Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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[1] AES, DLC-Cameron Papers. Lincoln's endorsement is written on the back of a letter from John S. Carlile to Lincoln, dated July 17, 1861, enclosing a letter from Brigadier General Benjamin F. Kelley, West Virginia Infantry, wounded `` . . . in the action at Philippi,'' who wished his son Benjamin, Jr., to have a commission. The son was made assistant quartermaster of Volunteers with rank of captain, March 18, 1864.