Letter to William H. Herndon
03/05/1864
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of your military necessities you must judge and execute, but please do so in the spirit and with the purpose above indic...
The expediency of any legislation upon the subject is submitted for your consideration.
By no other result can the six thousand men be obtained from the two States, and, at the same time deal justly and keep ...
These three thousand five hundred and two thousand five hundred make precisely six thousand, which the supposed case req...