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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00635 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1861 |
| Title | Abraham Lincoln to Charles H. Russell about raising troops |
| Date | 16 May 1861 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Russell, Charles H. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Regarding raising 14 regiments, reinforcing Ft. Monroe. Marked "Private." |
| Subjects | President Civil War Military History Union Forces Fortification Recruitment |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Russell, Charles H. (fl. 1861) |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Fort Sumter had fallen on April 14. The nine Regiments were not bound to Fort Sumter, but to Fort Monroe in Virginia. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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