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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04813.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents: Undated |
| Title | Petition to Abraham Lincoln |
| Author | Second Presbyterian Church of Memphis |
| Recipient | Lincoln, Abraham |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | re: returning control of the church to Union clergy. With AES of Abraham Lincoln (4 March 1864) re: necessity of separation between church and state; and AES of Maj. Gen. Stephen A. Hurlbut (18 March 1864) re: "no military necessity" for taking church into Union hands. |
| Subjects | Petition Religion Government and Civics President Military History Union Forces Civil War Confederate States of America US Constitution |
| Place written | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Notes: Basler 7:23. Basler obtained the text from Nicolay and did not have access to the petition. For an early statement on churches in occupied areas, see GLC 5508.008, Abraham Lincoln to Edwin Stanton dated 29 September 1862. |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |