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necessary for the defense of Washington when such active army shall
take the field。
By order of the President：
EDWIN M。 STANTON；
Secretary of War。
＇Indorsement。＇
Copy delivered to Major…General Halleck； September 3； 1862；
at 10 p。m。
E。 D。 TOWNSEND；
Assistant…Adjutant General。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL H。 G。 WRIGHT。
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASHINGTON； D。 C。；
September 7； 1862。
GENERAL WRIGHT； Cincinnati； Ohio：
Do you know to any certainty where General Bragg is？ May he not be
in Virginia？
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL J。 T。 BOYLE。
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASHINGTON； D。 C。；
September 7； 1862。
GENERAL BOYLE； Louisville； Kentucky：
Where is General Bragg？ What do you know on the subject？
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL J。 E。 WOOL。
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASHINGTON； D。C。
September 7； 1862。
MAJOR…GENERAL Wool； Baltimore：
What about Harper's Ferry？ Do you know anything about it？ How
certain is your information about Bragg being in the valley of the
Shenandoah？
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL G。 B； McCLELLAN。
WASHINGTON； September 8； 1862。 5 P。M。
MAJOR…GENERAL McCLELLAN； Rockville； Maryland：
How does it look now？
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL D。 C。 BUELL。
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASHINGTON；
September 8； 1862。 7。20 P。M。
GENERAL BUELL：
What degree of certainty have you that Bragg； with his command； is
not now in the valley of the Shenandoah； Virginia？
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO T。 WEBSTER。
WASHINGTON； September 9； 1862。
THOMAS WEBSTER； Philadelphia：
Your despatch received； and referred to General Halleck； who must
control the questions presented。 While I am not surprised at your
anxiety； I do not think you are in any danger。 If half our troops
were in Philadelphia； the enemy could take it； because he would not
fear to leave the other half in his rear； but with the whole of them
here； he dares not leave them in his rear。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL G。 B。 McCLELLAN。
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASHINGTON CITY； September 10； 1862。 10。15 AM。
MAJOR…GENERAL McCLELLAN； Rockville； Maryland：
How does it look now？
A。 LINCOLN。
TO GOVERNOR CURTIN。
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASHINGTON； D。C。；
September 11； 1862。
HIS EXCELLENCY ANDREW G。 CURTIN； Governor of Pennsylvania；
Harrisburg； Pennsylvania。
SIR：The application made to me by your adjutant general for
authority to call out the militia of the State of Pennsylvania has
received careful consideration。 It is my anxious desire to afford；
as far as possible； the means and power of the Federal Government to
protect the State of Pennsylvania from invasion by the rebel forces；
and since； in your judgment； the militia of the State are required；
and have been called upon by you； to organize for home defense and
protection； I sanction the call that you have made； and will receive
them into the service and pay of the United States to the extent they
can be armed； equipped； and usefully employed。 The arms and
equipments now belonging to the General Government will be needed for
the troops called out for the national armies； so that arms can only
be furnished for the quota of militia furnished by the draft of nine
months' men； heretofore ordered。 But as arms may be supplied by the
militia under your call； these； with the 30；000 in your arsenal； will
probably be sufficient for the purpose contemplated by your call。
You will be authorized to provide such equipments as may be required；
according to the regulations of the United States service； which；
upon being turned over to the United States Quartermaster's
Department； will be paid for at regulation prices； or the rates
allowed by the department for such articles。 Railroad transportation
will also be paid for； as in other cases。 Such general officers will
be supplied as the exigencies of the service will permit。
Yours truly；
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GOVERNOR CURTIN。
WASHINGTON； September 11； 1862 12M
HON。 ANDREW G。 CURTIN：
Please tell me at once what is your latest news from or toward
Hagerstown； or of the enemy's movement in any direction。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL C。 B。 McCLELLAN。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； SEPTEMBER 11； 1862。 6 PM
MAJOR…GENERAL McCLELLAN：
This is explanatory。 If Porter； Heintzelman； and Sigel were sent
you； it would sweep everything from the other side of the river；
because the new troops have been distributed among them； as I
understand。 Porter reports himself 21；000 strong； which can only be
by the addition of new troops。 He is ordered tonight to join you as
quickly as possible。 I am for sending you all that can be spared；
and I hope others can follow Porter very soon；
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL G。 B。 McCLELLAN。
WASHINGTON CITY； D。C。； SEPTEMBER 12； 1862
MAJOR…GENERAL McCLELLAN； Clarksburg； Maryland：
How does it look now？
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GOVERNOR CURTIN。
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASHINGTON D。C。；
SEPTEMBER 12； 1862 10。35 AM
HON。 ANDREW G。 CURTIN； Harrisburg； Pennsylvania：
Your despatch asking for 80；000 disciplined troops to be sent to
Pennsylvania is received。 Please consider we have not to exceed
80；000 disciplined troops； properly so called； this side of the
mountains； and most of them； with many of the new regiments； are now
close in the rear of the enemy supposed to be invading Pennsylvania。
Start half of them to Harrisburg； and the enemy will turn upon and
beat the remaining half； and then reach Harrisburg before the part
going there； and beat it too when it comes。 The best possible
security for Pennsylvania is putting the strongest force possible in
rear of the enemy。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL H。 G。 WRIGHT。
MILITARY TELEGRAPH；
WASHINGTON； September 12； 1862。
MAJOR…GENERAL WRIGHT； Cincinnati； Ohio：
I am being appealed to from Louisville against your withdrawing
troops from that place。 While I cannot pretend to judge of the
propriety of what you are doing； you would much oblige me by
furnishing me a rational answer to make to the governor and others at
Louisville。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL J。 T。 BOYLE。
WASHINGTON； September 12； 1862。
MAJOR…GENERAL BOYLE； Louisville； Kentucky：
Your despatch of last evening received。 Where is the enemy which you
dread in Louisville？ How near to you？ What is General Gilbert's
opinion？ With all possible respect for you； I must think General
Wright's military opinion is the better。 He is as much responsible
for Louisville as for Cincinnati。 General Halleck telegraphed him on
this very subject yesterday； and I telegraph him now； bu