71. Commission of Grenville M. Dodge as Major General <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States.+Army+--+Officers+--+Selection+and+appointment">United States. Army -- Officers -- Selection and appointment</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Dodge%2C+Grenville+Mellen%2C+1831-1916">Dodge, Grenville Mellen, 1831-1916</a> Commission of Grenville M. Dodge (Council Bluffs, Iowa) as Major General of U.S. Volunteers, signed by Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. June 7, 1864. Document Signed. 1864-06-07 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 72. Lincoln to Horace Greeley on southern representatives for peace talks <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Lincoln%2C+Abraham%2C+1809-1865+--+Relations+with+journalists">Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with journalists</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Greeley%2C+Horace%2C+1811-1872">Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872</a> Telegram from Abraham Lincoln to New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley referring to Greeley's earlier communications regarding potential Confederate peace negotiations, indicating that he had wanted Greeley to send a Confederate representative or representatives to him. Greeley is also notified that Lincoln's personal secretary, John Hay, will be delivering a reply to his letter of July 13th. July 15, 1864. Previously Lincoln had sought Greeley's aid in identifying any Confederate leaders who would accept peace on the term that slavery remain abolished. Autograph Letter Signed. 1864-07-15 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 73. Iowa Adj. Gen. Nathaniel B. Baker to Lincoln on appointment of Capt. Benjamin F. Reno as Quartermaster <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States.+Army+--+Officers+--+Selection+and+appointment">United States. Army -- Officers -- Selection and appointment</a> Letter from Iowa Adjutant General Nathaniel B. Baker to Abraham Lincoln recommending appointment of Captain Benjamin Franklin Reno to the position of Quartermaster General in the U.S. Regular Army. Reno was the brother of highly regarded Union General Jesse Lee Reno; he had served as an officer in the 2nd Iowa Cavalry and as a member of Jesse Reno's staff until the general's battlefied death. July 20, 1864. Copy. 1864-07-20 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 74. Iowa Adj. Gen. Nathaniel Baker to Lincoln recommending appointment of Thomas Banbury as Commissar of Subsistance <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States.+Army+--+Officers+--+Selection+and+appointment">United States. Army -- Officers -- Selection and appointment</a> Letter from Iowa Adjutant General Nathaniel B. Baker to Abraham Lincoln recommending appointment of Thomas M. Banbury (Iowa City, Iowa) as Commissar of Subsistence. July 21, 1864. Copy 1864-07-21 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 75. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge to Lincoln on wartime strife in northern Missouri <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Missouri+--+History+--+Civil+War%2C+1861-1865">Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Fletcher%2C+Thomas+Clement%2C+1827-1899">Fletcher, Thomas Clement, 1827-1899</a> Letter from General Grenville M. Dodge to Abraham Lincoln assessing current conditions in northern Missouri, where violent conflict between enemy guerilla forces and Unionist residents remained widespread. Dodge notes that conditions had improved but remained tenuous, proposes establishing a new militia force to improve Union control, and advises against implementing more conciliatory approach proposed by Lincoln. January 16, 1865. A failed Confederate raid by Gen. Sterling Price in October 1864 had scattered rebel guerillas and encouraged new efforts to resolve the state's internal conflicts. Copy. 1865-01-16 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 76. Iowa Adj. Gen. Nathaniel Baker to Lincoln recommending appointment of Dr. D.W. Stewart as Surgeon <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States.+Army+--+Officers+--+Selection+and+appointment">United States. Army -- Officers -- Selection and appointment</a> Letter from Iowa Adjutant General Nathaniel B. Baker to Lincoln recommending the appointment of Dr. D. W. Stewart (Davenport, Iowa) as Surgeon of the General Hospital at Davenport. February 10, 1865. Copy. 1865-02-10 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 77. Iowa Adj. Gen. Nathaniel Baker to Lincoln requesting temporary reprieve for deserter William Craven <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Lincoln%2C+Abraham%2C+1809-1865">Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Desertion%2C+Military">Desertion, Military</a> Telegram from Iowa Adjutant General Nathaniel B. Baker to Abraham Lincoln requesting a reprieve of the death sentence for deserter William A. Craven of the 2nd Missouri Cavalry until the president can further review the case. February 13, 1865. Copy. 1865-02-13 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 78. Iowa Adj. Gen. Nathaniel Baker to Lincoln requesting reprieve for deserter John Cohoe <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States--History--Civil+War%2C+1861-1865">United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Lincoln%2C+Abraham%2C+1809-1865">Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Desertion%2C+Military">Desertion, Military</a> Telegram from Iowa Adjutant General Nathaniel B. Baker to Abraham Lincoln requesting a reprieve of death sentence for deserter John Cohoe (a.k.a. John Cole) of the 11th Iowa Infantry until the President can further review the case. February 13, 1865. Copy. 1865-02-13 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 79. Lincoln to Missouri Gov. Thomas Fletcher on local meetings to resolve Missouri's internal conflicts <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Missouri+--+History+--+Civil+War%2C+1861-1865">Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Lincoln%2C+Abraham%2C+1809-1865+--+Views+on+civil+rights">Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Views on civil rights</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Fletcher%2C+Thomas+Clement%2C+1827-1899">Fletcher, Thomas Clement, 1827-1899</a> Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Missouri Governor Thomas C. Fletcher suggesting that opposing factions in the state be encouraged to hold neighborhood meetings to pledge mutual commitment to ending the state's internal conflicts. February 20, 1865. Copy. 1865-02-20 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 80. Lincoln's to Congressional committee formally accepting second term as president <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Lincoln%2C+Abraham%2C+1809-1865+--+Views+on+political+leadership">Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Views on political leadership</a> Abraham Lincoln's message to a Notification Committee of the U.S. House and Senate accepting a second presidential term. Members of the joint committee delivering word of Lincon's re-election were Senator Lyman Trumbull (Illinois), Representative James Falconer Wilson (Iowa) and Representative John L. Dawson (Pennsylvania). After a copy was prepared for delivery to Congress, the original manuscript version of the acceptance speech was retained by Representative Wilson who provided the annotation below Lincoln's words. March 1, 1865. Autograph Document. 1865-03-01 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html