Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To Irvin McDowell1Jump to section

Washington City, D.C.
Major Gen. McDowell May 30. 1862. 21/2 P.M.

Herewith I send a telegram just received from Gen. Fremont. The despatch is dated of last night, and the point he says he will be at, five o'clock Saturday afternoon, is ``Strasburg, or as near it, as it may be to the enemy at that time.'' I direct Fremont to come to time as fixed by himself, and you will act your discretion, taking this information into your calculation. A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS, RPB. McDowell's telegram to Meigs, May 30, acknowledged receipt of ``the President's telegram, sending me a copy of a dispatch from General Fremont.'' (OR, I, XII, III, 292). The dispatch from Fremont is given in the note to Lincoln's telegram to Fremont of 2:30 P.M., supra.

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