Letters, May 20, 1862, April 16, 1865.

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Letters, May 20, 1862, April 16, 1865.

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Letter, 1862, to Major General Burnside introducing Edward Stanley who had been appointed military governor of South Carolina. A few general instructions for acting under Stanley's authority. Draft of letter, 1865, in handwriting of L.Y. Bates with annotations by Stanton, to General Grant reporting the President's death and directions on mourning for the military.

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Burnside was born in Liberty, Indiana and was the fourth of nine children of Edghill and Pamela (or Pamilia) Brown Burnside, a family of Scottish origin. His great-great-grandfather Robert Burnside (1725–1775) was born in Scotland and settled in the Province of South Carolina. His father was a native of South Carolina; he was a slave owner who freed his slaves when he relocated to Indiana. Ambrose attended Liberty Seminary as a young boy, but his education was interrupted when his mother died in...

Stanley, Edward, active 1786

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Administrator; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Edward Stanley, 1965 July 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007123 From the description of Edward Stanley interview, 1965 July 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220197032 Edward Stanley was an administrator from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Edward Stanley, 1965 July 27 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 458412206 ...

Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...