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April 19, 1862
I scarcely think the son can be made a Brigadier General, under the circumstances but I should be glad for the father to be breveted
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 16, 2024.
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Page 195
a Brigadier General, if it can be done consistently with the Army rules. A. LINCOLN
April 19, 1862.
Annotation
[1] ADS, owned by C. M. Rogers, Chicago, Illinois. Lincoln's memorandum has been removed from attendant papers, and the identity of the persons concerned has been established.