Selected Correspondance of Abraham Lincoln 1863 Telegram To General Hooker
by Abraham Lincoln
WASHINGTON, June 16, 1863.10 P.M.
MAJOR-GENERAL HOOKER:
To remove all misunderstanding, I now place you in the strict
military relation to General Halleck of a commander of one of the
armies to the general-in-chief of all the armies. I have not
intended differently, but as it seems to be differently understood I
shall direct him to give you orders and you to obey them.