Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].
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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press
1953.
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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln6. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 18, 2024.
Hon. Sec. of War Executive Mansion,
My dear Sir Washington, June 22, 1863.
Do you not remember the french officer, Col. Duffie, whom we saw at Gen. McDowell's Head Quarters near Fredericksburg, last May a year ago? I rem[em]ber he was then well spoken of. On
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the night of the 17th. Ist. he was surrounded by Stuart's cavalry near Millersburg, and cut his way out with proportionate heavy loss to his then small command. Please see and hear him. I think you have strong recommendations on file in his behalf. Yours truly A. LINCOLN
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[1] ALS---P, ISLA. Colonel Alfred N. Duffie First Rhode Island Cavalry, was appointed brigadier general on June 23, 1863.