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ANSON STAGER； Cleveland； O。：
Late last night Fuller telegraphed you； as you say； that 〃the Stars
and Stripes float over Vicksburg and the victory is complete。〃 Did he
know what he said； or did he say it without knowing it？ Your
despatch of this afternoon throws doubt upon it。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO COLONEL HAGGARD。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON。 May 25； 1863。
COLONEL HAGGARD； Nashville； Tenn。：
Your despatch to Green Adams has just been shown me。 General
Rosecrans knows better than we can know here who should be in charge
of the Fifth Cavalry。
A。 LINCOLN
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL BURNSIDE。
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASHINGTON； D。 C。； May 26； 1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL BURNSIDE； Cincinnati； O。：
Your despatch about Campbell； Lyle； and others received and
postponement ordered by you approved。 I will consider and telegraph
you again in a few days。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL SCHENCK。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON； May 27； 1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL SCHENCK； Baltimore； Md。：
Let the execution of William B。 Compton be respited or suspended till
further order from me； holding him in safe custody meanwhile。 On
receiving this notify me。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GOVERNOR BUCKINGHAM。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON； May 27；1863。
GOVERNOR BUCKINGHAM； Hartford； Conn。：
The execution of Warren Whitemarch is hereby respited or suspended
until further order from me； he to be held in safe custody meanwhile。
On receiving this notify me。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL W。 S。 ROSECRANS。
WAR DEPARTMENT； May 27；1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL ROSECRANS； Murfreesborough； Tenn。：
Have you anything from Grant？ Where is Forrest's headquarters？
A。 LINCOLN。
TO GENERAL SCHOFIELD。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON
May 27； 1863。
GENERAL JOHN M。 SCHOFIELD。
MY DEAR SIR：Having relieved General Curtis and assigned you to the
command of the Department of the Missouri； I think it may be of some
advantage for me to state why I did it。 I did not relieve General
Curtis because of any full conviction that he had done wrong by
commission or omission。 I did it because of a conviction in my mind
that the Union men of Missouri； constituting； when united； a vast
majority of the whole people； have entered into a pestilent factional
quarrel among themselvesGeneral Curtis； perhaps not of choice；
being the head of one faction and Governor Gamble that of the other。
After months of labor to reconcile the difficulty； it seemed to grow
worse and worse； until I felt it my duty to break it up somehow； and
as I could not remove Governor Gamble； I had to remove General
Curtis。 Now that you are in the position； I wish you to undo nothing
merely because General Curtis or Governor Gamble did it； but to
exercise your own judgment； and do right for the public interest。
Let your military measures be strong enough to repel the invader and
keep the peace； and not so strong as to unnecessarily harass and
persecute the people。 It is a difficult role； and so much greater
will be the honor if you perform it well。 If both factions； or
neither； shall abuse you； you will probably be about right。 Beware
of being assailed by one and praised by the other。
Yours truly；
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL HOOKER。
WASHINGTON； May 27； 1863。11 P。M。
MAJOR…GENERAL HOOKER：
Have you Richmond papers of this morning？ If so； what news？
A。 LINCOLN。
TO ERASTUS CORNING。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON；
May 28； 1863。
HON。 ERASTUS CORNING； Albany； N。Y。：
The letter of yourself and others dated the 19th and inclosing the
resolutions of a public meeting held at Albany on the 16th； was
received night before last。 I shall give the resolutions the
consideration you ask； and shall try to find time and make a
respectful response。
Your obedient servant；
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL W。 S。 ROSECRANS。
WASHINGTON； May 28； 1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL ROSECRANS； Murfreesborough； Tenn。。
I would not push you to any rashness； but I am very anxious that you
do your utmost； short of rashness； to keep Bragg from getting off to
help Johnston against Grant。
A。 LINCOLN
TELEGRAM TO GOVERNOR JOHNSON。
WASHINGTON； May 29； 1863。
GOVERNOR ANDREW JOHNSON； Louisville； Ky。：
General Burnside has been frequently informed lately that the
division under General Getty cannot be spared。 I am sorry to have to
tell you this； but it is true； and cannot be helped。
A。 LINCOLN。
TO J。 K。 DUBOIS AND OTHERS。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON；
May 29； 1863。
MESSRS。 JESSE K。 DUBOIS； O。 M。 HATCH； JOHN WILLIAMS； JACOB BUNN； JOHN
BUNN； GEORGE R。 WEBER； WILLIAM YATES； S。 M。 CULLOM； CHARLES W。
MATHENY； WILLIAM F。 ELKIN； FRANCIS SPRINGER； B。 A。 WATSON； ELIPHALET
HAWLEY； AND JAMES CAMPBELL。
GENTLEMEN：Agree among yourselves upon any two of your own number
one of whom to be quartermaster and the other to be commissary to
serve at Springfield； Illinois； and send me their names； and I will
appoint them。
Yours truly；
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL A。 E。 BURNSIDE。
WASHINGTON； May 29； 1863
MAJOR…GENERAL BURNSIDE； Cincinnati； O。：
Your despatch of to…day received。 When I shall wish to supersede you
I will let you know。 All the Cabinet regretted the necessity of
