Abraham Lincoln said...

The expediency of any legislation upon the subject is submitted for your consideration.

It is due to this officer to state that he was passed over in consequence of physical disability, this disability having...

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

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