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Williamsport。　　The　opportunity　to　attack　his　divided　forces　should

not　be　lost。　　The　President　is　urgent　and　anxious　that　your　army

should　move　against　him　by　forced　marches。



H。　W。　HALLECK；

Genera1…in…Chief









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　THOMAS。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　July　8；　1863。12。30　P。M。



GENERAL　LORENZO　THOMAS；　Harrisburg；　Pa。：



Your　despatch　of　this　morning　to　the　Secretary　of　War　is　before　me。

The　forces　you　speak　of　will　be　of　no　imaginable　service　if　they

cannot　go　forward　with　a　little　more　expedition。　　Lee　is　now　passing

the　Potomac　faster　than　the　forces　you　mention　are　passing　Carlisle。

Forces　now　beyond　Carlisle　to　be　joined　by　regiments　still　at

Harrisburg；　and　the　united　force　again　to　join　Pierce　somewhere；　and

the　whole　to　move　down　the　Cumberland　Valley；　will　in　my

unprofessional　opinion　be　quite　as　likely　to　capture　the　〃man　in　the

moon〃　as　any　part　of　Lee's　army。



A。　LINCOLN。









NEWS　OF　GRANT'S　CAPTURE　OF　VICKSBURG



TELEGRAM　TO　E。　D。　SMITH。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　July　8；　1863。



E。　DELAFIELD　SMITH；　New　York：



Your　kind　despatch　in　behalf　of　self　and　friends　is　gratefully

received。　　Capture　of　Vicksburg　confirmed　by　despatch　from　General

Grant　himself。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　F。　F。　LOWE。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　July　8；　1863。



HON。　F。　F。　LOWE；　San　Francisco；　Cal。：



There　is　no　doubt　that　General　Meade；　now　commanding　the　Army　of　the

Potomac；　beat　Lee　at　Gettysburg；　Pa。；　at　the　end　of　a　three　days'

battle；　and　that　the　latter　is　now　crossing　the　Potomac　at

Williamsport　over　the　swollen　stream　and　with　poor　　means　of

crossing；　and　closely　pressed　by　Meade。　　We　also　have　despatches

rendering　it　entirely　certain　that　Vicksburg　surrendered　to　General

Grant　on　the　glorious　old　4th。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　L。　SWETT　AND　P。　F。　LOWE。

＇Cipher。＇

WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON　CITY；　D。C。；July　9；　1863。



HON。　LEONARD　SWETT；　HON。　F。　F。　LOWE；　San　Francisco；　Cal。：



Consult　together　and　do　not　have　a　riot；　or　great　difficulty　about

delivering　possession。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　J。　K。　DUBOIS。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　July　11；1863。　　9　A。M。



HON。　J。　K。　DUBOIS；　Springfield；　Ill。：



It　is　certain　that；　after　three　days'　fighting　at　Gettysburg；　Lee

withdrew　and　made　for　the　Potomac；　that　he　found　the　river　so　swollen

as　to　prevent　his　crossing；　that　he　is　still　this　side；　near

Hagerstown　and　Williamsport；　preparing　to　defend　himself；　and　that

Meade　is　close　upon　him；　and　preparing　to　attack　him；　heavy

skirmishing　having　occurred　nearly　all　day　yesterday。



I　am　more　than　satisfied　with　what　has　happened　north　of　the　Potomac

so　far；　and　am　anxious　and　hopeful　for　what　is　to　come。



A。　LINCOLN。



＇Nothing　came！　　Lee　was　allowed　to　escape　again　and　the　war　went　on

for　another　two　years。　　D。W。＇









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　SCHENCK。

＇Cipher。＇

WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON　CITY；　July　11；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　SCHENCK；　Baltimore；　Md。：



How　many　rebel　prisoners　captured　within　Maryland　and　Pennsylvania

have　reached　Baltimore　within　this　month　of　July？



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GENERAL　GRANT。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

