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].
Author
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 22, 2024.

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Executive Mansion, Washington, July 11, 1862.

Ordered that Major General Henry W. Halleck be assigned to command the whole land forces of the United States, as General-in-Chief;

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and that he repair to this Capital so soon as he can with safety to the positions and operations within the Department now under his special charge. ABRAHAM LINCOLN

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