UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY
LIBRARY
OF THK
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
Class
flational je&ition
The Writings of
Abraham Lincoln
Edited by
Arthur Brooks Lapsley
With an Introduction by
Theodore Roosevelt
Together with
The Essay on Lincoln, by Carl Schurz
The Address on Lincoln, by Joseph H. Choate
and The Life of Lincoln, by Noah Brooks
Volume Six
i $62-1863 ., . ,
The Lamb Publishing Company
New York
COPYRIGHT, 1906
BY
G. P. PUTNAM S SONS
Ube ftnicfcerbocfcer prces,
CONTENTS
1862.
Message to Congress, May i4th ... .3
Message to Congress, May i4th 4
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, May 1 5th . . 5
Speech to the i2th Indiana Regiment, May [15?] . . 6
Telegram to General I. McDowell, May i6th . . 7
Memorandum of Proposed Additions to Instructions of
above Date to General McDowell, and General
Meigs s Indorsement Thereon, May zyth . . 7
Indorsement Relating to General David Hunter s Order
of Military Emancipation, May lyth ... 8
From Secretary Stan ton to General McClellan, May i8th 8
Proclamation Revoking General Hunter s Order of
Military Emancipation, May igth . . .10
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, May 2ist . 13
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, May 22d . 13
Telegrams to General McClellan, May 24th . . .14
Telegram to General Rufus Saxton, May 24th . . 15
Telegram to Colonel D. S. Miles, May 24th 16
Telegram to General J. C. Fremont, May 24th . . 16
Telegram to General J. C. Fremont, May 24th . . 17
Telegram to General H. W. Halleck, May 24th . . 17
Telegram to General I. McDowell, May 24th . . 18
Telegram to General I. McDowell, May 24th . . 19
Telegram to General J. W. Geary, May 25th . . 19
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, May 25th . . 19
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Order Taking Military Possession of Railroads, May
25th 20
Telegram to Secretary Chase, May 25th . . . 21
Telegrams to General R. Sax ton, May 25th . . .21
Telegram to General R. Sax ton, May 25th . . .22
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, May 25th . . 22
Message to Congress, May 26th . . . .24
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, May 26th . . 27
Telegram to General I. McDowell, May 26th . . 28
Telegram to General McClellan, May 26th . . .28
Telegram to General J. C. Fremont, May 27th . . 29
Telegram from Secretary Stanton to Governor Andrew,
May 27th 29
Telegram from Secretary Stanton to General J. C.
Fremont, May 28th 29
Telegram to General I. McDowell, May 28th . . 30
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, May 28th . . 30
Telegrams to General I. McDowell, May 28th . . 31
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, May 28th . . 31
Telegram from Secretary Stanton to General Fremont,
May 28th 32
Telegram to General Marcy, May 29th . . -33
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, May 29th . . 33
Telegram to General N. P. Banks, May 29th . . 34
Telegram to General J. C. Fremont, May 29th . . 34
Telegrams to General I. McDowell, May 29th . . 34
Telegram to General Marcy, May 29th . . -35
Telegram to General I. McDowell, May 3oth . . 35
Telegram to General N. P. Banks, May 3oth . . 36
Telegram to General I. McDowell, May 3oth . . 36
Telegram to General J. C. Fremont, May 3oth . .37
Telegram to General I. McDowell, May 3th . . 37
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Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, May 313! . . 38
Telegram from Secretary Stanton to General G. A.
McCall, May 3ist ... 39
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, June ist . . 39
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, June 3d .40
Telegram to General I. McDowell, June 3<i . . . 40
Telegram to General H. W. Halleck, June 4th . . 40
Telegram to Governor Johnson, June 4th . . .41
To General G. B. McClellan, June yth . . . .41
Telegram to General H. W. Halleck, June 8th . . 41
Telegram to General N. P. Banks, June 9th . . 42
Telegram to General J. C. Fremont, June 9th . . 42
Telegram to Governor Johnson, June 9th . . .42
To General J. C. Fremont, June i2th . . . -43
Message to Congress, June i3th . ... 43
To General J. C. Fremont, June i3th . . . .44
To General J. C. Fremont, June i5th . 45
To General J. C. Fremont, June 1 6th .... 47
To General C. Schurz, June i6th 48
Telegram to General H. W. Halleck, June i8th . . 49
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, June i8th . . 49
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, June i9th . . 50
Telegrams to General G. B. McClellan, June 2oth . . 51
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, June 2ist . . 51
Telegram to General N. P. Banks, June 226! . . 52
Message to the Senate, June 236. 53
Message to the Senate, June 23d 54
Speech at Jersey City, June 24th . . . . .56
To General G. B. McClellan, June 26th 57
Order Constituting the Army of Virginia, June 26th . 57
Telegram from Secretary Stanton to General H. W.
