Abraham Lincoln — The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln-VOL. VII Chap. 2.51

Telegram To General U. S. Grant. (Private.) EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, March 15, 1864 LIEUTENANT-GENERAL GRANT, Nashville, Tenn.: General McPherson having been assigned to the command of a department, could not General Frank Blair, without difficulty or detriment to the service, be assigned to command the Corps he commanded a while last autumn? A. LINCOLN.