Abraham Lincoln said...

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

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

I do hereby notify them that all deserters who shall, within sixty days from the date of this proclamation, viz, on or b...

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