Halleck, June 28th 59
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Telegrams to General A. E. Burnside, June 28th . . 60
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, June 28th . . 60
To Secretary Seward, June 28th . . . . .61
Telegram to General J. A. Dix, June 28th . . .62
Telegram to Flag-Officer L. M. Goldsborough, June 28th 63
To Governor Morton, June 28th ..... 63
Telegram to Secretary Seward, June 2pth ... 64
Telegram to Secretary Seward, June 3oth . . -65
Call for Troops, June 3oth .66
Telegram to General J. A. Dix, June 3oth . . -67
Telegrams to General H. W. Halleck, June 3oth . . 67
Call for 300,000 Volunteers, July ist . . .69
Proclamation Concerning Taxes in Rebellious States,
July ist . 71
Message to Congress, July ist 72
Telegram to General McClellan, July ist ... 73
To General G. B. McClellan, July 2 d . -73
Telegram to General H. W. Halleck, July 2d . -75
Message to the Senate, July 2d . . . -75
Circular Letter to the Governors, July 3d . . . 76
To Governor Washburn, July 3d 76
To General G. B. McClellan, July 3d . . . -77
To General G. B. McClellan, July 4th . . . .78
Telegram to General H. W. Halleck, July 4th . . 79
Telegram to General J. A. Dix, July 4th ... 79
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, July 5th . . 79
To General H. W. Halleck, July 6th . . .80
Memorandum of an Interview between the President
and General McClellan and Other Officers during
a Visit to the Army of the Potomac at Harrison s
Landing, Virginia, July 9th 80
Order Making Halleck General-in-Chief, July nth . 83
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Order Concerning the Southwest Branch of the Pacific
Railroad, July nth ...... 83
Message to Congress, July nth .... 85
Telegram to Governor Johnson, July nth . . 86
Telegram to General H. W. Halleck, July i ith . 86
Appeal to Border-State Representatives in Favor of
Compensated Emancipation, July 1 2th . . 87
To General G. B. McClellan, July 1 3th . . 90
Telegram to General H. W. Halleck, July i3th . 90
Telegrams to General J. T. Boyle, July i3th . . 91
Message to Congress, July i4th . . . . 91
Telegram to General H. W. Halleck, July i4th . 92
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, July i4th . . 93
To Solomon Foot, July 1 5th ..... 93
Message to Congress, July i ;th ..... 93
Message to Congress, July zyth. .... 94
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, July 2ist. . 99
Order in Regard to Behavior of Aliens, July 2ist . 99
Order Authorizing Employment of "Contrabands,"
July 22d ....... 100
Proclamation, July 2 5th . . . . . 101
To Reverdy Johnson, July 26th . . . .102
To Cuthbert Bullitt, July 28th . ... 103
To Loyal Governors, July 28th . . . . . 107
Extract from Letter to August Belmont, July 3ist . 107
To Count Gasparin, August 4th . . . . .108
Speech at a War Meeting, Washington, August 6th . no
Telegram to Governor Andrew, August 1 2th . . 112
Telegram to Governor Curtin, August 1 2th . . 112
Telegram to General S. R. Curtis, August 1 2th . . 113
Address on Colonization to a Deputation of Colored
Men, August 1 4th . . . . . .113
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Telegram to Officer at Camp Chase, Ohio, August i4th. 120
Telegram to James Dixon, August 1 5th . 1 20
Telegram to Officer at Camp Douglas, August i $th . 1 20
To Hiram Barney, August i6th. . . 121
Note of Introduction, August 1 8th . .121
Telegram to S. B. Moody, August i8th . . . 121
To Mrs. Preston, August 21 st . . . . .122
Telegram to General Burnside or General Parke, Au
gust 2ISt. . . . . . .122
To G. F. Watson, August 2ist . . . . . 122
To Horace Greeley, August 22nd. . . . .123
Telegram to Governor Yates, August 23d . 124
To W. Talcott, August 27th . . . .125
Telegram to Governor Ramsey, August 27th . 125
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, August 27th . 125
Telegram to General A. E. Burnside, August 27th . 125
Telegram to General A. E. Burnside, August 28th 126
Telegram to Colonel Haupt, August 28th . 126
Telegram to General A. E. Burnside, August 29th 126
