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A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　J。　HOOKER。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　May　4；　1863。　　3。10　P　M。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



We　have　news　here　that　the　enemy　has　reoccupied　heights　above

Fredericksburg。　　Is　that　so？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　BURNSIDE。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　May　4；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　BURN5IDE；　Cincinnati；　O。：



Our　friend　General　Sigel　claims　that　you　owe　him　a　letter。　　If　you　so

remember　please　write　him　at　once。　　He　is　here。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　HOOKER。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　May　6；　1863。　　2。25。　　P。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



We　have　through　General　Dix　the　contents　of　Richmond　papers　of　the

5th。　　General　Dix's　despatch　in　full　is　going　to　you　by　Captain　Fox

of　the　navy。　　The　substance　is　General　Lee's　despatch　of　the　3d

（Sunday）；　claiming　that　he　had　beaten　you　and　that　you　were　then

retreating　across　the　Rappahannock；　distinctly　stating　that　two　of

Longstreet's　divisions　fought　you　on　Saturday；　and　that　General　＇E。

F。＇　Paxton　was　killed；　Stonewall　Jackson　severely　wounded；　and

Generals　Heth　and　A。　P。　Hill　slightly　wounded。　　The　Richmond　papers

also　stated；　upon　what　authority　not　mentioned；　that　our　cavalry　have

been　at　Ashland；　Hanover　Court…House；　and　other　points；　destroying

several　locomotives　and　a　good　deal　of　other　property；　and　all　the

railroad　bridges　to　within　five　miles　of　Richmond。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　HOOKER



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　May　6；　1863。　　　12。30　P。M。



Just　as　I　telegraphed　you　contents　of　Richmond　papers　showing　that

our　cavalry　has　not　failed；　I　received　General　Butterfield's　of　11

A。M。　yesterday。　　This；　with　the　great　rain　of　yesterday　and　last

night　securing　your　right　flank；　I　think　puts　a　new　face　upon　your

case；　but　you　must　be　the　judge。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　COLONEL　R。　INGALLS。

WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　May　6；　1863　1。45　PM



COLONEL　INGALLS：



News　has　gone　to　General　Hooker　which　may　change　his　plans。　　Act　in

view　of　such　contingency。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GENERAL　J。　HOOKER。



