WASHINGTON, August 17, 1864—10.30
a.m.
Lieutenant-General GRANT:
I have seen your dispatch,* expressing your unwillingness to
break your hold where you are. Neither am I willing. Hold on with a bulldog
grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.
A. LINCOLN.
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* See August 15, p. 193.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 42
(Serial No. 88), p. 243
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