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.

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[1]   AES, DLC-RTL. Lincoln's endorsement is written on the back of a copy of a telegram from Governor Hamilton R. Gamble, December 7, 1861, to Edward Bates: ``Halleck tells me Schoefield is to be ordered East, he is now in actual

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command of the Missouri State Militia. . . taking him away will postpone organization indefinitely.'' McClellan's endorsement follows Lincoln's: ``This is the first I have heard of it. There has not been any intention of ordering him away from Missouri.'' Brigadier General John M. Schofield remained in Missouri.

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