Telegram to General Thomas. Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C., April 26, 1864.

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Author: Abraham Lincoln

MAJOR-GENERAL THOMAS, Chattanooga, Term.:

Suspend execution of death sentence of young Perry, of Wisconsin, condemned for sleeping on his post, till further orders, and forward record for examination.

A. LINCOLN.

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Chicago: Abraham Lincoln, "Telegram to General Thomas. Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C., April 26, 1864.," The Writings of Abraham Lincoln— Volume 7: 1863– 1865, ed. Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1859-1937 in The Writings of Abraham Lincoln—Volume 7: 1863–1865 Original Sources, accessed July 12, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D9KAG8PN2RA9QRQ.

MLA: Lincoln, Abraham. "Telegram to General Thomas. Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C., April 26, 1864." The Writings of Abraham Lincoln— Volume 7: 1863– 1865, edited by Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1859-1937, in The Writings of Abraham Lincoln—Volume 7: 1863–1865, Original Sources. 12 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D9KAG8PN2RA9QRQ.

Harvard: Lincoln, A, 'Telegram to General Thomas. Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C., April 26, 1864.' in The Writings of Abraham Lincoln— Volume 7: 1863– 1865, ed. . cited in , The Writings of Abraham Lincoln—Volume 7: 1863–1865. Original Sources, retrieved 12 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D9KAG8PN2RA9QRQ.