July　13；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　GRANT：



MY　DEAR　GENERAL：I　do　not　remember　that　you　and　I　ever　met

personally。　　I　write　this　now　as　a　grateful　acknowledgment　of　the

almost　inestimable　service　you　have　done　the　Country。　　I　write　to　say

a　word　further。　　When　you　first　reached　the　vicinity　of　Vicksburg；　I

thought　you　should　do　what　you　finally　didmarch　the　troops　across

the　neck；　run　the　batteries　with　the　transports；　and　thus　go　below；

and　I　never　had　any　faith　except　a　general　hope　that　you　knew　better

than　I；　that　the　Yazoo　Pass　expedition　and　the　like　could　succeed。

When　you　dropped　below；　and　took　Port　Gibson；　Grand　Gulf；　and

vicinity；　I　thought　you　should　go　down　the　river　and　join　General

Banks；　and　when　you　turned　northward；　east　of　the　Big　Black；　I　feared

it　was　a　mistake。　　I　now　wish　to　make　the　personal　acknowledgment

that　you　were　right　and　I　was　wrong。



Yours　very　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　J。　M。　SCHOFIELD。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　July　13；　1863。



GENERAL　SCHOFIELD。　St。　Louis；　Mo。：



I　regret　to　learn　of　the　arrest　of　the　Democrat　editor。　　I　fear　this

loses　you　the　middle　position　I　desired　you　to　occupy。　　I　have　not

learned　which　of　the　two　letters　I　wrote　you　it　was　that　the　Democrat

published；　but　I　care　very　little　for　the　publication　of　any　letter　I

have　written。　　Please　spare　me　the　trouble　this　is　likely　to　bring。



A。　LINCOLN。









SON　IN　COLLEGE　DOES　NOT　WRITE　HIS　PARENTS



TELEGRAM　TO　R。　T。　LINCOLN。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON　D。C。；　July　14；　1863。



