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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Hon. Sec. of War Executive Mansion
My dear Sir August 13. 1861

Let now Brigadier Genl. David Hunter be a Major General of Volunteers to be assigned to a Division of Illinois Volunteers. Also let George H. Stoneman, and William F. Smith, both now in the service, each be a Brigadier General of Volunteers. Also Henry W. Benham, a Brigadier General of Volunteers. I mean Capt. Benham, so often spoken of, and am not sure I have his christian name correct; but you will know.2Open page Yours truly A. LINCOLN