
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press
1953.
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Honr Wm L Marcy Washington
Secretary of War April 20. 1848
Sir I nominate for appointment to the Military Academy from the 7th Congr District of Illinois Hezekiah H Garber2Jump to section of that District Very respectfully Your Obt Svt A. LINCOLN
[2] Hezekiah H. Garber, son of Jacob Garber of Petersburg, Illinois, received the appointment. Upon completing his training at West Point, he served in the army until his death, October 12, 1859, at Fort Hoskins, Oregon.