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 14, 2024.
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.