Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To Charles D. Jameson1Jump to section

Gen. Jameson. Executive Mansion,
Upper Stillwater Washington,
Maine. Oct. 21. 1862.

How is your health now? Do you or not wish Lieut. R. P. Crawford to be restored to his office? A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS, RPB. Brigadier General Charles D. Jameson of Maine contracted fever after the Battle of Fair Oaks and died November 6, 1862. No reply to Lincoln's telegram has been found, but AGO General Orders No. 175, October 31, 1862, revoked ``So much of `General Orders' No. 125, as dismisses Lieutenant R. P. Crawford, Aide-de-Camp . . . .'' who had been dismissed for being absent without proper leave. First Lieutenant Robert P. Crawford is listed with the Fifty-seventh Pennsylvania Infantry from February 10, 1862, and was appointed captain and assistant adjutant general of Volunteers on September 4, 1863.

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