Women and Military Issues
Document B
Endorsement:
January 3rd, 1863
Note: Please view the instructional video for additional context.
Essential Questions:
Do you think the fact that this request came from a woman had anything to do with the outcome?
Essential Questions:
Do you think the fact that this request came from a woman had anything to do with the outcome?
Endorsement
Let this woman have her boy out of Old Capitol Prison.
January 3, 1863. A. LINCOLN.
Let this woman have her boy out of Old Capitol Prison.
January 3, 1863. A. LINCOLN.
Document Source: Endorsement, January 3rd, 1863 in The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln: Volume VI. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln/
Image Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Capitol_Prison
Image Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Capitol_Prison