On the recordFebruary 26, 1862
That Major-General John A. Dix, commanding in Baltimore, and the Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, of New York, be, and they are hereby, appointed commissioners for the purposes above mentioned,
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presidency.ucsb.eduAbraham Lincoln: “That Major-General John A. Dix, commanding in Baltimore, and the Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, of New York, be, and they are…”
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Executive Order No. 2—State Prisoners
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