Selected Correspondance of Abraham Lincoln 1865 To The Commanding Officers In West Tennessee
by Abraham Lincoln
WASHINGTON,
February 13, 1865.
TO THE MILITARY OFFICERS COMMANDING IN WEST TENNESSEE:
While I cannot order as within requested, allow me to say that it is
my wish for you to relieve the people from all burdens, harassments,
and oppressions, so far as is possible consistently with your
military necessities; that the object of the war being to restore and
maintain the blessings of peace and good government, I desire you to
help, and not hinder, every advance in that direction.
Of your military necessities you must judge and execute, but please
do so in the spirit and with the purpose above indicated.
