With authority to enter upon, take possession of, hold, and use all railroads, engines, cars, locomotives, equipments, a...
Ordered, That D.C. McCallum be, and he is hereby, appointed military director and superintendent of railroads in the Uni...
In answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 5th instant, requesting a communication of any recent correspondence re...
Believing that no occasion could arise which would more fully correspond with the intention of the law or be more pregna...
As a sequel to the correspondence on the subject previously communicated, I transmit to Congress extracts from a dispatc...
Ordered,That all the disposable force of the Army of the Potomac, after providing safely for the defense of Washington, ...
The advice of the Senate as to the expediency of accepting that convention as a substitute for the one of the 31st of Ju...
I submit to the Senate, for its consideration with a view to ratification, a treaty of extradition concluded by Mr. Corw...
Ordered, That the 22d day of February, 1862, be the day for a general movement of the land and naval forces of the Unite...
That the heads of Departments, and especially the Secretaries of War and of the Navy, with all their subordinates, and t...
That all other forces, both land and naval, with their respective commanders, obey existing orders for the time and be r...
It seems to be my duty now to solicit an early action of the Senate upon the subject.
I recommend the appropriation of the amount of the award of the referee.
The courage that encountered and vanquished the greatly superior numbers of the rebel force, pursued and attacked them i...
The purpose of this war is to attack, pursue, and destroy a rebellious enemy and to deliver the country from danger mena...
He returns thanks to the gallant officers and soldiers who won that victory
Alacrity, daring, courageous spirit, and patriotic zeal on all occasions and under every circumstance are expected from ...
In the prompt and spirited movements and daring battle of Mill Springs the nation will realize its hopes, and the people...
