| Friday, October 24, 1862.Washington,
DC. | Charles P. McIlvaine, Episcopal Bishop of Ohio,
asks President to name George T. Harris to West Point cadetship. Memorandum:
Appointment of George T. Harris, 24 October 1862,
CW, 5:473. Lincoln
recommends: "The bearer of this, William Johnson (colored), came with me from
Illinois; and is a worthy man, as I believe." Recommendation
for William H. Johnson, 24 October 1862, CW, 5:474. |