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 24, 2024.
The within I know to be a genuine letter of the late Col. Baker. The young man has not been appointed; but he must be as soon as he consistently can A. LINCOLN
April 4. 1862.
Annotation
[1] AES, IHi. Lincoln's endorsement appears on a letter of Edward D. Baker to Lieutenant George Williams of Oregon, July 11, 1861:
``The Secretary of War has just promised me to appoint you a Second Lieutenant in the Regular Army.
``I hope to send you your commission in a few days. Go to work and study tactics.''
George Williams was nominated a second lieutenant in the Fourth U.S. Infantry on April 5 and was confirmed by the Senate on April 14, 1862.
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