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On this day in the Civil War, President Lincoln suggests that General Grant transfer troops to General Philip Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley to break the stalemate with General Early’s Confederates.
General Early
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On this day in the Civil War, Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont, wife of General Fremont, travels to Washington City to meet with President Lincoln. She attempts to provide support for her husband’s actions in Missouri. 
Jessie Fremont
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On this day in the Civil War, President Lincoln sends Federal General David Hunter to Missouri to provide support for General Fremont. Fremont’s conduct continues to concern the President.
General David Hunter
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On this day in the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln declares September 5th a national day of celebration.
This proclamation is in response to the fall of Atlanta and Admiral David Farragut’s victory at Mobile Bay.
On this day in the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln responds to Horace Greeley’s letter published on August 19th titled “The Prayer of Twenty Millions”.
Lincoln explains that his objective is to preserve the Union. He states, “I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it.”
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