The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln-VOL. VI (Chap. 1.24) lyrics
by Abraham 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.