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not　from　any　act　or　omission　of　yours　touching　the　public　service；　up

to　the　time　you　were　sent　to　Leavenworth；　but　from　the　flood　of

grumbling　despatches　and　letters　I　have　seen　from　you　since。　　I　knew

you　were　being　ordered　to　Leavenworth　at　the　time　it　was　done；　and　I

aver　that　with　as　tender　a　regard　for　your　honor　and　your

sensibilities　as　I　had　for　my　own；　it　never　occurred　to　me　that　you

were　being　〃humiliated；　insulted；　and　disgraced〃；　nor　have　I；　up　to

this　day；　heard　an　intimation　that　you　have　been　wronged；　coming　from

any　one　but　yourself。　　No　one　has　blamed　you　for　the　retrograde

movement　from　Springfield；　nor　for　the　information　you　gave　General

Cameron；　and　this　you　could　readily　understand；　if　it　were　not　for

your　unwarranted　assumption　that　the　ordering　you　to　Leavenworth　must

necessarily　have　been　done　as　a　punishment　for　some　fault。　　I　thought

then；　and　think　yet；　the　position　assigned　to　you　is　as　responsible；

and　as　honorable；　as　that　assigned　to　BuellI　know　that　General

McClellan　expected　more　important　results　from　it。　　My　impression　is

that　at　the　time　you　were　assigned　to　the　new　Western　Department；　it

had　not　been　determined　to　replace　General　Sherman　in　Kentucky；　but

of　this　I　am　not　certain；　because　the　idea　that　a　command　in　Kentucky

was　very　desirable；　and　one　in　the　farther　West　undesirable；　had

never　occurred　to　me。　　You　constantly　speak　of　being　placed　in

command　of　only　3000。　　　Now；　tell　me；　is　this　not　mere　impatience？

Have　you　not　known　all　the　while　that　you　are　to　command　four　or　five

times　that　many。



I　have　been；　and　am　sincerely　your　friend；　and　if；　as　such；　I　dare　to

make　a　suggestion；　I　would　say　you　are　adopting　the　best　possible　way

to　ruin　yourself。　　〃Act　well　your　part；　there　all　the　honor　lies。〃　He

who　does　something　at　the　head　of　one　regiment；　will　eclipse　him　who

does　nothing　at　the　head　of　a　hundred。



Your　friend；　as　ever；



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　HALLECK。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　December　31；　1861



GENERAL　H。　W。　HALLECK；　St。　　Louis；　Missouri：



General　McClellan　is　sick。　　Are　General　Buell　and　yourself　in

concert？　When　he　moves　on　Bowling　Green；　what　hinders　it　being

reinforced　from　Columbus？　A　simultaneous　movement　by　you　on　Columbus

might　prevent　it。



A。　LINCOLN。



＇Similar　despatch　to　Buell　same　date。＇













1862





TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　D。　C。　BUELL。



WASHINGTON　CITY；　January　1；　1862



BRIGADIER…GENERAL　BUELL；　Louisville：



General　McClellan　should　not　yet　be　disturbed　with　business。　　I　think

you　better　get　in　concert　with　General　Halleck　at　once。　　I　write　you

to…night。　　I　also　telegraph　and　write　Halleck。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GENERAL　H。　W。　HALLECK。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　January　1；　1862



DEAR　GENERAL　HALLECK：



General　McClellan　is　not　dangerously　ill；　as　I　hope；　but　would　better

not　be　disturbed　with　business。　　I　am　very　anxious　that；　in　case　of

General　Buell's　moving　toward　Nashville；　the　enemy　shall　not　be

greatly　reinforced；　and　I　think　there　is　danger　he　will　be　from

Columbus。　　It　seems　to　me　that　a　real　or　feigned　attack　upon　Columbus

from　up　the　river　at　the　same　time　would　either　prevent　this　or

compensate　for　it　by　throwing　Columbus　into　our　hands。　　I　wrote

General　Buell　a　letter　similar　to　this；　meaning　that　he　and　you　shall

communicate　and　act　in　concert；　unless　it　be　your　judgment　and　his

that　there　is　no　necessity　for　it。　　You　and　he　will　understand　much

better　than　I　how　to　do　it。　　Please　do　not　lose　time　in　this　matter。



Yours　very　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　THE　PEOPLE　OF　MARYLAND；



