To Oliver P. Morton1Jump to section
With the consent of Gov. Morton I concur with the suggestion of the Sec. of War. A. LINCOLN
Nov. 4. 1861
Annotation
[1] AES, CSmH-Eldridge Collection. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter from Schuyler Colfax to Cameron, October 24, 1861, requesting appointment of ex-Senator Graham N. Fitch (1857-1861) as brigadier general. Lincoln's endorsement follows that of Cameron recommending the appointment on condition that Fitch ``. . . raise three more regiments, independently of those being organized by the Governor.'' Fitch was appointed colonel of the Forty-sixth Indiana Infantry, November 1, 1861, and served until August 2, 1862.