Letter to James C. Conkling
08/25/1863
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By no other result can the six thousand men be obtained from the two States, and, at the same time deal justly and keep ...
I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, have considered it to be my duty to issue this my proclamation, decl...
The expediency of any legislation on the subject is submitted for your consideration.
Sherman went in at Atlanta and came out right.