probably be sufficient for the purpose contemplated by your call.  You will be authorized to provide such equipments as may be required, according to the regulations of the United States service, which, upon being turned over to the United States Quartermaster’s Department, will be paid for at regulation prices, or the rates allowed by the department for such articles.  Railroad transportation will also be paid for, as in other cases.  Such general officers will be supplied as the exigencies of the service will permit.

Yours truly,

A. Lincoln.

TELEGRAM TO GOVERNOR CURTIN.

Washington, September 11, 1862 12M

Hon.  Andrew G. Curtin: 

Please tell me at once what is your latest news from or toward
Hagerstown, or of the enemy’s movement in any direction.

A. Lincoln.

TELEGRAM TO GENERAL C. B. McCLELLAN.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, SEPTEMBER 11, 1862. 6 PM

Major-general McCLELLAN: 

This is explanatory.  If Porter, Heintzelman, and Sigel were sent you, it would sweep everything from the other side of the river, because the new troops have been distributed among them, as I understand.  Porter reports himself 21,000 strong, which can only be by the addition of new troops.  He is ordered tonight to join you as quickly as possible.  I am for sending you all that can be spared, and I hope others can follow Porter very soon,

A. Lincoln.

TELEGRAM TO GENERAL G. B. McCLELLAN.

WASHINGTON CITY, D.C., SEPTEMBER 12, 1862

Major-general McCLELLAN, Clarksburg, Maryland: 

How does it look now?

A. Lincoln.

TELEGRAM TO GOVERNOR CURTIN.

War department, Washington D.C.,
September 12, 1862 10.35 Am

Hon.  Andrew G. Curtin, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: 

Your despatch asking for 80,000 disciplined troops to be sent to Pennsylvania is received.  Please consider we have not to exceed 80,000 disciplined troops, properly so called, this side of the mountains; and most of them, with many of the new regiments, are now close in the rear of the enemy supposed to be invading Pennsylvania.  Start half of them to Harrisburg, and the enemy will turn upon and beat the remaining half, and then reach Harrisburg before the part going there, and beat it too when it comes.  The best possible security for Pennsylvania is putting the strongest force possible in rear of the enemy.

A. Lincoln.

TELEGRAM TO GENERAL H. G. WRIGHT.

Military telegraph,
Washington, September 12, 1862.