Telegram to Gen. G. B. McClellan, August 29th 126
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, August 29th 127
Telegrams to Colonel Haupt, August 3oth . 127
Telegram to General Banks, August 3oth . . 127
Telegram to General J. T. Boyle, August 3ist . . 128
Order to General H. W. Halleck, September 3d . 128
Telegram to General H. G. Weight, September 7th . 128
Telegram to General J. T. Boyle, September 7th 129
Telegram to General J. E. Wool, September 7th . 129
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, September 8th . 129
Telegram to General D. C. Buell, September 8th 129
Telegram to T. Webster, September 9th . . 1 30
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, September loth 130
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To Governor Curtin, September 1 1 th .... 130
Telegram to Governor Curtin, September nth . . 132
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, September nth . 132
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, September i2th . 132
Telegram to Governor Curtin, September i2th . . 133
Telegram to General H. G. Wright, September i2th . 133
Telegram to General J. T. Boyle, September i2th . . 134
Telegram to A. Henry, September i2th. . . . 134
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, September i2th . 135
Reply to a Committee from the Religious Denominations
of Chicago, Asking that the President Issue a Pro
clamation of Emancipation, September i3th . . 135
Telegram to General H. G. Wright, September i4th . 140
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, September i5th . 140
Telegram to J. K. Dubois, September i$th . . . 140
Telegram to Governor Curtin, September i6th . .140
Telegram to Governor Morton, September i7th . . 141
Telegram to General Ketchum, September 2oth . .141
Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, September
22d ......... 141
Proclamation Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus,
September 24th 145
Reply to Serenade, September 24th . . . .147
Record Explaining the Dismissal of Major John J. Key
from the Military Service of the United States,
September 26th 148
To Hannibal Hamlin, September 28th . . . .149
To General Halleck, October 3d . . . . .150
Remarks to the Army of the Potomac at Frederick,
Maryland, October 4th 151
Telegram from General Halleck to General G. B. Mc
Clellan, October 6th 151
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Telegram to General McClellan, October yth . .152
To T. H. Clay, October 8th 153
Telegram to General U. S. Grant, October 8th . .153
Telegram to General J. T. Boyle, October nth . .154
Telegram to General J. T. Boyle, October i2th . .154
Telegram to General Curtis, . ctoberi2th . . .154
To General G. B. McClellan, October i3th . . .154
Telegram to Governor Pierpoint, October i6th . .158
Executive Order Establishing a Provisional Court in
Louisiana, October 2oth . . . . .158
To General U. S. Grant, October 2 ist . . . .160
Telegram to General Jameson, October 2ist . . 161
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, October 24th [25?] 161
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, October 26th . 162
To General Dix, October 26th 162
Telegrams to General G. B. McClellan, October 2yth . 163
Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, October 2pth . 164
Telegram to Governor Curtin, October 3oth . .164
Telegram to Governor Johnson, October 3ist . . 165
Memorandum, November ist 165
Order Relieving General G. B. McClellan and Making
Other Changes, November 5th . . . .166
Telegram to M. F. Odell, November 5th . . .166
Telegram to Colonel Lowe, November 7th . . .167
Telegram to General J. Pope, November loth . .167
To Commodore Farragut, November nth . . . 167
Order Concerning Blockade, November 1 2th . .168
Order Concerning the Confiscation Act, November 1 3th . 168
Telegram to Governor Johnson, November i4th . .169
General Order Respecting the Observance of the Sab
bath Day in the Army and Navy, November i5th . 170
Telegram to General Blair, November i7th . . . 171
