12/02/1861
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"If he had been a large man, there is no knowing what he would have done with them."
"I propose three cheers for General Grant, who knew to what use to put Sheridan; three cheers for all our noble commanders and the soldiers and sailors; three cheers for all people everywhere who cheer..."
"I propose that you give three hearty cheers for Sheridan."
"I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, do hereby appoint and set apart the last Thursday in November next as a day which I desire to be observed by all my fellow-citizens."