arresting； for instance； Vallandigham； some perhaps doubting there
was a real necessity for it； but； being done； all were for seeing you
through with it。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO COLONEL LUDLOW。
＇Cipher。＇
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON； June 1； 1863。
COLONEL LUDLOW； Fort Monroe：
Richardson and Brown； correspondents of the Tribune captured at
Vicksburg； are detained at Richmond。 Please ascertain why they are
detained； and get them off if you can。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL HOOKER。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON； June 2； 1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL HOOKER：
It is said that Philip Margraf； in your army； is under sentence to be
shot on Friday the 5th instant as a deserter。 If so please send me
up the record of his case at once。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL U。S。 GRANT。
WAR DEPARTMENT； June 2； 1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL GRANT； Vicksburg； via Memphis：
Are you in communication with General Banks？ Is he coming toward you
or going farther off？ Is there or has there been anything to hinder
his coming directly to you by water from Alexandria？
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO MAJOR…GENERAL HOOKER。
＇Cipher。＇
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON； June 4；1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL HOOKER：
Let execution of sentences in the cases of Daily； Margraf； and
Harrington be respited till further orders from me； they remaining in
close custody meanwhile。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL BUTTERFIELD。
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASHINGTON； D。C。； June 4； 1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL BUTTERFIELD：
The news you send me from the Richmond Sentinel of the 3d must be
greatly if not wholly incorrect。 The Thursday mentioned was the
28th； and we have despatches here directly from Vicksburg of the
28th； 29th； 30th； and 31st； and； while they speak of the siege
progressing； they speak of no assault or general fighting whatever；
and in fact they so speak as to almost exclude the idea that there
can have been any since Monday the 25th； which was not very heavy。
Neither do they mention any demand made by Grant upon Pemberton for a
surrender。 They speak of our troops as being in good health；
condition； and spirits。 Some of them do say that Banks has Port
Hudson invested。
A。 LINCOLN。
TO SECRETARY STANTON。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON；
June 4； 1863。
HON。 SECRETARY OF WAR。
MY DEAR SIR：I have received additional despatches； which； with
former ones； induce me to believe we should revoke or suspend the
order suspending the Chicago Times； and if you concur in opinion；
please have it done。
Yours truly；
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL HOOKER。
WASHINGTON； D。C。 JUNE 5； 1863
MAJOR…GENERAL HOOKER：
Yours of to…day was received an hour ago。 So much of professional
military skill is requisite to answer it that I have turned the task
over to General Halleck。 He promises to perform it with his utmost
care。 I have but one idea which I think worth suggesting to you； and
that is； in case you find Lee coming to the north of the
Rappahannock； I would by no means cross to the south of it。 If he
should leave a rear force at Fredericksburg； tempting you to fall
upon it； it would fight in entrenchments and have you at advantage；
and so； man for man； worst you at that point； While his main force
would in some way be getting an advantage of you northward。 In one
word； I would not take any risk of being entangled up on the river
like an ox jumped half over a fence and liable to be torn by dogs
front and rear without a fair chance to gore one way or to kick the
other。
If Lee would come to my side of the river I would keep on the same
side and fight him； or act on the defensive； according as might be my
estimate of his strength relatively to my own。 But these are mere
suggestions； which I desire to be controlled by the judgment of
yourself and General Halleck。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO MRS。 GRIMSLEY。
WASHINGTON； D。 C。； June 6； 1863。
Mrs。 ELIZABETH J。 GRIMSLEY； Springfield； Ill。：
Is your John ready to enter the naval school？ If he is； telegraph me
his full name。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL DIX；
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASHINGTON； D。C。； June 6； 1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL Dix； Fort Monroe； Va。：
By noticing the news you send from the Richmond Dispatch of this
morning you will see one of the very latest despatches says they have
nothing reliable from Vicksburg since Sunday。 Now we here have a
despatch from there Sunday and others of almost every day preceding
since the investment； and while they show the siege progressing they
do not show any general fighting since the 21st and 22d。 We have
nothing from Port Hudson later than the 29th when things looked
reasonably well for us。 I have thought this might be of some
interest to you。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL DIX。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON； June 8； 1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL Dix； Fort Monroe：
We have despatches from Vicksburg of the 3d。 Siege progressing。 No
general fighting recently。 All well。 Nothing new from Port Hudson。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL DIX。
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASH
