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Letter to William H. Herndon

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Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.

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I transmit herewith the report of the Secretary of War, which, with my permission, has been delayed until the present time to enable the Lieutenant-General to furnish his report.

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