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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 to Major John J. Key

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.045.01 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Executive Mansion Type: Autograph letter signed Date: November 24, 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

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.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Key, John J., fl. 1862
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Battle
Civil War
Union Forces
Death
Children and Family
Military History
President
The American Civil War

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