Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To Edwin M. Stanton1Jump to section

Hon. Sec. of War Executive Mansion,
Dear Sir. Washington, Sep. 8. 1864.

Gen. Meade personally requests that William Gerhard, of Penn. be appointed to West-Point; and I promise to do it so soon as I can consistently with previous promises. Please do not let me forget this. He was born Sep. 9. 1847. Yours truly A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS, DNA WR RG 94, U.S. Military Academy, 1864, No. 334. William Gerhard entered West Point in 1865 and graduated in 1869.

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