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A。 LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM TO GENERAL MEADE。



EXECUTIVE MANSION; WASHINGTON; October 15; 1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL MEADE; Army of Potomac:



On the 4th instant you telegraphed me that Private Daniel Hanson; of

Ninety…seventh New York Volunteers; had not yet been tried。  When he

shall be; please notify me of the result; with a brief statement of

his case; if he be convicted。  Gustave Blittersdorf; who you say is

enlisted in the One hundred and nineteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers as

William Fox; is proven to me to be only fifteen years old last

January。  I pardon him; and you will discharge him or put him in the

ranks at your discretion。  Mathias Brown; of Nineteenth Pennsylvania

Volunteers; is proven to me to be eighteen last May; and his friends

say he is convicted on an enlistment and for a desertion both before

that time。  If this last be true he is pardoned; to be kept or

discharged as you please。  If not true suspend his execution and

report the facts of his case。  Did you receive my despatch of 12th

pardoning John Murphy?



A。 LINCOLN。



'The Lincoln papers during this time have a suspended execution on

almost every other page; I have omitted most of these D。W。'









TELEGRAM TO T。 W。 SWEENEY。



WAR DEPARTMENT; WASHINGTON; D。 C。; October 16; 1863。



THOMAS W。 SWEENEY; Continental; Philadelphia:



Tad is teasing me to have you forward his pistol to him。



A。 LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM TO T。 C。 DURANT。



WASHINGTON; D。 C。; October 16; 1863。



T。 C。 DURANT; New York:



I remember receiving nothing from you of the 10th; and I do not

comprehend your despatch of to…day。  In fact I do not remember; if I

ever knew; who you are; and I have very little conception as to what

you are telegraphing about。



A。 LINCOLN。









COMMENT ON A NOTE。



NEW YORK; October 15; 1863。



DEAR SIR : On the point of leaving I am told; by a gentleman to whose

statements I attach credit; that the opposition policy for the

Presidential campaign will be to 〃abstain from voting。〃

J。

'Comment。'

More likely to abstain from stopping; once they get at it; until they

shall have voted several times each。



October 16。

A。 L。









TO GENERAL H。 W。 HALLECK。



EXECUTIVE MANSION; WASHINGTON;

October 16; 1863。



MAJOR GENERAL HALLECK:



I do not believe Lee can have over 60;000 effective men。



Longstreet's corps would not be sent away to bring an equal force

back upon the same road; and there is no other direction for them to

have come from。



Doubtless; in making the present movement; Lee gathered in all

available scraps; and added them to Hill's and Ewell's corps; but

that is all; and he made the movement in the belief that four corps

had left General Meade; and General Meade's apparently avoiding a

collision with him has confirmed him in that belief。  If General

Meade can now attack him on a field no worse than equal for us; and

will do so now with all the skill and courage which he; his officers;

and men possess; the honor will be his if he succeeds; and the blame

may be mine if he fails。



Yours truly;



A。 LINCOLN。









CALL FOR 300;000 VOLUNTEERS;

OCTOBER 17; 1863。



BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:



A Proclamation。



Whereas the term of service of a part of the Volunteer forces of the

United States will expire during the coming year; and whereas; in

addition to the men raised by the present draft; it is deemed

expedient to call out three hundred thousand volunteers to serve for

three years or during the war; not; however; exceeding three years:



Now; therefore; I; Abraham Lincoln; President of the United States;

and Commander…in…Chief of the Army and Navy thereof; and of the

militia of the several States when called into actual service; do

issue this my proclamation; calling upon the governors of the

different States to raise; and have enlisted into the United States

service; for the various companies and regiments in the field from

their respective States; the quotas of three hundred thousand men。





I further proclaim that all the volunteers thus called out and duly

enlisted shall receive advance pay; premium; and bounty; as

heretofore communicated to the governors of States by the War

Department through the Provost…Marshal…General's office; by special

letters。



I further proclaim that all volunteers received under this call; as

well as all others not heretofore credited; shall be duly credited

and deducted from the quotas established for the next draft。



I further proclaim that if any State shall fail to raise the quota

assigned to it by the War Department under this call; then a draft

for the deficiency in said quota shall be made in said State; or in

the districts of said State; for their due proportion of said quota;

and the said draft shall commence on the 5th day of January; 1864。



And I further proclaim that nothing in this proclamation shall

interfere with existing orders; or with those which may be issued for

the present draft in the States where it is now in progress; or where

it has not yet been commenced。



The quotas of the States and districts will be assigned by the War

Department through the Provost…Marshal…General's office; due regard

being had for the men heretofore furnished; whether by volunteering

or drafting; and the recruiting will be conducted in accordance with

such instructions as have been or may be issued by that department。



In issuing this proclamation; I address myself not only to the

governors of the several States; but also to the good and loyal

people thereof; invoking them to lend their cheerful; willing; and

effective aid to the measures thus adopted; with a view to reinforce

our victorious army now in the field; and bring our needful military

operations to a prosperous end; thus closing forever the fountains of

sedition and civil war。



In witness whereof; I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal

of the United States to be affixed。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。



ABRAHAM LINCOLN。

By the President:

WILLIAM H。 SEWARD; Secretary of State。









TELEGRAM TO GENERAL FOSTER。



WAR DEPARTMENT; WASHINGTON; D。C。; October 17; 1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL FOSTER; Port Monroe; Va。:



It would be useless for Mrs。 Dr。 Wright to come here。  The subject is

a very painful one; but the case is settled。



A。 LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM TO W。 B。 THOMAS



EXECUTIVE MANSION; WASHINGTON; D。C。; OCTOBER 17; 1863



HON。 WILLIAM B。 THOMAS; Philadelphia; Pa。



I am grateful for your offer of 100;000 men; but as at present

advised I do not consider that Washington is in danger; or that there

is any emergency requiring 60 or 90 days men。



A。 LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM TO J。 WILLIAMS AND N。 G。 TAYLOR。



WAR DEPARTMENT; October 17; 1863。



JOHN WILLIAMS AND N G。 TAYLOR; Knoxville; Tenn。:



You do not estimate the holding of East Tennessee more highly than I

do。  There is no absolute purpose of withdrawing our forces from it;

and only a contingent one to withdraw them temporarily for the

purpose of not losing the position permanently。  I am in great hope

of not finding it necessary to withdraw them at all; particularly if

you raise new troops rapidly for us there。



A。 LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM TO T。 C。 DURANT。



EXECUTIVE MANSION; WASHINGTON CITY; October 18; 1863。



T。 C。 DURANT; New York:



As I do with others; so I will try to see you when you come。



A。 LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM TO GENERAL W。 S。 ROSECRANS。



WAR DEPARTMENT; October 19; 1863。9。  A。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL ROSECRANS; Chattanooga; Tenn:



There has been no battle recently at Bull Run。  I suppose what you

have heard a rumor of was not a general battle; but an 〃affair〃 at

Bristow Station on the railroad; a few miles beyond Manassas Junction

toward 

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