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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/l/lincoln/lincoln5. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
Hon. Sec. of War. Executive Mansion
My dear Sir Nov. 13. 1861.
Please have the Adjutant General ascertain whether 2nd. Lieut. of Co. D. 2nd. Infantry---Alexander E. Drake, is not entitled to promotion. His wife thinks he is. Please have this looked into.
Yours truly A. LINCOLN
Annotation
[1] ALS, NNP. Alexander E. Drake's promotion to first lieutenant (as of May 14) and to captain (as of October 9) were announced in AGO General Orders No. 106, December 5, 1861.