Abraham Lincoln said...

I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of...

My reason for so doing is that I am informed that this joint resolution was prepared during the last moments of the last...

He could not but congratulate all present, himself, the country and the whole world upon this great moral victory.

In order to supply the aforesaid deficiency and to provide for casualties in the military and naval service of the Unite...