Letter from Iowa Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood to Abraham Lincoln protesting the actions of General Willis A. Gorman who would not allow Iowa Colonel William T. Shaw to enlist African-American troops in Arkansas as commanded by General Samuel R.…
Letter from Iowa Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood to Abraham Lincoln recommending Brigadier General George C. Strong for military governorship of Arkansas. February 5, 1863. Copy.
Appointment of Sumner B. Hewett, Jr. (Wright County, Iowa) as Collector of Internal Revenue for the 6th Collection District of Iowa, signed by Abraham Lincoln and U.S. Secretary of Treasury Salmon P. Chase. March 4, 1863. Hewett was an Iowa…
Letter from General Samuel R. Curtis to Abraham Lincoln acknowledging receipt of a letter from Lincoln relieving him of his command of the Department of the Missouri, and requesting copies of documents in which he is charged with speculating in…
