November 24, 1862
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Autograph letter signed
Title: to Major John J. Key
Lincoln quotes the testimony against Key and assures him the dismissal was not personal but for the good of the service. Lincoln also expresses sympathy for the death of Key's son in battle. Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswcik, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953), Vol. V 1861 - 1862, p. 508 - 509.
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