11/30/1862
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"Fourth Corps to consist of three divisions, and to be commanded by Brigadier-General E. D. Keyes."
"I transmit herewith, for the constitutional action of the Senate thereon, a treaty concluded at Paola, Kans., on the 18th day of August."
"I say 'initiation' because, in my judgment, gradual and not sudden emancipation is better for all."
"In the annual message last December I thought fit to say 'the Union must be preserved, and hence all indispensable means must be employed.'"