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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[1] ALS, RPB. Fremont had telegraphed from Harrisonburg, Virginia, June 11, ``Will you allow me to halt at Mount Jackson instead of Harrisonburg, which is not a line of defense, and exposes me to be cut off. . . . My troops are very much distressed for want of supplies. . . .'' (OR, I, XII, I, 656). Generals McDowell and Sigel reported to Stanton June 12, that ``Jackson has been re-enforced to the number of 30,000 or 35,000 men.'' (OR, I, XII, III, 372). Stanton telegraphed Sigel on June 12 that ``It cannot be possible that Jackson has any such re-enforcement as 30,000 or 35,000. . . . The President directs that your forces and Banks' shall not fall back from Front Royal and their present positions until further developments.'' (Ibid., p. 378).