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 Robert C. Schenck1Jump to section

Major General Schenck Washington City, D. C.
Baltimore, Md July 11. 1863

How many rebel prisoners, captured within Maryland & Pennsylvania, have reached Baltimore within this month of July?

A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS, RPB. General Schenck replied at 5:30 P.M., ``Have received in this month of July at Fort McHenry six thousand one hundred and forty two (6142) prisoners of war captured in Maryland and Pennsylvania'' (DLC-RTL). At 12:30 A.M. on July 12, Schenck telegraphed again, ``Add to the number of

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Prisoners I reported . . . six hundred & fifty three, more received at Fort Delaware by way of Philadelphia Those in hospitals here are not included.'' (Ibid.).