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SHINGTON, April 11,1863. OFFICER IN COMMAND at Nashville, Tenn: Is there a soldier by the name of John R. Minnick of Wynkoop's cavalry under sentence of death, by a court-martial or military commission, in Nashville? And if so what was his offense, and when is he to be executed? A. LINCOLN. If necessary let the execution be staid till I can be heard from again. A. LINCOLN. [President Lincoln sent many telegrams similar in form to this one in order to avoid tiresome repetition the editor has omitted all those without especial interest. Hardly a day went by that there were not people in the White House begging mercy for a sentenced soldier. A mother one day, pleaded with Lincoln to remit the sentence of execution on her son. "Well, I don't think it will do him a bit of good" said Mr. Lincoln--"Pardoned." D.W.] TELEGRAM TO GENERAL HOOKER. WASHINGTON D.C., April 12, 1863 MAJOR-GENERAL HOOKER: Your letter by the hand of General Butterfield is received, and will be conformed to. The thing you dispense with would have been ready by mid-day to-morrow. A. LINCOLN TELEGRAM TO ADMIRAL S. P. DUPONT. EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, April 13, 1863 ADMIRAL DUPONT: Hold your position inside the bar near Charleston; or, if you shall have left it, return to it, and hold it until further orders. Do not allow the enemy to erect new batteries or defenses on Morris Island. If he has begun it, drive him out. I do not herein order you to renew the general attack. That is to depend on your own discretion or a further order. A. LINCOLN. TO GENERAL D. HUNTER AND ADMIRAL S. F. DUPONT. EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, April 54, 1863. GENERAL HUNTER AND ADMIRAL DUPONT: This is intended to clear up an apparent inconsistency between the recent order to continue operations before Charleston and the former one to remove to another point in a certain contingency. No censure upon you, or either of you, is intended. We still hope that by cordial and judicious co-operation you can take the batteries on Morris Island and Sullivan's Island and Fort Sumter. But whether you can or not, we wish the demonstration kept up for a time, for a collateral and very important object. We wish the attempt to be a real one, though not a desperate one, if it affords any considerable chance of success. But if prosecuted as a demonstration only, this must not become publ
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