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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00639.21 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865 |
| Title | Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton about Union victories near Appomattox |
| Date | 1 April 1865 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Stanton, Edwin McMasters |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | In hand of Ely S. Parker, Seneca Indian Chief, who was Grant's Secretary, per Charles Hamilton. re: reports of victory near Appomattox |
| Subjects | American Indian History Appomattox Surrender Union Forces Civil War Battle Military History President Lincoln's Cabinet Civil War |
| People | Stanton, E. M. (Edwin McMasters) (1814-1869) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | City Point, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics; Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Notes: Similar to Basler 8: 380-381, written to Seward. Basler quotes OR Series I, Vol. XLVI, III: 392, that "Same [telegram] to Hon. Edwin M. Stanton," and incorrectly surmises that Seward probably forwarded the copy to Stanton. Seneca Chief Ely S. Parker, who wrote this letter, was Ulysses S. Grant's secretary. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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