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Document Details


Title: Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Gideon Welles, April 1, 1861
Document type: Letter
Accessibility: Paid Only
Repository: Alexander Street Press
Collection: The American Civil War: Letters and Diaries (Subscription only)
URL: http://www.alexanderstreet4.com/cgi-bin/asp/cwld/documentidx.pl?aspdocid=S1605-D004
Original Language: English
Time span: 1861
Speaker: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Speaker gender: Male
Speaker date of birth: 12-Feb-1809
Speaker place of birth: Hardin County, KY; Kentucky; United States; North America
Speaker race: White
Speaker occupation: Businessman; Lawyer; Politician; U.S. President; U.S. Representative
Age at speaking: 52
Document location: District of Columbia
Document date: 01-Apr-1861
People discussed: Barron, Samuel, 1809-1888; Samuel Barron; Silas Horton Stringham; Stringham, Silas Horton, 1797-1876
Locations discussed: Florida; North America; Pensacola, FL; United States
Topics discussed - ASP terms: Barron, Samuel, 1809-1888; Florida; North America; Pensacola, FL; Samuel Barron; Silas Horton Stringham; Stringham, Silas Horton, 1797-1876; United States
Topics discussed - Other terms: Government functions; Military; Military officers; Military orders; Navy ships; Politics
ASP release: 2006-01
Document code: S1605-D004-2105