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 Simon Cameron1Jump to section

Hon. Sec. of War Executive Mansion
My dear Sir: July 30. 1861

In addition to those named in my note of yesterday,2Jump to section please send me nominations, as Brigadier Generals of Volunteers,3Jump to section for Ulysses S. Grant, John A. McClernand, and Benjamin M. Prentiss, of Illinois; B F. Kelly, and Frederick4Jump to section W. Lander, of Virginia;5Jump to section Joseph6Jump to section Hooker, of California; Edward D. Baker, of Oregon; Siegel, of Missouri; Rufus King, of Wisconsin,7Jump to section and Thomas W. Sherman, of the regular Army.

You perceive I have only the initials for Kelly & Lander; and no part of the christian names for Hooker & Siegel.8Jump to section Please fill these in, so far as you have the means, and leave spaces for me to find the rest, which I shall try to do.

And be sure to have the nominations reach me in time to be sent to the Senate to-day.9Jump to section Yours very truly A. LINCOLN

Annotation

[1] ALS-F, ISLA.

[2] Lincoln had sent to the Senate the nominations of Nathaniel P. Banks, John

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A. Dix and Benjamin F. Butler to be major generals as of May 16, 1861.

[3] ``Lt. Col. Thomas W. Sherman, 5 Art.'' has been inadvertently inserted (not in Lincoln's handwriting) at this point.

[4] ``Rederick'' filled in (not in Lincoln's handwriting).

[5] Lander was from Massachusetts.

[6] ``Joseph'' filled in (not in Lincoln's handwriting).

[7] ``Rufus King, of Wisconsin'' which Lincoln had inserted, has been crossed out.

[8] ``Siegel'' has been crossed out.

[9] Thomas W. Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, John A. McClernand, Benjamin M. Prentiss, Benjamin F. Kelly, Frederick W. Lander, Joseph Hooker, Edward D. Baker, Franz Sigel and Rufus King were appointed brigadier generals of Volunteers as of May 17, 1861.