Printed Civil War period broadside that contains the text of a letter written by President Lincoln to the Commander of the Army of the Potomac, Major General George B. McClellan. The letter is dated April 9, 1862. In the body of the letter President Lincoln explains that he kept back some of the reinforcements destined for McClellan’s army to protect Washington, D.C. and he answers charges that he has not been supportive of the General’s coming offensive which was the Peninsula Campaign. Mr. Lincoln goes to great lengths to explain why he kept the different units from joining McClellan’s Army and ends the letter with the following;

“I beg leave to assure you that I have never written or spoken to you in greater kindness of feeling than now, nor with a fuller purpose to sustain you so far as in my most anxious judgement I consistently can. But you must act.

Yours, very truly,

A. Lincoln”

Broadside is in very good condition with only two spots of light foxing. One is near the top right corner just above the date while thew other is in the lower right corner. The lower right corner also has some light surface crinkles but nothing major. Item comes in white mat.

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