Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].
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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press
1953.
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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln5. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2024.
This young man, George H. Palmer, fought with Col. Mulligan at Lexington, & is now recommended by him & others for a Cadetship. He will be twenty one April 16, 1862. Is he too old to be admitted, as matters now stand? Will Gen. Totten please answer?
Dec. 5. 1861. A. LINCOLN
Annotation
[1] AES, DNA WR RG 77, Office of the Chief of Engineers, Letters Received, P 1054. Lincoln's endorsement is on an envelope addressed by Lincoln to ``Gen. Totten,'' containing recommendations of George H. Palmer for a West Point cadetship. See Lincoln's memorandum infra.