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[1] DS, DNA RG 46, Senate 37A F2. The resolution introduced by Senator Grimes on April 17, not only requested the testimony and finding of the court, but also whether the judgment had been approved by the president. Dismissed
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 May 23, 2024.
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from the Navy in 1857, for drunkenness and disobedience to orders, Fleming was reappointed lieutenant in 1859. A court of inquiry again found him guilty of intemperance and incompetence. He was, however, promoted to lieutenant commander on July 16, 1862. Secretary Welles recorded in his Diary on August 10 (I, 77) that the promotion was ``most objectionable.''