The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln-VOL. V (Chap. 4.131) lyrics
by Abraham Lincoln
To Secretary Cameron
Executive Mansion, September 18, 1861
HON. SECRETARY OF WAR. MY DEAR SIR:—To guard against misunderstanding, I think fit to say that the joint expedition of the army and navy agreed upon some time since, and in which General T. W. Sherman was and is to bear a conspicuous part, is in no wise to be abandoned, but must be ready to move by the 1st of, or very early in, October. Let all preparations go forward accordingly.
Yours truly,
A. LINCOLN.