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Lincoln-Schurz Letter



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Title: Lincoln-Schurz Letter
Description: Brief letter from President Abraham Lincoln to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton asking to see the files for Carl Schurz of Wisconsin and Milo Smith Haskell (Hascall) of Indiana so that he might review their qualifications for military promotion. Schurz was appointed brigadier general. Schurz had no military training, but Lincoln promoted him in order to encourage enlistment by German immigrants. The original Lincoln autograph was presented to the Historical Society by Hascall, however, a photocopy rather than the original was scanned.
Image ID: 97519
Creation
Date: 		March 25, 1862 
Creator
Name: 		Lincoln, President Abraham
City, State: District of Columbia
Collection
Name: 		Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 : Letter, 1862 March 25
Genre: Manuscripts
Subjects: Presidents
Soldiers
Recruiting and enlistment
Civil War, 1861-1865
Political leadership
Letters
 

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