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].
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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.
Submitted to Gen. Halleck, who probably knows, Capt. Garrard. He is the son of Mrs. Judge McLean, whom I would like to oblige if consistent with law & the public service. A. LINCOLN
Aug. 23, 1862
Annotation
[1] AES, IHi. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter from Cassius M. Clay, August 19, 1862, recommending that Captain Kenner Garrard, acting colonel in command of cadets at West Point, be appointed brigadier general of Volunteers. Garrard was appointed brigadier general as of July 23, 1863. The widow of Jeptha Garrard became the wife of John McLean.