To Edwin M. Stanton1Jump to section
Washington D.C. March 28. 1865. 12. M.
After your explanation, I think it is little or no difference whether the Fort-Sumpter ceremony takes place on the 13th. or 14th.
Gen. Sherman tells me he is well acquainted with James Yeatman, & that he thinks him almost the best man in the country for anything he will undertake. A. LINCOLN
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[1] ALS IHi. General William T. Sherman arrived at City Point on March 27, 1865, to confer with Grant.