Leopold C. P. Cooper of Norfolk, asks Lincoln to place Leopold O. Parker in West Point. Memorandum: Appointment of Leopold O. Parker, 10 March 1863, CW, 6:132.

President proclaims amnesty to soldiers absent without leave. Proclamation Granting Amnesty to Soldiers Absent without Leave, 10 March 1863, CW, 6:132-33.

Cabinet discusses regulations for letters of marque. Welles, Diary.

9 P.M. President, Secs. Seward and Stanton , Gen. Heintzelman, and several Senators discuss sending troops to protect Arizona. Journal, Samuel P. Heintzelman Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.