Annotation
[1] AES, DNA WR RG 94, U.S. Military Academy, 1862, No. 1. Lincoln's endorsement is written on an envelope containing recommendations and photograph
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864].
About this Item
- 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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- Cite this Item
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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln7. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 20, 2025.
Pages
Page 232
of William F. Allen, son of Colonel Joseph W. Allen, Ninth New Jersey Volunteers, drowned January 15, 1862, on Burnside's expedition. A similar endorsement by Lincoln is on the photograph: ``West-Point---Wm. F Allen---son of Col. Allen---drowned at Hatteras Inlet---'' There is no record of Allen's appointment.