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On the recordFebruary 24, 1862
By virtue of the act of Congress, takes military possession of all the telegraph lines in the United States.
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order—Taking into Military Possession all Telegraph Lines in the United States

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