HEADQUARTERS　ARMY　OF　THE　POTOMAC；

　May　7；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER。



MY　DEAR　SIR：The　recent　movement　of　your　army　is　ended　without

effecting　its　object；　except；　perhaps；　some　important　breakings　of

the　enemy's　communications。　　What　next？　　If　possible；　I　would　be　very

glad　of　another　movement　early　enough　to　give　us　some　benefit　from

the　fact　of　the　enemy's　communication　being　broken；　but　neither　for

this　reason　nor　any　other　do　I　wish　anything　done　in　desperation　or

rashness。　　An　early　movement　would　also　help　to　supersede　the　bad

moral　effect　of　there　certain；　which　is　said　to　be　considerably

injurious。　　Have　you　already　in　your　mind　a　plan　wholly　or　partially

formed？　　If　you　have；　prosecute　it　without　interference　from　me。　　If

you　have　not；　please　inform　me；　so　that　I；　incompetent　as　I　may　be；

can　try　and　assist　in　the　formation　of　some　plan　for　the　army。



Yours　as　ever；

A。　LINCOLN。









DRAFTING　OF　ALIENS



PROCLAMATION　CONCERNING　ALIENS；



MAY　8；　1863。



BY　THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES　OF　AMERICA：



A　Proclamation



Whereas　the　Congress　of　the　United　States；　at　its　last　session；

enacted　a　law　entitled　〃An　act　for　enrolling　and　calling　out　the

national　forces　and　for　other　purposes；〃　which　was　approved　on　the　3d

day　of　March　last；　and



Whereas　it　is　recited　in　the　said　act　that　there　now　exists　in　the

United　States　an　insurrection　and　rebellion　against　the　authority

thereof；　and　it　is；　under　the　Constitution　of　the　United　States；　the

duty　of　the　government　to　suppress　insurrection　and　rebellion；　to

guarantee　to　each　State　a　republican　form　of　government；　and　to

preserve　the　public　tranquillity；　and



Whereas　for　these　high　purposes　a　military　force　is　indispensable；　to

raise　and　support　which　all　persons　Ought　willingly　to　contribute；

and



Whereas　no　service　can　be　more　praiseworthy　and　honorable　than　that

which　is　rendered　for　the　maintenance　of　the　Constitution　and　the

Union；　and　the　consequent　preservation　of　free　government；　and



Whereas；　for　the　reasons　thus　recited；　it　was　enacted　by　the　said

statute　that　all　able…bodied　male　citizens　of　the　United　States；　and

persons　of　foreign　birth　who　shall　have　declared　on　oath　their

intention　to　become　citizens　under　and　in　pursuance　of　the　laws

thereof；　between　the　ages　of　twenty　and　forty…five　years　（with

certain　exceptions　not　necessary　to　be　here　mentioned）；　are　declared

to　constitute　the　national　forces；　and　shall　be　liable　to　perform

military　duty　in　the　service　of　the　United　States　when　called　out　by

the　President　for　that　purpose；　and



Whereas　it　is　claimed　by　and　in　behalf　of　persons　of　foreign　birth

within　the　ages　specified　in　said　act；　who　have　heretofore　declared

on　oath　their　intentions　to　become　citizens　under　and　in　pursuance　of

the　laws　of　the　United　States；　and　who　have　not　exercised　the　right

of　suffrage　or　any　other　political　franchise　under　the　laws　of　the

United　States；　or　of　any　of　the　States　thereof；　that　they　are　not

absolutely　concluded　by　their　aforesaid　declaration　of　intention　from

renouncing　their　purpose　to　become　citizens；　and　that；　on　the

contrary；　such　persons　under　treaties　or　the　law　of　nations　retain　a

right　to　renounce　that　purpose　and　to　forego　the　privileges　of

citizenship　and　residence　within　the　United　States　under　the

obligations　imposed　by　the　aforesaid　act　of　Congress：



Now；　therefore；　to　avoid　all　misapprehensions　concerning　the

liability　of　persons　concerned　to　perform　the　service　required　by

such　enactment；　and　to　give　it　full　effect；　I　do　hereby　order　and

proclaim　that　no　plea　of　alienage　will　be　received　or　allowed　to

exempt　from　the　obligations　imposed　by　the　aforesaid　act　of　Congress

any　person　of　foreign　birth　who　shall　have　declared　on　oath　his

intention　to　become　a　citizen　of　the　United　States　under　the　laws

thereof；　and　who　shall　be　found　within　the　United　States　at　any　time

during　the　continuance　of　the　present　insurrection　and　rebellion；　at

or　after　the　expiration　of　the　period　of　sixty…five　days　from　the

date　of　this　proclamation；　nor　shall　any　such　plea　of　alienage　be

allowed　in　favor　of　any　such　person　who　has　so；　as　aforesaid；

declared　his　intention　to　become　a　citizen　of　the　United　States；　and

shall　have　exercised　at　any　time　the　right　of　suffrage；　or　any　other

political　franchise；　within　the　United　States；　under　the　laws

thereof；　or　under　the　laws　of　any　of　the　several　States。



In　witness　whereof；　I　have　hereunto　set　my　hand；　and　caused　the　seal

of　the　United　States　to　be　affixed。

Done　at　the　city　of　Washington；　this　eighth　day　of　May；　in　the　year

of　our　Lord　one　thousand　eight　hundred　and　sixty…three；　and　of　the

independence　of　the　United　States　the　eighty…seventh。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。



By　the　President：

WILLIAM　H。　SEWARD









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　J。　HOOKER。



WASHINGTON；　D。　C。　May　8；　1863。　　4　P。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



The　news　is　here　of　the　capture　by　our　forces　of　Grand　Gulfa　large

and　very　important　thing。　　General　Willich；　an　exchanged　prisoner

just　from　Richmond；　has　talked　with　me　this　morning。　　He　was　there

when　our　cavalry　cut　the　roads　in　that　vicinity。　　He　says　there　was

not　a　sound　pair　of　legs　in　Richmond；　and　that　our　men；　had　they

known　it；　could　have　safely　gone　in　and　burned　everything　and　brought

in　Jeff　Davis。　　We　captured　and　paroled　300　or　400　men。　　He　says　as

he　came　to　City　Point　there　was　an　army　three　miles　long

（Longstreet's；　he　thought）　moving　toward　Richmond。



Muroy　has　captured　a　despatch　of　General　Lee；　in　which　he　says　his

loss　was　fearful　in　his　last　battle　with　you。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　J。　A。　DIX。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　May　9；1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　DIX：



It　is　very　important　for　Hooker　to　know　exactly　what　damage　is　done

to　the　railroads　at　all　points　between　Fredericksburg　and　Richmond。

As　yet　we　have　no　word　as　to　whether　the　crossings　of　the　North　and

South　Anna；　or　any　of　them；　have　been　touched。　　There　are　four　of

these　Crossings；　that　is；　one　on　each　road　on　each　stream。　　You

readily　perceive　why　this　information　is　desired。　　I　suppose

Kilpatrick　or　Davis　can　tell。　　Please　ascertain　fully　what　was　done；

and　what　is　the　present　condition；　as　near　as　you　can；　and　advise　me

at　once。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　SECRETARY　SEWARD。



WASHINGTON；　May　9；　1863



I　believe　Mr。　L。　is　a　good　man；　but　two　things　need　to　be　remembered。



1st。　　Mr。　R。's　rival　was　a　relative　of　Mr。　L。



2d。　　I　hear　of　nobody　calling　Mr。　R。　a　〃Copperhead；〃　but　Mr。　L。

However；　let　us　watch。



A。　L。









TO　SECRETARY　STANTON。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

MAY　11；　1863



HON。　SECRETARY　OF　WAR。



DEAR　SIR：I　have　again　concluded　to　relieve　General　Curtis。　　I　see

no　other　way　to　avoid　the　worst　consequences　there。　　I　think　of

General　Schofield　as　his　successor；　but　I　do　not　wish　to　take　the

matter　of　a　successor　out　of　the　hands　of　yourself　and　General

Halleck。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　DIX。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON　　CITY；　May　11；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　DIX：



Do　the　Richmond　papers　have　anything　about　Grand　Gulf　or　Vicksburg？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　BUTTERFIELD。

＇Cipher。＇

WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON　CITY；　May　11；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　BUTTERFIELD：



About　what　distance　is　it　from　the　observatory　we　stopped　at　last

Thursday　to　the　line　of　enemies'　works　you　ranged　the　glass　upon　for

me？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　SEYMOUR



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　May　12；　1863。



GOVERNOR　SEYMOUR；　Albany；　N。Y。：



Dr。　Swinburne　and　Mr。　Gillett