| Saturday, August 15, 1863.Washington, DC.
| President at War Dept. in morning regarding status of Gen.
Anderson, who receives assignment to Fort Adams, R.I. Abraham Lincoln to Robert Anderson,
15 August 1863, CW, 6:386-87. Extends leave of absence of Gen. Blair and Col. Martin D. Hardin for
20 and 10 days respectively. Extension of Leave for Francis P. Blair,
Jr., 15 August 1863, CW, 6:388;
Extension of Leave for Martin D.
Hardin, 15 August 1863, CW,
6:388. Prepares proclamation authorizing use of military force,
if necessary to overcome opposition to draft law. Abraham Lincoln to Horatio Seymour,
[15 August] 1863, CW, 6:389-91. Committee of the Union League, Washington Council No. 4 meets in the
evening with the President at the Soldier's Home. The committee reads a
statement pleading for justice in the case of Dr. David M. Wright, who killed
Second Lieutenant Alanson L. Sanborn in Norfolk, Virginia. Daily
National Republican (Washington, DC), 17 August 1863,
2:5. |