Telegram
Unknown to Abraham Lincoln, May 24, 1862
HEADQUARTERS MOUNTAIN DEPARTMENT,
Franklin, May 24, 1862.
Your telegram received at 5 o’clock this afternoon. Will move as ordered, and operate against the enemy in such way to afford prompt relief to General Banks. J. O. FREMONT,
Major-General, Commanding. His Excellency ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Wak DEPARTMENT May 24, 1862—17.15 p. m. Major-General FREMONT, Franklin, Va.:
Many thanks for the promptness with which you have answered that you will execute the order. Much—perhaps all—depends upon the celerity with which you can execute it. Put the utmost speed into it. Do not lose a minute.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Franklin. Summary: Major-General Fremont confirms receipt of Lincoln's order to swiftly move against the enemy and provide prompt relief to General Banks during the 1862 Civil War campaign.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 12, Part 1
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