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Telegram to R. A. Maxwell, November zyth . .171
Telegram to General J. A. Dix, November i8th . .172
To Governor She-oley, November 21 st . . . .172
Order Prohibiting the Export of Arms and Munitions of
War, November 2ist I ^
To General N. P. Banks, November 22d . . .173
To Carl Schurz, November 24th . . . . .174
Telegram to General A. E. Burnside, November 25th . 176
To Attorney-General Bates, November 2gth . .177
Telegram to General Curtis, November 3oth . .178
Letter to Judge- Advocate-General, December i st . 179
Annual Message to Congress, December ist . . .179
Message to Congress, December 3d . . . .211
Telegram to H. J. Raymond, December 7th . .212
Telegram to B. G. Brown, December 7th . . .212
Telegram to Governor Johnson, December 8th . .212
Message to Congress, December 8th . . . .213
To General S. R. Curtis, December loth . . .213
To J. K. Dubois, December i oth 214
Message to the Senate, December nth . . .214
Message to Congress, December 1 2th . . . .217
To Fernando Wood, December i2th . . . .217
Telegram to General Curtis, December i4th . .219
Telegram to General H. H. Sibley, December i6th . 219
Telegram to General Curtis, December i6th . .219
Telegram to General Burnside, December i6th . .220
Telegram to General Curtis, December i7th . . 220
Telegram to General Burnside, December i7th . . 220
Telegram to Governor Gamble, December i8th . .221
Telegram to General Curtis, December i9th . .221
Telegram to General A. E. Burnside, December i9th . 221
To Secretaries Seward and Chase, December 2oth 222
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Telegram to Governor Andrew, December 2oth . 222
To T. J. Henderson, December 2oth . . . .222
Congratulations to the Army of the Potomac, December
22d ......... 223
To Miss Fanny McCullough, December 23d . . . 224
To Secretary of War, December 26th . . . .224
Telegram to General Curtis, December 27th . . . 225
Telegram to Governor Gamble, December 2yth . .225
Telegram to General A. E. Burnside, December 3oth . 226
Telegram to General Dix, December 3ist . . 226
Telegram to H. J. Raymond, December 3ist . . . 226
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Emancipation Proclamation, January ist . . .227
To General H. W. Halleck, January ist . . .229
Message to Congress, January 2d . . . . . 230
To General S. R. Curtis, January 2d . . . . .231
To Secretary Welles, January 4th 232
To General S. R. Curtis, January 5th . . . .233
To Caleb Russell and Sallie A. Fenton, January 5th . 235
Telegram to General Rosecrans, January 5th . . 236
Telegram to General Dix, January ;th . . . 236
To General H. W. Halleck, January ;th . . .237
Telegram to B. G. Brown, January yth . . 237
Correspondence with General A. E. Burnside, January 8th 237
Telegram to Governor Johnson, January 8th . .241
Telegram to General S. R. Curtis, January loth . .242
Telegram to Governor Johnson, January loth . 242
Instruction to the Judge-Advocate-General, January
i 2th ... . 242
Message to the House of Representatives, January i4th 243
To Secretary of War, January 1 5th .... 246
Message to Congress, January 1 7th .... 246
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To the Working-men of Manchester, England, January
......... 248
Message to Congress, January 21 st . . . . 251
Indorsement on the Proceedings and Sentence of the
Fitz-John Porter Court-Martial, January 2ist . 251
From General Halleck to General U. S. Grant, January
2ist ......... 252
Telegram to General Burnside, January 23d . . 253
Order Relieving General A. E. Burnside and Making
Other Changes, January 2$th . . . -253
To General J. Hooker, January 26th . . . . 254
Message to Congress, January 28th . . . -255
Telegram to General Butler, January 28th . . . 256
Telegram to General Dix, January 2pth . . - 256
To Thurlow Weed, January 2gih ..... 256
Telegram to General Dix, January 3oth . . . 257
Telegram to General Dix, January 3ist . . -257
Telegram to General Schenck, January 3ist . . 257
