For their services and gallantry on those occasions I cordially recommend that they should by name receive a vote of thanks of Congress.
Abraham Lincoln: “For their services and gallantry on those occasions I cordially recommend that they should by name receive a vote of…”
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Messages to Congress Recommending Naval Officers for Thanks
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