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] Tarbell (Appendix), p. 356. Burnside replied at 3:30 P.M., ``Telegraph Lines have been down all day. Will answer you in reference to George Patten in a day or two. . . .'' (DLC-RTL). No further communication in regard to Patten has been found. George Patten of South Carolina, graduated at West Point in 1847, and resigned from the Army July 21, 1851. He was professor in the Military Institute at Chester, Pennsylvania, from 1861 to March 11, 1863, when he was appointed captain and assistant adjutant general of Volunteers, from which appointment he resigned on July 2, 1863. On February 10, 1864, he was appointed first lieutenant in the Third New Jersey Cavalry and served until May 15, 1865.