To the Working-men of London, England, February 2d . 257
Telegram to General Schenck, February 4th . . 258
Messages to the Senate, February i2th .... 259
Telegram to General W. S. Rosecrans, February i2th . 261
Telegram to Simon Cameron, February i3th . . 261
To Alexander Reed, February 22d . . . .261
Telegram to J. K. Dubois, February 26th . . .262
Telegram to General Hooker, February 27th . . 263
Proclamation Convening the Senate, February 28th . 263
To Secretary Seward, March 7th ..... 264
Telegram to Governor Tod, March gth . . .264
Proclamation Recalling Soldiers to their Regiments,
March loth ........ 265
Telegram to General Hooker, March i3th . . . 266
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To Secretary Seward, March i5th .... 267
Telegram to J. O. Morton, March i6th . . .267
Revocation of Sentence of T. W. Knox, March 2oth . 267
To Benjamin Gratz, March 25th ..... 268
Telegram to General Rosecrans, March 25th . . 268
Telegram to General S. A. Hurlbut, March 25th . . 269
To Governor Johnson, March 26th .... 269
Proclamation Appointing a National Fast-day,
March 3oth 270
License of Commercial Intercourse, March 3ist . . 272
To General D. Hunter, April ist . . . . . 273
Proclamation about Commercial Intercourse, April 2d 274
Telegram to General Hooker, April 3d . . .276
Opinion on Harbor Defense, April 4th . . . .277
Telegram to the Secretary of the Navy, April 9th . 277
Telegram to Officer in Command at Nashville, April nth 278
Telegram to General J. Hooker, April i2th . . . 279
Telegram to Admiral S. F. Dupont, April i3th . .279
Telegram to General J. Hooker, April i4th . . . 280
To General D. Hunter and Admiral S. F. Dupont, April
1 4th 280
Telegram to General J. Hooker, April i5th . . . 281
Repudiation of an Agreement with Bernard Kock,
April i6th . 281
Proclamation Admitting West Virginia into the Union,
April 2oth 282
Telegram to General W. S. Rosecrans, April 23d . . 283
Telegram to General J. Hooker, April 27th . . .284
Telegram to Governor Curtin, April 28th . . . 284
Telegram to W. A. Newell, April 2gth .... 284
Telegram to Governor Curtin, May ist . . . . 285
Telegram to Governor Curtin, May 2d . . . .285
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Telegrams to General D. Butterfield, May 3d . . 286
Telegram to General J. Hooker, May 4th . . .286
Telegram to General Burnside, May 4th . . .286
Telegrams to General Hooker, May 6th . . .287
Telegram to Colonel R. Ingalls, May 6th . . . 288
To General J. Ho- ker, May yth 288
Proclamati n Concerning Aliens, May 8th . . .289
Telegram to General J. Hooker, May 8th . . .291
Telegram to General J. A. Dix, May Qth . . .292
To Secretary Seward, May gth 292
To Secretary Stanton, May nth 293
Telegram to General Dix, May nth .... 293
Telegram to General Butterfield, May nth . . . 293
Telegram to Governor Seymour, May i2th . . . 294
Telegram to A. G. Henry, May i3th . . . .294
To General J. Hooker, May i4th 294
Telegram to H. T. Blow and Others, May i$th . . 295
Telegram to James Guthrie, May ioth .... 296
To Secretary of War, May i6th 296
Orders Sending C. L. Vallandigham beyond Military
Lines, May i9th 297
Telegram to General W. S. Rosecrans, May 2oth . . 298
Telegram to General W. S. Rosecrans, May 2ist . . 298
Telegram to General S. A. Hurlbut, May 22d . . 299
Telegram to Anson Stager, May 24th .... 299
Telegram to Colonel Haggard, May 25th . . . 299
Telegram to General Burnside, May 26th . . . 300
Telegram to General Schenck, May 27th . . . 300
Telegram to Governor Buckingham, May 27th . . 300
Telegram to General W. S. Rosecrans, May 27th . . 301
To General Schofield, May 27th 301
Telegram to General Hooker, May 27th . . . 302
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To Erastus Corning, May 28th ..... 302
Telegram to General W. S. Rosecrans, May 28th . . 303
Telegram to Governor Johnson, May 2gih . . . 303
To J. K. Dubois and Others, May 2gth . . . 304
Telegram to General A. E. Burnside, May 2Qth . .304
Telegram to Colonel Ludlow, June ist . . . . 304
Telegram to General Hooker, June 2d . . . . 305
