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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07135 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Affix seal to the pardon of Confederate officer Benjamin C. Robertson |
| Date | 14 January 1864 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Robertson was a Confederate officer from Tennessee. Lincoln had requested the pardon from Attorney General Edward Bates the day before (see Basler, 2d suppl. 87). The circumstances for the pardon are unknown. Unfortunately Robertson died before receiving the pardon. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Civil War Military History Union Forces Confederate States of America |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Law |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |