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. Stanton2Open page

Will Mr. Stanton please see Col. Kirkham and read the letter of Mr. Butler, one of our wisest and most reliable men at Springfield

Monday. Feby. 9. 1863. A. LINCOLN.

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[1] LS, NHi. William Butler's letter has not been located, but Governor Richard Yates wrote Lincoln on January 30, 1863, that Colonel Robert Kirkham of Shawneetown, Illinois, who had resigned command of the Fifty-sixth Illinois Infantry on June 26, 1862, was going to Washington. ``He knows what is going on here. The Government must let us have at least 4 Regiments of well armed men in Illinois. Hope you will give friend Kirkham a careful hearing.'' (DLC-RTL). On February 9, Stanton ordered four regiments to be raised as Illinois home guards, but the order was countermanded on March 31 when matters had somewhat quieted down (OR, III, III, 109).