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[1] AES, IHi. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter of Brigadier General John Cook, Springfield, Illinois, March 26, 1862, to Senator Lyman Trumbull, requesting his assistance in obtaining appointments ``to my staff, viz. Dr.
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 April 25, 2024.
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R. L. Metcalfe, Surgeon 7th Inf'y. Ills. vols. to be Brigade Surgeon and Lieut Benjamin F. Smith, same Regt. to be Capt and Asst Adjt Genl.'' Benjamin F. Smith was nominated to Cook's staff on April 9 and confirmed by the Senate on April 21. Dr. Richard L. Metcalf remained surgeon of the Seventh Illinois until he resigned on September 15, 1863.