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 Mary Lincoln1Jump to section

Mrs. A. Lincoln. Executive Mansion,
Manchester, N. H. Washington D.C. Aug. 29, 1863

All quite well. Fort-Sumpter is certainly battered down, and utterly useless to the enemy, and it is believed here, but not entirely certain, that both Sumpter and Fort-Wagner, are occupied by our forces. It is also certain that Gen. Gilmore has thrown some shot into the City of Charleston. A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS, IHi. No reply from Mrs. Lincoln has been located. On August 24, 1863, Brigadier General Quincy A. Gillmore reported to Halleck: ``I have the honor to report the practical demolition of Fort Sumter as the result of our seven days' bombardment of that work. . . .'' (OR, I, XXVIII, I, 598).

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