_Lieutenant-General_.
[Telegram.]
HUNTSVILLE, ALA., _March 26, 1864_.
His Excellency A. LINCOLN,
_President of the United States_:
I understand by the papers that it is contemplated to make a change
of commanders of the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Army Corps, so as to
transfer me to the Seventeenth. I hope this will not be done. I fully
understand the organization of the Fifteenth Corps now, of which I have
labored to complete the organization this winter. Earnestly hope that
the change may not be made.