Abraham Lincoln said...

Now, therefore, in the name and by the authority of the President of the United States, I do hereby make known that a re...

To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan, is our duty.

Now, therefore, be it known that I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, do issue this my proclamation, as r...

I transmit herewith the report of the Secretary of War, which, with my permission, has been delayed until the present ti...