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].
Author
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 23, 2024.
Dear Sir: This will introduce Major General Banks. He is in command of a considerable land-force for operating in the South; and I shall be glad for you to co-operate with him, and give him such assistance as you can consistently with your orders from the Navy Department. Your Obt. Servt. A. LINCOLN
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[1] ALS, DeHi. Nathaniel P. Banks was assigned to command of the Department of the Gulf, AGO General Orders No. 184, November 9, 1862, and he took over command on December 17.