Selected Correspondance of Abraham Lincoln 1863 Letter To General H. W. Halleck
by Abraham Lincoln
August 31, 1863
It is not improbable that retaliation for the recent great outrage at
Lawrence, in Kansas, may extend to indiscriminate slaughter on the
Missouri border, unless averted by very judicious action. I shall be
obliged if the general-in-chief can make any suggestions to General
Schofield upon the subject.
