Abraham Lincoln actually said...

The Secretary of War and Secretary of the Navy will issue the necessary directions in their respective Departments for the execution of this...

The Secretary of War will issue directions for the execution of this order.

It is therefore requested that on next Sunday, in all places of public worship in the United States, thanksgiving be offered to Him for His ...

The national thanks are tendered by the President to Admiral Farragut and Major-General Canby for the skill and harmony with which the recen...