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

Hon. Sec. of War. Executive Mansion,
My dear Sir Washington, March 9. 1863.

Please make up the order to-day, sending Gen. Sumner to Missouri---it being understood that he finishes up the Court-Martial, which will be done in two or three days. Yours truly

A. LINCOLN

Annotation

[1] ALS, MeHi. AGO Special Orders No. 114, March 10, 1863, ordered General Edwin V. Sumner to proceed to St. Louis to relieve General Samuel R. Curtis in command of the Department of the Missouri. Sumner died on March 23, however, and Curtis remained in command until May 24, when he was succeeded by General John M. Schofield. See also Lincoln to Stanton, May 11, infra.