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[1] ALS, RPAB. Adjutant General Seth Williams of the Army of the Potomac apparently turned Lincoln's letter over to the Adjutant General's Office. Lorenzo
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 June 20, 2025.
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Page 94
Thomas answered on February 13, 1862, that ``Major Duncan cannot now be withdrawn from New Mexico without serious prejudice to the public interests. . . . With reference to the promotion of Major Duncan. . . there is no vacancy . . .'' (DLC-RTL). Duncan was a former resident of McLean County, Illinois. The Official Records do not indicate his transfer from New Mexico until April 25, 1863, when he was appointed assistant provost marshal for Iowa (III, III, 169).