Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To Montgomery C. Meigs1Jump to section

Executive Mansion,
Quarter-Master-General Washington, Oct. 15, 1863.

Some time ago I felt constrained to have Captain William H. Bailhasch relieved from duty at Springfield, Illinois. This was not because of a loss of confidence in him, but because of a different matter not now necessary to be explained. I now understand that Capt. Potter would like to have Capt. B. assigned to him, and that this would be agreeable also to Capt. B. Supposing this to be true, I shall be very glad of the arrangement. Yours truly

A. LINCOLN

Annotation

[1] ALS, IHi. Meigs endorsed ``Request the adjt Genl to order Capt B to report to Capt Potter as an asst in the discharge of his duties. . . .'' See Lincoln to Dubois and others, May 29, supra. Captain Joseph A. Potter, chief quarter-master at Chicago, wrote Edward L. Baker at Springfield, Illinois, on September 28, 1863, that he ``would really like to have him [Bailhache] ordered to report to me here in Chicago'' (DLC-RTL), but Bailhache was ordered to act temporarily as chief quartermaster of the Twenty-third Corps in Burnside's command (Mrs. Ada Bailhache to Lincoln, October 8, 1863, DLC-RTL).

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