ROBERT　T。　LINCOLN：　New　York；　Fifth　Avenue　Hotel：



Why　do　I　hear　no　more　of　you？



A。　LINCOLN。









INTIMATION　OF　ARMISTICE　PROPOSALS



FROM　JAMES　R。　GILMORE

TO　GOVERNOR　VANCE　OF　NORTH　CAROLINA；

WITH　THE　PRESIDENT'S　INDORSEMENT。



PRESIDENT'S　ROOM；　WHITE　HOUSE；　WASHINGTON；



July　＇15？＇　1864。





HIS　EXCELLENCY　ZEBULON　B。　VANCE。



MY　DEAR　SIR：My　former　business　partner；　Mr。　Frederic　Kidder；　of

Boston；　has　forwarded　to　me　a　letter　he　has　recently　received　from

his　brother；　Edward　Kidder；　of　Wilmington；　in　which　（Edward　Kidder）

says　that　he　has　had　an　interview　with　you　in　which　you　expressed　an

anxiety　for　any　peace　compatible　with　honor；　that　you　regard　slavery

as　already　dead；　and　the　establishment　of　the　Confederacy　as

hopeless；　and　that　you　should　exert　all　your　influence　to　bring　about

any　reunion　that　would　admit　the　South　on　terms　of　perfect　equality

with　the　North。



On　receipt　of　this　letter　I　lost　no　time　in　laying　it　before　the

President　of　the　United　States）　who　expressed　great　gratification　at

hearing　such　sentiments　from　you；　one　of　the　most　influential　and

honored　of　the　Southern　governors；　and　he　desires　me　to　say　that　he

fully　shares　your　anxiety　for　the　restoration　of　peace　between　the

States　and　for　a　reunion　of　all　the　States　on　the　basis　of　the

abolition　of　slaverythe　bone　we　are　fighting　overand　the　full

reinstatement　of　every　Confederate　citizen　in　all　the　rights　of

citizenship　in　our　common　country。　　These　points　conceded；　the

President　authorizes　me　to　say　that　he　will　be　glad　to　receive

overtures　from　any　man；　or　body　of　men；　who　have　authority　to　control

the　armies　of　the　Confederacy；　and　that　he　and　the　United　States

Congress　will　be　found　very　liberal　on　all　collateral　points　that　may

come　up　in　the　settlement。



His　views　on　the　collateral　points　that　may　naturally　arise；　the

President　desires　me　to　say　he　will　communicate　to　you　through　me　if

you　should　suggest　the　personal　interview　that　Mr。　Edward　Kidder

recommends　in　his　letter　to　his　brother。　　In　that　case　you　will

please　forward　to　me；　through　Mr。　Kidder；　your　official　permit；　as

Governor　of　North　Carolina；　to　enter　and　leave　the　State；　and　to

remain　in　it　in　safety　during　the　pendency　of　these　negotiations；

which；　I　suppose；　should　be　conducted　in　entire　secrecy　until　they

assume　an　official　character。　　With　high　consideration；　I　am；



Sincerely　yours；



JAMES　R。　GILMORE。



　＇Indorsement。＇

This　letter　has　been　written　in　my　presence；　has　been　read　by　me；　and

has　my　entire　approval。

A。L。









PROCLAMATION　FOR　THANKSGIVING；　JULY　15；　1863

BY　THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES　OF　AMERICA：



A　Proclamation。



It　has　pleased　Almighty　God　to　hearken　to　the　supplications　and

prayers　of　an　afflicted　people；　and　to　vouchsafe　to　the　army　and　navy

of　the　United　States　victories　on　land　and　on　the　sea　so　signal　and

so　effective　as　to　furnish　reasonable　grounds　for　augmented

confidence　that　the　Union　of　these　States　will　be　maintained；　their

Constitution　preserved；　and　their　peace　and　prosperity　permanently

restored。　　But　these　victories　have　been　accorded　not　without

sacrifices　of　life；　limb；　health；　and　liberty；　incurred　by　brave；

loyal；　and　patriotic　citizens。　　Domestic　affliction　in　every　part　of

the　country　follows　in　the　train　of　these　fearful　bereavements。　　It

is　meet　and　right　to　recognize　and　confess　the　presence　of　the

Almighty　Father；　and　the　power　of　His　hand　equally　in　these　triumphs

and　in　these　sorrows。



Now；　therefore；　be　it　known　that　I　do　set　apart　Thursday；　the　6th　day

of　August　next；　to　be　observed　as　a　day　for　national　thanksgiving；

praise；　and　prayer；　and　I　invite　the　people　of　the　United　States　to

assemble　on　that　occasion　in　their　customary　places　of　worship；　and；

in　the　forms　approved　by　their　own　consciences；　render　the　homage　due

to　the　Divine　Majesty　for　the　wonderful　things　He　has　done　in　the

nation's　behalf；　and　invoke　the　influence　of　His　Holy　Spirit　to

subdue　the　anger　which　has　produced　and　so　long　sustained　a　needless

and　cruel　rebellion；　to　change　the　hearts　of　the　insurgents；　to　guide

the　counsels　of　the　Government　with　wisdom　adequate　to　so　great　a

national　emergency；　and　to　visit　with　tender　care　and　consolation

throughout　the　length　and　breadth　of　our　land　all　those　who；　through

the　vicissitudes　of　marches；　voyages；　battles；　and　sieges　have　been；

brought　to　suffer　in　mind；　body；　or　estate；　and　finally　to　lead　the

whole　nation　through　the　paths　of　repentance　and　submission　to　the

Divine　Will　back　to　the　perfect　enjoyment　of　union　and　fraternal

peace。



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　fifteenth　day　of　July；　in　the

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

the　independence　of　the　United　States　of　America　the　eighty…eighth。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。



By；　the　President

WILLIAM　H。　SEWARD；

Secr