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those　troops　have　already　moved；　or　soon　will　move；　to　Tennessee。



A。　LINCOLN。









GENERAL　ORDER　RESPECTING　THE　OBSERVANCE　OF

THE　SABBATH　DAY　IN　THE　ARMY　AND　NAVY。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

November　15；　1862。





The　President；　Commander…in…Chief　of　the　Army　and　Navy；　desires　and

enjoins　the　orderly　observance　of　the　Sabbath　by　the　officers　and　men

in　the　military　and　naval　service。　　The　importance　for　man　and　beast

of　the　prescribed　weekly　rest；　the　sacred　rights　of　Christian

soldiers　and　sailors；　a　becoming　deference　to　the　best　sentiment　of　a

Christian　people；　and　a　due　regard　for　the　divine　will　demand　that

Sunday　labor　in　the　army　and　navy　be　reduced　to　the　measure　of　strict

necessity。



The　discipline　and　character　of　the　national　forces　should　not　suffer

nor　the　cause　they　defend　be　imperilled　by　the　profanation　of　the　day

or　name　of　the　Most　High。　　〃At　this　time　of　public　distress；〃

adopting　the　words　of　Washington　in　1776；　〃men　may　find　enough　to　do

in　the　service　of　God　and　their　country　without　abandoning　themselves

to　vice　and　immorality。〃　The　first　general　order　issued　by　the　Father

of　his　Country　after　the　Declaration　of　Independence　indicates　the

spirit　in　which　our　institutions　were　founded　and　should　ever　be

defended：



〃The　General　hopes　and　trusts　that　every　officer　and　man　will

endeavor　to　live　and　act　as　becomes　a　Christian　soldier　defending　the

dearest　rights　and　liberties　of　his　country。〃



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　BLAIR



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　November　17；1862。



HON。　F。　P。　BLAIR：



Your　brother　says　you　are　solicitous　to　be　ordered　to　join　General

McLernand。　　I　suppose　you　are　ordered　to　Helena；　this　means　that　you

are　to　form　part　of　McLernand's　expedition　as　it　moves　down　the

river；　and　General　McLernand　is　so　informed。　　I　will　see　General

Halleck　as　to　whether　the　additional　force　you　mention　can　go　with

you。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　J。　A。　DIX。



WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　November　18；　1861。



MAJOR…GENERAL　Dix；　Fort　Monroe：



Please　give　me　your　best　opinion　as　to　the　number　of　the　enemy　now　at

Richmond　and　also　at　Petersburg。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GOVERNOR　SHEPLEY。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

November　21；　1862。



HON。　G。　F。　SHEPLEY。



DEAR　SIR：Dr。　Kennedy；　bearer　of　this；　has　some　apprehension　that

Federal　officers　not　citizens　of　Louisiana　may　be　set　up　as

candidates　for　Congress　in　that　State。　　In　my　view　there　could　be　no

possible　object　in　such　an　election。　　We　do　not　particularly　need

members　of　Congress　from　there　to　enable　us　to　get　along　with

legislation　here。　　What　we　do　want　is　the　conclusive　evidence　that

respectable　citizens　of　Louisiana　are　willing　to　be　members　of

Congress　and　to　swear　support　to　the　Constitution；　and　that　other

respectable　citizens　there　are　willing　to　vote　for　them　and　send

them。　　To　send　a　parcel　of　Northern　men　here　as　representatives；

elected；　as　would　be　　understood　（and　perhaps　really　so）；　at　the

point　of　the　bayonet；　would　be　disgusting　and　outrageous；　and　were　I

a　member　of　Congress　here；　I　would　vote　against　admitting　any　such

man　to　a　seat。



Yours　very　truly；



A。　LINCOLN；









ORDER　PROHIBITING　THE　EXPORT　OF　ARMS　AND

MUNITIONS　OF　WAR。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；



November　21；　1862。



Ordered；　That　no　arms；　ammunition；　or　munitions　of　war　be　cleared　or

allowed　to　be　exported　from　the　United　States　until　further　orders。

That　any　clearance　for　arms；　ammunition；　or　munitions　of　war　issued

heretofore　by　the　Treasury　Department　be　vacated；　if　the　articles

have　not　passed　without　the　United　States；　and　the　articles　stopped。

That　the　Secretary　of　War　hold　possession　of　the　arms；　etc。；　recently

seized　by　his　order　at　Rouse's　Point；　bound　for　Canada。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









