Abraham Lincoln actually said...

The only excuses allowed for the absence of officers or privates after the 11th day of August are: First. The order or leave of the War Department. Second. Disability from wounds received in service. Third. Disability from disease that renders the party unfit for military duty.

07/31/1862

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