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 Ambrose E. Burnside1Jump to section

Major General Burnside Washington City,
Cincinnati, Ohio, May 21. 1863.

In the case of Thomas M. Campbell, convicted as a Spy, let execution of the sentence be respited until further order from me, he remaining in custody meanwhile. A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS, RPB. Thomas T. Eckert added a postscript to Lincoln's message, ``Please acknowledge receipt of the above telegram and time of delivery.'' Burnside replied at 4:30 P.M., ``The Telegram in relation to Thos M. Campbell was received at ten (10) minutes past four (4) and will be obeyed'' (DLC-RTL).

Thomas M. Campbell, captured on April 11, 1863, at Ruggles Mills, Kentucky, was tried by a military court at Cincinnati and sentenced to be hanged. He was not executed, but was held in close confinement on Johnson's Island, Ohio, until exchanged circa February, 1865. See Lincoln to Burnside, May 26, infra.

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