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A。 LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM TO GENERAL J。 C。 FREMONT。



WAR DEPARTMENT; May 24; 1862。  4 P。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL FREMONT; Franklin:



You are authorized to purchase the 400 horses; or take them wherever

or however you can get them。  The exposed condition of General Banks

makes his immediate relief a point of paramount importance。  You are

therefore directed by the President to move against Jackson at

Harrisonburg and operate against the enemy in such way as to relieve

Banks。  This movement must be made immediately。  You will acknowledge

the receipt of this order; and specify the hour it is received by

you。



A。 LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM TO GENERAL J。 C。 FREMONT。



WAR DEPARTMENT; May 24; 1862。  7。15 P。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL FREMONT; Franklin; Virginia:



Many thanks for the promptness with which you have answered that you

will execute the order。  Muchperhaps alldepends upon the celerity

with which you can execute it。  Put the utmost speed into it。  Do not

lose a minute。



A。 LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM TO GENERAL H。 W。 HALLECK。



WAR DEPARTMENT; May 24; 1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL HALLECK; near Corinth; Mississippi:



Several despatches from Assistant Secretary Scott and one from

Governor Morton asking reinforcements for you have been received。  I

beg you to be assured we do the best we can。  I mean to cast no blame

where I tell you each of our commanders along our line from Richmond

to Corinth supposes himself to be confronted by numbers superior to

his own。  Under this pressure We thinned the line on the upper

Potomac; until yesterday it was broken with heavy loss to us; and

General Banks put in great peril; out of which he is not yet

extricated; and may be actually captured。  We need men to repair this

breach; and have them not at hand。  My dear General; I feel justified

to rely very much on you。  I believe you and the brave officers and

men with you can and will get the victory at Corinth。



A。 LINCOLN。







TELEGRAM TO GENERAL I。 McDOWELL



WAR DEPARTMENT; May 24; 1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL McDOWELL; Fredricksburg:



General Fremont has been ordered by telegraph to move from Franklin

on Harrisonburg to relieve General Banks; and capture or destroy

Jackson's and Ewell's forces。  You are instructed; laying aside for

the present the movement on Richmond; to put 20;000 men in motion at

once for the Shenandoah; moving on the line or in advance of the line

of the Manassas Gap railroad。  Your object will be to capture the

forces of Jackson and Ewell; either in co…operation with General

Fremont; or; in case want of supplies or of transportation;

interferes with his movements; it is believed that the force which

you move will be sufficient to accomplish this object alone。  The

information thus far received here makes it probable that if the

enemy operate actively against General Banks; you will not be able to

count upon much assistance from him; but may even have to release

him。   Reports received this moment are that Banks is fighting with

Ewell eight miles from Winchester。



A。 LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM TO GENERAL  McDOWELL。



WAR DEPARTMENT; WASHINGTON CITY; D。C。; May 24; 1862



MAJOR…GENERAL I。 McDOWELL:



I am highly gratified by your alacrity in obeying my order。  The

change was as painful to me as it can possibly be to you or to any

one。  Everything now depends upon the celerity and vigor of your

movement。



A。 LINCOLN









TELEGRAM TO GENERAL J。 W。 GEARY。



WAR DEPARTMENT; May 25; 1862  1。45 P。M。



GENERAL GEARY; White Plains:



Please give us your best present impression as to the number of the

enemy's forces north of Strasburg and Front Royal。  Are the forces

still moving north through the gap at Front Royal and between you and

there?



A。 LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM TO GENERAL G。 B。 McCLELLAN。



WASHINGTON; May 25; 1862。  2 P。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL McCLELLAN:



