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To Henry W. Halleck1Jump to section
Major Gen. Halleck Feb. 12. 1863.
Gen. Meagher, now with me, says the Irish Brigade has had no promotion; and that Col. Robert Nugent &; Col. Patrick Kelly, both of that Brigade have fairly earned promotion. They both hold commissions as Captains in the regular army. Please examine their records with reference to the question of promoting one or both of them. Yours truly
A. LINCOLN
Annotation
[1] ALS, owned by Charles W. Olsen, Chicago, Illinois. Colonel Patrick Kelly was killed in action June 16, 1864, and Colonel Robert Nugent was not brevetted brigadier general until March 13, 1865.