Abraham Lincoln: “It is peculiarly fit for us to recognize the hand of God in this…”

On the recordAugust 11, 1861

It is peculiarly fit for us to recognize the hand of God in this terrible visitation.

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Republican · Illinois

Source

Proclamation 85—Proclaiming a Day of National Humiliation, Prayer, and Fasting

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Abraham Lincoln: “It is peculiarly fit for us to recognize the hand of God in this terrible visitation.”