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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02840 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1861 |
| Title | Abraham Lincoln to Simon Cameron re: recommending Edward Ellsworth cousin of Elmer Ellsworth |
| Date | 8 August 1861 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Cameron, Simon |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written as President to Secretary of War Cameron, asking for a commission for Ellsworth, first cousin of Col. Elmer Ellsworth. The Colonel was the first officer killed in the war. Basler, Roy, P. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953), Vol. IV 186 - 1861, p. 479 |
| Subjects | President Civil War Union Forces Lincoln's Cabinet Military History Letter of Introduction or Recommendation |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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