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

1862-1863

G.P. Putnam's Sons
New York & London
The Knickerbocker Press

1923

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CONTENTS

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Message to Congress, May 14th

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Message to Congress, May 14th

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Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, May 15th

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Speech to the 12th Indiana Regiment, May (15?] .

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Telegram to General I. McDowell, May 16th

7

Memorandum of Proposed Additions to Instructions of

above Date to General McDowell, and General

Meigs's Indorsement Thereon, May 17th

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Indorsement Relating to General David Hunter's Order

of Military Emancipation, May 17th

8

From Secretary Stanton to General McClellan, May 18th 8

Proclamation Revoking General Hunter's Order of

Military Emancipation, May 19th

Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, May 21st

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. Frémont, May 24th

16

Telegram to General J. C. Frémont, 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

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Order Taking Military Possession of Railroads, May

25th

Telegram to Secretary Chase, May 25th

Telegrams to General R. Saxton, May 25th

Telegram to General R. Saxton, May 25th

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Telegram to General G. B. McClellan, May 25th

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

Telegram to General J. C. Frémont, May 27th

29

Telegram from Secretary Stanton to Governor Andrew,

May 27th

29

Telegram from Secretary Stanton to General J. C.

Frémont, 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 Frémont,

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. Frémont, May 29th

34

Telegrams to General I. McDowell, May 29th

34

Telegram to General Marcy, May 29th

35

Telegram to General I. McDowell, May 30th

35

Telegram to General N. P. Banks, May 30th

Telegram to General I. McDowell, May 30th

Telegram to General J. C. Frémont, May 30th

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Telegram to General I. McDowell, May 30th

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