In　view　of　the　recent　declaration　of　the　people　of　Maryland　of　their

adhesion　to　the　Union；　so　distinctly　made　in　their　recent　election；

the　President　directs　that　all　the　prisoners　who　having　heretofore

been　arrested　in　that　State　are　now　detained　in　military　custody　by

the　President's　authority；　be　released　from　their　imprisonment　on　the

following　conditions；　namely：　that　if　they　were　holding　any　civil　or

military　offices　when　arrested；　the　terms　of　which　have　expired；　they

shall　not　resume　or　reclaim　such　office；　and　secondly；　all　persons

availing　themselves　of　this　proclamation　shall　engage　by　oath　or

parole　of　honor　to　maintain　the　Union　and　the　Constitution　of　the

United　States；　and　in　no　way　to　aid　or　abet　by　arms；　counsel；

conversation；　or　information　of　any　kind　the　existing　insurrection

against　the　Government　of　the　United　States。



To　guard　against　misapprehension　it　is　proper　to　state　that　this

proclamation　does　not　apply　to　prisoners　of　war。









MESSAGE　TO　CONGRESS。



WASHINGTON；　January　2；　1862



To　THE　SENATE　AND　HOUSE　OF　REPRESENTATIVES



I　transmit　to　Congress　a　copy　of　a　letter　to　the　Secretary　of　State

from　James　R。　Partridge；　secretary　to　the　executive　committee　to　the

in　exhibition　to　be　held　in　London　in　the　course　present　year；　and　a

copy　of　the　correspond　which　it　refers；　relative　to　a　vessel　for　the

of　taking　such　articles　as　persons　in　this　country　may　wish　to

exhibit　on　that　occasion。　As　it　appears　no　naval　vessel　can　be　spared

for　the　purpose；　I　recommend　that　authority　be　given　to　charter　a

suitable　merchant　vessel；　in　order　that　facilities　similar　to　those

afforded　by　the　government　exhibition　of　1851　may　also　be　extended　to

citizens　of　the　United　States　who　may　desire　to　contribute　to　the

exhibition　of　this　year。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN









MESSAGES　OF　DISAPPOINTMENT　WITH　HIS　GENERALS



TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　D。　C。　BUELL。



WASHINGTON；　January　4；　1862。



GENERAL　BUELL：



Have　arms　gone　forward　for　East　Tennessee？　　Please　tell　me　the

progress　and　condition　of　the　movement　in　that　direction。　　Answer。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GENERAL　D。　C。　BUELL。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；



January　6；　1862。



BRIGADIER…GENERAL　BUELL。



MY　DEAR　SIR：Your　despatch　of　yesterday　has　been　received；　and　it

disappoints　and　distresses　me。　　I　have　shown　it　to　General　McClellan；

who　says　he　will　write　you　to…day。　　I　am　not　competent　to　criticize

your　views；　and　therefore　what　I　offer　is　in　justification　of　myself。

Of　the　two；　I　would　rather　have　a　point　on　the　railroad　south　of

Cumberland　Gap　than　Nashville。　　First；　because　it　cuts　a　great　artery

of　the　enemy's　communication；　which　Nashville　does　not；　and　secondly；

because　it　is　in　the　midst　of　loyal　people　who　would　rally　around　it；

while　Nashville　is　not。　　Again；　I　cannot　see　why　the　movement　on　East

Tennessee　would　not　be　a　diversion　in　your　favor　rather　than　a

disadvantage；　assuming　that　a　movement　toward　Nashville　is　the　main

object。　　But　my　distress　is　that　our　friends　in　East　Tennessee　are

being　hanged　and　driven　to　despair；　and　even　now；　I　fear；　are

thinking　of　taking　rebel　arms　for　the　sake　of　personal　protection。

In　this　we　lose　the　most　valuable　stake　we　have　in　the　South。　　My

despatch；　to　which　yours　is　an　answer；　was　sent　with　the　knowledge　of

Senator　Johnson　and　Representative　Maynard　of　East　Tennessee；　and

they　will　be　upon　me　to　know　the　answer；　which　I　cannot　safely　show

them。　　They　would　despair；　possibly　resign　to　go　and　save　their

families　somehow；　or　die　with　them。　　I　do　not　intend　this　to　be　an

order　in　any　sense；　but　merely；　as　intimated　before；　to　show　you　the

grounds　of　my　anxiety。



Yours　very　truly；



　A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　BUELL。



WASHINGTON；　January　7；　1862。



BRIGADIER…GENERAL　D。C。　BUELL；　Louisville：



Please　name　as　early　a　day　as　you　safely　can　on　or　before　which　you

can　be　ready　to　move　southward　in　concert　with　Major…General　Halleck。

Delay　is　ruining　us；　and　it　is　indispensable　for　me　to　have　something

definite。　　I　send　a　like　despatch　to　Major…General　Halleck。



A。　LINCOLN。









MESSAGE　TO　CONGRESS。



WASHINGTON；　January　10；　1862



TO　THE　SENATE　AND　HOUSE　OF　REPRESENTATIV