[2] Schurz replied to Lincoln's questions in a telegram received at 5:40 P.M. on June 16, as follows: ``Your Despatch received About the correctness of Genl Fremonts report there can be no question When he attacked Jackson at Cross Keyes the cooperation of Genl Shields was expected Jackson being immediately between them when Shields withdrew and Jackson was largely reinforced. The conditions were no longer the same and it was in reference to this new state of things that my letter was written. As to Shields I wrote on the information I had More by letter'' (DLC-RTL). In a four-page letter written on the same day Schurz explained in detail Fremont's strategy and need for withdrawal (DLC-Nicolay Papers).
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].
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