[1] ALS, RPB. This telegram is misdated July 13, 1863, in Hertz, II, 901. Schenck replied, ``I am doing all I can to get Milroy back toward Harper's Ferry on the railroad. He sent down a courier in the night to say that, if he could not fall back, he could sustain himself, and hold his position five days, but I have no force to support him. The rebels appear to have pushed on beyond him rapidly and impetuously, and are reported approaching Martinsburg.'' (OR, I, XXVII, II, 174).
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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- 1953.
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