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Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 to Abraham Lincoln re: relieving Hooker of Duty

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07711 Author/Creator: Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 September 1863 Pagination: 4 p. 23 x 14.1 cm Order a Copy

"The request was possibly attributable to Gen. Hooker's persuasion that he could not rely on cordial cooperation from General Halleck...You will readily understand what distrust this conflict of orders might give rise to."

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