01/13/1863
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"All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother."
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
"I nominate Ulysses S. Grant, now a major-general in the military service, to be lieutenant-general in the Army of the United States."
"In answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 26th instant, I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of War, relative to the reenlistment of veteran volunteers."