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] DS, DLC-Nicolay Papers. The invitation is in John Hay's handwriting signed by Lincoln. The guests of honor were recently exchanged prisoners---Brigadier General George A. McCall, captured in the Seven-Days Battle and exchanged for Confederate General Simon B. Buckner; Brigadier General Michael Corcoran; Colonel Orlando B. Willcox of the First Michigan Volunteers captured at Bull Run; and Colonel Alfred M. Wood of the Eighty-fourth New York Volunteers wounded and captured at Bull Run.