Executive Order
02/12/1865
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I transmit herewith the letter of the Secretary of War, with accompanying report of the Adjutant-General, in reply to th...
To the Senate of the United States: In answer to the Senate's resolution of yesterday, requesting information in regard ...
But that proclamation falls far short of what the amendment will be when fully consummated.
It winds the whole thing up.