The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863

TELEGRAM TO GOVERNOR JOHNSON.

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WASHINGTON, June 4, 1862.

HON. ANDREW JOHNSON, Nashville, Tennessee:

Do you really wish to have control of the question of releasing rebel prisoners so far as they may be Tennesseeans? If you do, please tell us so. Your answer not to be made public.