Abraham Lincoln said...

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

Induced by a dispatch from General Grant, I join you at Fort Monroe as soon as I come.

the object of the war being to restore and maintain the blessings of peace and good government, I desire you to help, an...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.