Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 8 [ Sept. 12, 1864-Apr. 14, 1865, undated, appendices].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 8 [ Sept. 12, 1864-Apr. 14, 1865, undated, appendices].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To Edwin M. Stanton1Jump to section

February 19, 1865

I know nothing of Col. Briscoe; nor have I taken any supervision in the organization of Hancock's new Corps.2Jump to section Hence I submit these papers to the Sec. of War, simply remarking that they seem to be good and ample. A. LINCOLN

Feb. 19. 1865.

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[1] AES, owned by Verne Miners, Chicago, Illinois. Lincoln's endorsement has been removed from attendant papers. Colonel James C. Briscoe of the One Hundred Ninety-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers was brevetted brigadier general from March 13, 1865.

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[2] The First Army Corps was reorganized under the command of Major General Winfield S. Hancock, November 28, 1864.

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