Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].
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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].
Author
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 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln6. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
J. B. Sheppard Washington, D.C.,
Harper's Ferry, Md. Nov. 1 1863
Yours of this morning received, and the Secretary of War is attending to your request. A. LINCOLN
Annotation
[1] ALS, RPB. Regimental Adjutant Justus B. Sheppard telegraphed on October 31, ``All the Maryland troops in this division have been ordered home to vote at the coming election and we the Second (2nd) E S Md Vols are exempt. We the officers and soldiers of the regt most earnestly and respectfully request that we may be granted the privilege to vote the unconditional Union ticket with our sister regiments. . . .'' (DLC-RTL).