Telegram to General U. S. Grant, June 2d . . 305
Telegram to Major-General Hooker, June 4th . . 305
Telegram to General Butterfield, June 4th . . . 306
To Secretary Stanton, June 4th ..... 306
Telegram to General Hooker, June 5th . . . . 307
Telegram to Mrs. Grimsby, June 6th .... 308
Telegram to General Dix, June 6th . . . . 308
Telegram to General Dix, June 8th . . . .308
Telegram to General Dix, June 8th .... 309
Telegram to J. P. Hale, June gth .... 309
Telegram to Mrs. Lincoln, June 9th . . . -309
Telegram to General Hooker, June 9th . . . . 310
Telegram to General Hooker, June loth . . .310
Telegram to Mrs. Lincoln, June nth .... 310
Telegram to General Hooker, June 1 2th . . .311
To Erastus Corning and Others, June i2th . . . 311
To the Secretary of the Treasury, June i4th . . 325
Telegrams to General Tyler, June i4th . . . .325
Telegram to General Kelley, June i4th . . . 325
Telegram to General Hooker, June i4th . . .326
Telegram to General R. C. Schenck, June i4th . .326
Telegram to Mrs. Lincoln, June i5th . . . .326
Call for 100,000 Militia to Serve for Six Months, June
15 th ....... .3 2 7
Telegram to Horace Binney, June i6th , . .328
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Telegram to F. Kapp and Others, June i6th . .328
Telegram to General Meagher, June i6th . . . 329
Telegram to Mrs. Lincoln, June i6th . . . .329
Telegram to Colonel Bliss, June i6th . . . -329
Telegram to General Hooker, June i6th . . . 330
Telegram to General Hooker, June i yth . . -33
Telegram to Joshua Tevis, June i8th . . . -33
Telegram to Governor Tod, June 1 8th . . . . 331
Telegram to General Dingman, June 1 8th . . .331
To E. E. Malhiot and Others, June i9th . . .331
To General J. M. Schofield, June 22d . . -333
Telegram to General J. Hooker, June 22d . . -334
To Secretary of War, June 23d 334
Telegram to Major Van Vliet, June 23d . . -335
Telegram to General Couch, June 24th . . -335
Telegram to General Dix, June 24th . . . .336
Telegram to General Peck, June 25th . . . .336
Telegram to General Slocum, June 25th . . .336
Telegram to General Hooker, June 2yth . . - 337
Telegram to General Burnside, June 28th . . -337
Telegram to Governor Boyle, June 28th . -337
Telegram to General Schenck, June 28th . . .338
To M. Birchard and Others, June 29th . . .338
Telegram to Governor Parker, June 3oth . . .346
Telegram to A. K. McClure, June 3oth . . . 346
Telegram to General Couch, June 3oth . . .346
To General D. Hunter, June 3oth . . . - 347
Telegram to General Burnside, July 3d ... 347
Telegram to Robert T. Lincoln, July 3d . . .348
Announcement of News from Gettysburg, July 4th . 348
Telegram to General French, July 5th . . . .348
Telegram to General H. W. Halleck, July 6th , . 349
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Response to a Serenade, July 7th . . . .350
Telegram from General Halleck to General G. G. Meade,
July 7th - 35 i
Telegram from General Halleck to General G. G. Meade,
July 8th 352
Telegram to General Thomas, July 8th . . -352
Telegram to E. D. Smith, July 8th .... 353
Telegram to F. F. Lowe, July 8th . . . -353
Telegram to L. Swett and F. F. Lowe, July gth . -354
Telegram to J. K. Dubois, July nth . . . -354
Telegram to General Schenck, July nth . . . 354
To General Grant, July i3th 355
Telegram to General J. M. Schofield, July i3th . . 355
Telegram to R. T. Lincoln, July i4th . . . . 356
From James R. Gilmore to Governor Vance of North
Carolina, with the President s Indorsement, July
[i5?J - 356
Proclamation for Thanksgiving, July i5th . . . 358
Telegram to L. Swett, July 1 5th 360
Telegram to Simon Cameron, July i5th . . .360
Telegram to J. O. Broadhead, July i5th . . .361
To General Lane, July iyth ...... 361
Telegram to Governor Morton, July i8th . . .362
To Governor Parker, July 2oth 362
To General Schofield, July 2oth 363
Telegram to General J. M. Schofield, July 22d . . 364
To Postmaster- General Blair, July 24th . . . 364
To Secretary of the Navy, July 25th . . . -365
Letter to Governor Parker, July 25th . . . .366