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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02456.24 |
| From Archive Folder | Civil War generals from border states: 33 letters and documents |
| Title | Colonel Rousseau to Abraham Lincoln, recommending the appointment of Bland Ballard as Judge of the United States for the District of Kentucky |
| Date | July 27, 1861 |
| Author | Rousseau, Lovell Harrison (1818-1869) |
| Recipient | Lincoln, Abraham |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Colonel Rousseau recommends the appointment of Bland Ballard as Judge of the United States for the District of Kentucky. Of Ballard, Rousseau writes, "Mr. Ballard is, in my Judgment, in every way, fitted for that Place. He is a fine lawyer- we have no better in Kentucky. His standing is in every respect throughout the state, good. He is honest & capable- and he is, besides, a true, inflinching, fearless, Union Man without 'ifs or Conditions.' He has been this at all times, even when many men, accounted good, contended for the infamous neutrality." |
| Subjects | Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Judiciary Union Forces Government and Civics President Neutrality |
| People | Rousseau, Lovell Harrison (1818-1869) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Ballard, Bland (1819-1879) |
| Place written | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Rousseau was appointed Brigadier General of Volunteers October 1861 and Major General of Volunteers October 1862. Ballard served as Judge of the United States District Court for Kentucky 1861-79. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |