Abraham Lincoln actually said...

The term of one hundred days for which the National Guard of Ohio volunteered having expired, the President directs an official acknowledgment to be made of their patriotic and valuable services during the recent campaigns.

Context

Executive Order—Thanks to Hundred-Day Troops From Ohio

09/09/1864

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