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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Pardon of John H. Craigmiles by Abraham Lincoln]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00870 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 18 January 1865 Pagination: 2 p. 42 x 27 cm Order a Copy

Tennessean rebel whose pardon was recommended by Andrew Johnson. Unusual Civil War pardon date for a rebel. (c/s Seward)

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872

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