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 24, 2024.

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To George B. McClellan1Jump to section

War Department,
Washington City, July 14, 1862.

Major-General McClellan: General Burnside's force is at Newport News, ready to move, on short notice, one way or the other, when ordered. A. LINCOLN.

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[1]   ANS, IHi. McClellan telegraphed Lincoln on July 14, 7:30 A.M., ``Nothing new of interest. . . . Everything going on very well. I am very anxious to have my old regiments filled up rather than have new ones formed. What of Burnside'' (DLC-RTL).

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