Telegram from President Abraham Lincoln to General Ulysses S. Grant Regarding William Tecumseh Sherman

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101 Time DRECEIVED United States Telegrapt Syphosic War Department. July 17. 11(25 An, 1864 Sient Gem grant * letty Point, Aar (68) In your despatch of yesterday B to gen. Shennow, I find this following, tourb: "I shall make a desparate effort to get approain tiow here which will holow the enemy without the mecessity of so many new." Pressed as me and by lapric of temm, d am glan to hear you pay this; and get I also hope you may fund a way that the effort phace not he desperation in this sense of great lon of life. Alincohs give 105 95