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The Writings of Abraham Lincoln— Volume 6: 1862– 1863
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Telegram to General Schofield. Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C, September 30, 1863.
GENERAL SCHOFIELD, Saint Louis, Mo.:
Following despatch just received:
"Union Men Driven out of Missouri." "Leavenworth, September 29, I863.
"Governor Gamble having authorized Colonel Moss, of Liberty, Missouri, to arm the men in Platte and Clinton Counties, he has armed mostly the returned rebel soldiers and men wider bonds. Moss’s men are now driving the Union men out of Missouri. Over one hundred families crossed the river to-day. Many of the wives of our Union soldiers have been compelled to leave. Four or five Union men have been murdered by Colonel Moss’s men."
Please look to this and, if true, in main or part, put a stop to it.
A. LINCOLN
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Chicago: Abraham Lincoln, "Telegram to General Schofield. Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C, September 30, 1863.," The Writings of Abraham Lincoln— Volume 6: 1862– 1863, ed. Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1859-1937 in The Writings of Abraham Lincoln—Volume 6: 1862–1863 Original Sources, accessed May 8, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DJM7VG41DG8LV3R.
MLA: Lincoln, Abraham. "Telegram to General Schofield. Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C, September 30, 1863." The Writings of Abraham Lincoln— Volume 6: 1862– 1863, edited by Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1859-1937, in The Writings of Abraham Lincoln—Volume 6: 1862–1863, Original Sources. 8 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DJM7VG41DG8LV3R.
Harvard: Lincoln, A, 'Telegram to General Schofield. Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C, September 30, 1863.' in The Writings of Abraham Lincoln— Volume 6: 1862– 1863, ed. . cited in , The Writings of Abraham Lincoln—Volume 6: 1862–1863. Original Sources, retrieved 8 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DJM7VG41DG8LV3R.
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