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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[1] LS, RPB. Confederate Major Lee W. Long, sentenced to be shot on October 30, 1863, had been a quartermaster under General Kirby Smith but had resigned to return to Kentucky. ``Whilst here trying to settle some business affairs he was taken prisoner, tried by a military commission . . . & condemned for `being secretly within the lines in violation of Genl Burnside's order.' '' (Letter of R. D. Spalding, October 2, 1863, enclosed by Kathie Todd to Lincoln, October 15). See Lincoln's telegram to Commander at Evansville, Indiana, October 22, and to Boyle, October 25, infra.