The enemy is moving north in sufficient force to drive General Banks

before himprecisely in what force we cannot tell。  He is also

threatening Leesburg and Geary; on the Manassas Gap railroad; from

both north and southin precisely what force we cannot tell。  I

think the movement is a general and concerted one; such as would not

be if he was acting upon the purpose of a very desperate defense of

Richmond。  I think the time is near when you must either attack

Richmond or give up the job and come to the defense of Washington。

Let me hear from you instantly。



A。 LINCOLN;  President。









ORDER TAKING MILITARY POSSESSION OF RAILROADS。

WAR DEPARTMENT; May 25; 1862。



Ordered: By virtue of the authority vested by act of Congress;  the

President takes military possession of all the railroads in the

United States from and after this date until further order; and

directs that the respective railroad companies; their officers and

servants; shall hold themselves in readiness for the transportation

of such troops and munitions of war as may be ordered by the military

authorities; to the exclusion of all other business。



By order of the Secretary of War。

M。 C。 MEIGS









TELEGRAM TO SECRETARY CHASE。



WAR DEPARTMENT; May 25; 1862。



SECRETARY CHASE; Fredericksburg; Virginia:



It now appears that Banks got safely into Winchester last night; and

is this morning retreating on Harper's Ferry。  This justifies the

inference that he is pressed by numbers superior to his own。  I think

it not improbable that Ewell; Jackson; and Johnson are pouring

through the gap they made day before yesterday at Front Royal; making

a dash northward。  It will be a very valuable and very honorable

service for General McDowell to cut them off。  I hope he will put all

possible energy and speed into the effort。



A。 LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM TO GENERAL R。 SAXTON。



WAR DEPARTMENT; May 25; 1862。



GENERAL SAXTON; Harper's Ferry:



If Banks reaches Martinsburg; is he any the better for it?  Will not

the enemy cut him from thence to Harper's Ferry?  Have you sent

anything to meet him and assist him at Martinsburg?  This is an

inquiry; not an order。



A。 LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM TO GENERAL R。 SAXTON。



WAR DEPARTMENT; May 25; 1862。  6。30 P。M。



GENERAL SAXTON; Harper's Ferry:



One good six…gun battery; complete in its men and appointments; is

now on its way to you from Baltimore。  Eleven other guns; of

different sorts; are on their way to you from here。  Hope they will

all reach you before morning。  As you have but 2500 men at Harper's

Ferry; where are the rest which were in that vicinity and which we

have sent forward?  Have any of them been cut off?



A。 LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM TO GENERAL R。 SAXTON。



WAR DEPARTMENT; May 25; 1862。



GENERAL SAXTON; Harper's Ferry:



I fear you have mistaken me。  I did not mean to question the

correctness of your conduct; on the contrary1 I approve what you have

done。  As the 2500 reported by you seemed small to me; I feared some

had got to Banks and been cut off with him。  Please tell me the exact

number you now have in hand。



A。 LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM TO GENERAL G。 B。 McCLELLAN。

'Sent in cipher。'

WAR DEPARTMENT; WASHINGTON CITY; D。 C。; May 25;1862。  8。30 P。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL McCLELLAN:



Your despatch received。  General Banks was at Strasburg; with about

6;000 men; Shields having been taken from him to swell a column for

McDowell to aid you at Richmond; and the rest of his force scattered

at various places。  On the 23d a rebel force of 7000 to 10;000 fell

upon one regiment and two companies guarding the bridge at Front

Royal; destroying it entirely; crossed the Shenandoah; and on the

24th (yesterday) pushed to get north of Banks; on the road to

Winchester。  Banks ran a race with them; beating them into Winchester

yesterday evening。  This morning a battle ensued between the two

forces; in which Banks was beaten back into full retreat toward

Martinsburg; and probably is broken up into a total rout。  Geary; on

the Manassas Gap railroad; just now reports that Jackson is now near

Front Royal; With 10;000; following up and supporting; as I

understand; the forces now pursuing Banks; also that another force of

10;000 is near Orleans; following on in the same direction。  Stripped

here; as we are here; it will be all we can do to prevent them

crossing the Potomac at Harper's Ferry or above。  We have about

20;000 of McDowell's force moving back to the vicinity of Front

Royal; and General Fremont; who was at Franklin; is moving to

Harrisonburg; both these movements intended to get in the enemy's

rear。



One more of McDowell's brigades is ordered through here to Harper's

Ferry; the rest of his force remains for the present at

Fredericksburg。  We are sending such regiments and dribs from here

and Baltimore as
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