Letter to James C. Conkling
08/25/1863
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With deep gratitude to my countrymen for this mark of their confidence; with a distrust of my own ability to perform the...
Sherman went in at Atlanta and came out right.
I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, have considered it to be my duty to issue this my proclamation, decl...
Be pleased to signify this to the respective Houses of Congress.