A fifth army corps, to be commanded by Major-General N. P. Banks, will be formed from his own and General Shields's (lat...
No more than two army corps (about 50,000 troops) of said Army of the Potomac shall be moved en route for a new base of ...
Ordered, 1. That the major-general commanding the Army of the Potomac proceed forthwith to organize that part of the sai...
No change of the base of operations of the Army of the Potomac shall be made without leaving in and about Washington suc...
The Army and Navy cooperate in an immediate effort to capture the enemy's batteries upon the Potomac between Washington ...
The forces left for the defense of Washington will be placed in command of Brigadier-General James S. Wadsworth, who sha...
Third Corps to consist of three divisions, and to be commanded by Brigadier-General S. P. Heintzelman.
That .this order be executed with such promptness and dispatch as not to delay the commencement of the operations alread...
Fourth Corps to consist of three divisions, and to be commanded by Brigadier-General E. D. Keyes.
Second Corps to consist of three divisions, and to be commanded by Brigadier-General E. V. Sumner.
I transmit herewith, for the constitutional action of the Senate thereon, a treaty concluded at Paola, Kans., on the 18t...
If the proposition contained in the resolution does not meet the approval of Congress and the country, there is the end;...
War has been made and continues to be an indispensable means to this end.
In the annual message last December I thought fit to say 'the Union must be preserved, and hence all indispensable means...
The United States ought to cooperate with any State which may adopt gradual abolishment of slavery, giving to such State...
I earnestly beg the attention of Congress and the people to the subject.
In the mere financial or pecuniary view any member of Congress with the census tables and Treasury reports before him ca...
I say 'initiation' because, in my judgment, gradual and not sudden emancipation is better for all.
