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. Stanton1Jump to section

[c. June 10, 1863]

Let the recommendation of the Judge Advocate General be carried into effect as of the date of his new commission June 10. 1863

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[1] Copy, DLC-RTL. The copy of LINCOLN's endorsement is contained in a report from Thomas M. Vincent, assistant adjutant general, in reply to the president's request to Stanton for facts in the case of Colonel John C. Lemmon and other officers of the Tenth New York Cavalry, October 22, infra. Vincent's report quoted an earlier report dated August 25, 1863, from Judge Advocate General Holt, which quoted LINCOLN's endorsement as it appeared on Holt's recommendation that Lemmon be re-mustered in spite of regulations which prohibited resigned officers from re-entering service except upon application of the governor who re-appointed them and upon a certificate from the surgeon

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general. Lemmon had resigned on March 26, 1863, because of ``continued ill health'' while charges were being preferred against him in connection with the insubordination and mutiny of certain officers in his regiment. See LINCOLN's communications to Stanton, October 22, infra.