Abraham Lincoln actually said...

"I thank you, Mr. Train, for your kindness in presenting me with this truly elegant and highly creditable specimen of the handiwork of the mechanics of your State of Massachusetts, and I beg of you to ..."

"Move the remainder of the force down the Potomac, choosing a new base at Fortress Monroe, or anywhere between here and there, or, at all events, move such remainder of the army at once in pursuit of t..."

"Leave Washington entirely secure."

"It displays a perfection of workmanship which I really wish I had time to acknowledge in more fitting words."