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[1] ALS, RPB. Fremont's telegram received at 3 P. M. on June 15, reminded Lincoln that ``when assigned to this command I was informed that I should have a corps of thirty five thousand men I now ask from the President the fulfillment of this understanding. . . .'' (DLC-RTL).
[2] Fremont telegraphed in reply the same day that he had received the orders and ``as a matter of course I will act upon them as I am now doing.'' (Ibid.). Upon reports arriving at the War Department which indicated that Fremont understood his orders to require him to remain at Mount Jackson regardless of circumstances, Stanton at Lincoln's direction telegraphed Fremont on June 17 that the president ``does wish you to hold your position at Mount Jackson if you can safely do so; but if pressed beyond your strength that you will then fall back toward Strasburg for support from General Banks. General Banks is now here, and will see you immediately upon his return to his command.'' (OR, I, XII, I, 663).