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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04618 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, regarding allowing a soldier to apply for leave to go home to vote |
| Date | 22 October 1864 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Stanton, Edwin McMasters |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | In full; "Sec of War please give this man the proper directions to apply for leave to go home to vote. Oct. 22, 1864. A. Lincoln." (Election of 1864.) |
| Subjects | President Government and Civics Election Suffrage Civil War Military History Union Forces Lincoln's Cabinet |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Notes: Basler 11: 105. The soldier is unidentified. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |