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 Edwin M. Stanton1Jump to section

January 31, 1863

If the within showing of Col. Ballier's case is correct, I think he should be restored. It shows that he was sick in hospital when discharged from service, and that without knowledge of his discharge he made premature efforts to return to his duty.

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[1] Copy, DNA WR RG 107, Register of Secretary of War, Letters Received, P 42. The original endorsement or note is missing but the register preserves a copy. Colonel John F. Ballier of the Ninety-eighth Pennsylvania was discharged on November 26, 1862, and re-mustered on March 12, 1863.

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