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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To Simon Cameron1Jump to section

Hon. Sec. of War Executive Mansion
My dear Sir--- August 17--- 1861

Let Henry Wager Halleck, of California, be appointed a Major General in the Regular Army. I make this appointment on Gen. Scott's recommendation; and I am sure he said to me verbally that the appointment is to be in the Regular Army, though a memorandum on the subject handed me by one of his aids, says ``of volunteers'' Perhaps the Adjt. [Genl. should communicate with] Genl. Scott, on the question.2Jump to section Yours truly A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS, DLC-Cameron Papers. Henry W. Halleck was appointed major general in the Regular Army, August 19, 1861.

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[2] Lincoln obviously failed to complete his thought between ``Adjt.'' at the end of one line and ``Genl. Scott'' at the beginning of the next. The bracketed insertion has been supplied by the editors.

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