The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln-VOL. VII (Chap. 2.236)
Telegram To Officer In Command At Chattanooga. Executive Mansion,
WASHINGTON, December 16, 1864
OFFICER IN COMMAND At Chattanooga, Tenn.:
It is said that Harry Walters, a private in the Anderson cavalry, is now and for a long time has been in prison at Chattanooga. Please report to me what is his condition, and for what he is imprisoned.
A. LINCOLN.
WASHINGTON, December 16, 1864
OFFICER IN COMMAND At Chattanooga, Tenn.:
It is said that Harry Walters, a private in the Anderson cavalry, is now and for a long time has been in prison at Chattanooga. Please report to me what is his condition, and for what he is imprisoned.
A. LINCOLN.