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This letter from U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to General James H. Lane of Kansas, addresses Kansas Governor Charles Robinson's decision to select the officers of Kansas volunteer regiments himself rather than let the men of the regiments decide. Challenging Robinson's actions, Stanton informs Lane that, if Governor Robinson refuses to abide by the wishes of the men of the regiments, President Lincoln will issue commissions to the officers they selected.
Creator: Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869
Date: August 23, 1862
Stanton's letter to Lane can be used to help students understand how officers were selected at the outset of the Civil War. In addition, the letter can also be used when discussing the interaction between state and federal government during the period.
KS: 7th: 2.6.: important events in Kansas during the Civil War
Item Number: 213205
Call Number: Governor's Records, Robinson, Box 1.1, Folder 13
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213205
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Robinson, Charles
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1854 to 1865 (Benchmark 2) - Civil War in Kansas (Indicator 6) - Volunteer regiments
Date - 1861-1869 - 1862
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Defense, Department of
Military - Wars - Civil War - Kansas Units - US Volunteers
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Other States - District of Columbia -- Washington
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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