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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[1] LS, ORB; ADfS, DLC-RTL. See Lincoln to Buell, January 4, supra. Mc-Clellan wrote Buell, January 6, ``My own general plans . . . make the speedy occupation of East Tennessee . . .of absolute necessity . . .Interesting as Nashville may be to the Louisville interests, it strikes me that its possession is of very secondary importance . . .'' (OR, I, VII, 531).