DELAYING　TACTICS　OF　GENERALS



TO　GENERAL　N。　P。　BANKS。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

November　22；　1862。



MY　DEAR　GENERAL　BANKS：Early　last　week　you　left　me　in　high　hope　with

your　assurance　that　you　would　be　off　with　your　expedition　at　the　end

of　that　week；　or　early　in　this。　　It　is　now　the　end　of　this；　and　I

have　just　been　overwhelmed　and　confounded　with　the　sight　of　a

requisition　made　by　you　which；　I　am　assured；　cannot　be　filled　and　got

off　within　an　hour　short　of　two　months。　　I　enclose　you　a　copy　of　the

requisition；　in　some　hope　that　it　is　not　genuinethat　you　have　never

seen　it。　　My　dear　General；　this　expanding　and　piling　up　of

impedimenta　has　been；　so　far；　almost　our　ruin；　and　will　be　our　final

ruin　if　it　is　not　abandoned。　　If　you　had　the　articles　of　this

requisition　upon　the　wharf；　with　the　necessary　animals　to　make　them

of　any　use；　and　forage　for　the　animals；　you　could　not　get　vessels

together　in　two　weeks　to　carry　the　whole；　to　say　nothing　of　your

twenty　thousand　men；　and；　having　the　vessels；　you　could　not　put　the

cargoes　aboard　in　two　weeks　more。　　And；　after　all；　where　you　are

going　you　have　no　use　for　them。　　When　you　parted　with　me　you　had　no

such　ideas　in　your　mind。　　I　know　you　had　not；　or　you　could　not　have

expected　to　be　off　so　soon　as　you　said。　　You　must　get　back　to

something　like　the　plan　you　had　then；　or　your　expedition　is　a　failure

before　you　start。　　You　must　be　off　before　Congress　meets。　　　You　would

be　better　off　anywhere；　and　especially　where　you　are　going；　for　not

having　a　thousand　wagons　doing　nothing　but　hauling　forage　to　feed　the

animals　that　draw　them；　and　taking　at　least　two　thousand　men　to　care

for　the　wagons　and　animals；　who　otherwise　might　be　two　thousand　good

soldiers。　　　Now；　dear　General；　do　not　think　this　is　an　ill…natured

letter；　it　is　the　very　reverse。　　　The　simple　publication　of　this

requisition　would　ruin　you。



Very　truly　your　friend；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　CARL　SCHURZ。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

November　24；　1862。



GENERAL　CARL　SCHURZ。



MY　DEAR　SIR　…I　have　just　received　and　read　your　letter　of　the　20th。

The　purport　of　it　is　that　we　lost　the　late　elections　and　the

administration　is　failing　because　the　war　is　unsuccessful；　and　that　I

must　not　flatter　myself　that　I　am　not　justly　to　blame　for　it。　　I

certainly　know　that　if　the　war　fails　the　administration　fails；　and

that　I　will　be　blamed　for　it；　whether　I　deserve　it　or　not。　　And　I

ought　to　be　blamed　if　I　could　do　better。　　You　think　I　could　do

better；　therefore　you　blame　me　already。　　I　think　I　could　not　do

better；　therefore　I　blame　you　for　blaming　me。　　I　understand　you　now

to　be　willing　to　accept　the　help　of　men　who　are　not　Republicans；

provided　they　have　〃heart　in　it。〃　Agreed。　　I　want　no　others。　　But　who

is　to　be　the　judge　of　hearts；　or　of　〃heart　in　it〃？　　If　I　must　discard

my　own　judgment　and　take　yours；　I　must　also　take　that　of　others　and

by　the　time　I　should　reject　all　I　should　be　advised　to　reject；　I

should　have　none　left；　Republicans　or　others　not　even　yourself。　　For

be　assured；　my　dear　sir；　there　are　men　who　have　〃heart　in　it〃　that

think　you　are　performing　your　part　as　poorly　as　you　think　I　am

performing　mine。　　I　certainly　have　been　dissatisfied　with　the

slowness　of　Buell　and　McClellan；　but　before　I　relieved　them　I　had

great　fears　I　should　not　find　successors　to　them　who　would　do　better；

and　I　am　sorry　to　add　that　I　have　seen　little　since　to　relieve　those

fears。



I　do　not　see　clearly　the　prospect　of　any　more　rapid　movements。　　I

fear　we　shall　at　last　find　out　that　the　difficulty　is　in　our　case

rather　than　in　particular　generals。　　I　wish　to　disparage　no　one

certainly　not　those　who　sympathize　with　me；　but　I　must　say　I　need

success　more　than　I　need　sympathy；　and　that　I　have　not　seen　the　so

much　greater　evidence　of　getting　success　from　my　sympathizers　than

from　those　who　are　denounced　as　the　contrary。　　It　does　seem　to　me

that　in　the　field　the　two　classes　have　been　very　much　alike　in　what

they　have　done　and　what　they　have　failed　to　do。　　In　sealing　their

faith　with　their　blood；　Baker　and　Lyon　and　Bohien　and　Richardson；

Republicans；　did　all　that　men　could　do；　but　did　they　any　more　than

Kearny　and　Stevens　and　Reno　and　Mansfield；　none　of　whom　were

Republicans；　and　some　at　least　of　whom　have　been　bitterly　and

repeatedly　denounced　to　me　as　secession　sympathizers？　　I　will　not

perform　the　ungrateful　task　of　comparing　cases　of　failure。



In　answer　to　your　question；　〃Has　it　not　been　publicly　stated　in　the

newspapers；　and　apparently　proved　as　a　fact；　that　from　the

commencement　of　the　war　the　enemy　was　continually　supplied　with

information　by　some　of　the　confidential　subordinates　of　as　important

an　officer　as　Adjutant…General　Thomas？〃　I　must　say　〃No；〃　as　far　as　my

knowledge　extends。　　And　I　add　that　if　you　can　give　any　tangible

evidence　upon　the　subject；　I　will　thank　you　to　come　to　this　city　and

do　so。



Very　truly　your　friend；



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM