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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To Horatio G. Wright1Jump to section

Major Gen. Wright Washington,
Cincinnati, O. Sep. 12. 1862

I am being appealed [to] from Louisville against your withdrawing troops from that place. While I can not pretend to judge of the propriety of what you are doing, you would much oblige me by furnishing me a rational answer to make to the Governor and others at Louisville. A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS, RPB. In addition to General Boyle's protest (supra), Lincoln had received communications from Governor Robinson and numerous other influential Kentuckians. General Wright replied on September 13, 10 P.M., ``Your dispatch of yesterday by some mistake was not laid before me. I see it now for the first time. I have no intention of abandoning Louisville or of leaving it without adequate protection. Two regiments only were withdrawn, and that at a time when Cincinnati was seriously threatened, leaving at Louisville about thirty regiments and more than thirty guns. . . . Louisville has not been threatened at all, while Kirby Smith's forces did approach to within 8 miles of Cincinnati. He is now retreating from before the force hastily collected.'' (OR, I, XVI, II, 513).

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