Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 to John Charles Frémont
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04874 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter signed Date: 2 August 1861 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.5 x 25.4 cm. Order a Copy
President Lincoln informs Major General Fremont that Dr. Godfrey Aigner was appointed by the United States Sanitary Commission to visit soldiers stationed at a camp under Fremont's command "to report upon circumstances affecting their health, and to advise the officers in regard to means for sustaining and improving the sanitary condition of their men." Contains a United States Bureau of Pensions Division stamp.
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