On the recordJuly 14, 1863
It is meet and right to recognize and confess the presence of the Almighty Father and the power of His hand equally in these triumphs and in these sorrows.
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Proclamation 103—Day of Thanksgiving, Praise, and Prayer, August 6, 1863
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