Telegram from President Abraham Lincoln to Major General Benjamin Butler
3/18/1864
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Adjutant of the 6th Wisconsin, 1st Lt. Edward P. Brooks, was captured on November 4, 1863, at Greenville, Virginia, and sent to Libby Prison in Richmond. Four months later President Abraham Lincoln directed Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler to arrange for the Brooks’s exchange. Butler reported to Lincoln that Brooks was freed on March 23, 1864.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of War.
National Archives Identifier: 1636088
Full Citation: Telegram from President Abraham Lincoln to Major General Benjamin Butler; 3/18/1864; Records of the Office of the Secretary of War, Record Group 107. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/telegram-from-president-abraham-lincoln-to-major-general-benjamin-butler, May 8, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.