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 Ulysses S. Grant1Jump to section

``Cypher''
Major Gen. Grant Washington, D.C.,
Vicksburg, via Memphis. June 2. 1863

Are you in communication with Gen. Banks? Is he coming towards you, or going further off? Is there, or has there been anything to hinder his coming directly to you by water from Alexandria? A. LINCOLN

Annotation

[1] ALS, RPB. Grant telegraphed on June 8 that Banks, ``has Port Hudson closely invested,'' and that he would forward by mail a letter from Banks of June 4 (DLC-RTL). Banks' letter of June 4 reads in part: ``It seems to me that I have no other course than to carry my object here thus crippling the enemy, and to join you with my whole strength as soon as possible This I hope to accomplish in a few days. . . .'' (Ibid.).

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