Record Group 60: General Records of the Department of Justice, 1790 - 2002 Series: Segregated Documents from Letters Received, 1838 - 1943 File Unit: Papers Relating to President Abraham Lincoln Item: Letter from President Abraham Lincoln to Attorney General, 11/17/1863
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Busteed, Richard, 1822-1898
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Born on February 16, 1822, in County Cavan, Ireland, Busteed read law in 1846. He entered private practice in New York City, New York from 1846 to 1856. He was Corporation Counsel for New York City from 1856 to 1859. He was a Captain in the United States Army in 1861, and a Brigadier General from 1862 to 1863, during the American Civil War. Incident Once when confronted with black men being thrown out of a white railroad car by the conductor, Busteed pulled his pistol and defended the blac...
