Selected Correspondance of Abraham Lincoln 1863 Telegram To Governor Curtin
by Abraham Lincoln
EXECUTIVE MANSION, MAY 2, 1863
GOVERNOR CURTIN, Harrisburg, Penn.:
General Halleck tells me he has a despatch from General Schenck this
morning, informing him that our forces have joined, and that the
enemy menacing Pennsylvania will have to fight or run today. I hope
I am not less anxious to do my duty to Pennsylvania than yourself,
but I really do not yet see the justification for incurring the
trouble and expense of calling out the militia. I shall keep watch,
and try to do my duty.
A. LINCOLN
P. S.--Our forces are exactly between the enemy and Pennsylvania.
