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13 December 1862
Smith, Caleb B. (1808-1864)
to Abraham Lincoln
Recommends T. J. Barnett of New York as a judge in one of the territories of the United States. On stationary of the Department of the Interior.
GLC05603.01.16
1864/04/12 ca.
Powell, Governor L.
To: Abraham Lincoln.
Kentucky Governor Powell requested allowance of Confederate POW's to take the oath of Dec. 8th, including prisoners at Camp Chase, Johnson's Island, Camp Douglas, etc.
With note and signature from Lincoln: "Excepting commissioned officers... let the...
GLC07943
1 October 1862
Forney, John Wien (1817-1881)
Secretary of the Senate J.W. Forney recommends William Cole, Esq., editor of the "Irish American," for a paymastership in the U.S. army. Cole also comes recommended by Bishop John Hughes, General Michael Corcoran, Horace Greeley, and New York...
GLC02086.01
13 September 1864
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885)
Grant, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Army responds to President Lincoln's letter of 12 September (refer to GLC07084.01). Writes "It has been my intention for a week...to see Sheridan and arrange what was necessary to enable him to start...
GLC07084.02
24 August 1864
Grant requests a promotion for Theodore S. Bowers, which Lincoln approves with his own signature. Grant wishes that Bowers be promoted from Lieutenant Colonel in the volunteer army to the Adjutant General's Department in the regular army. For this...
GLC00639.09
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