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
Sir. Aug. 20. 1861

Gen. McClellan requests that John F. Reynolds, and William F. Barry be appointed Brigadier Generals of volunteers; and so let it be done. Yours truly A. LINCOLN

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[1] Copy, ISLA. The letter bears Cameron's endorsement ``Let it be done.'' Both appointments were made on this date. John F. Reynolds, West Point 1841, was lieutenant colonel of the Fourteenth Infantry. William F. Barry, West Point 1838, was major in the Fifth Artillery.

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