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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Commutation of Sentence of John A. Chase1Jump to section

April 28, 1863.

The sentence of death in this case is commuted to imprisonment at hard labor, with ball and chain attached to his leg, during the remainder of the present war; all to be in Fort Delaware.

A. LINCOLN.

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[1] AGO General Orders No. 107, April 28, 1863. Lincoln's endorsement is in the court-martial record of Sergeant John A. Chase, Company A, Twenty-fourth New York Volunteers, convicted on April 21, 1863, of striking and using threatening language toward his superior officer.

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