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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Page 80

To Simon Cameron1Jump to section

December 27, 1861

This inchoate Brigade, was set on foot by particular friends of mine some time ago. I expect they will have to be completed by consolidation. I wish the very best done for them that can be consistently with the public service A. LINCOLN

Dec. 27. 1861

Annotation

[1] AES, IHi. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter from Major Augustus H. Chapman, Charleston, Illinois, December 17, 1861, asking certain appointments to be made in the ``Kentucky Brigade.'' Chapman was a major in the Fifty-fourth Illinois regiment of that brigade.

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