Abraham Lincoln: “Second Corps to consist of three divisions, and to be commanded by Brigadier-General E. V. Sumner.”

I am considering, and shall not fail to act when satisfied that action will be proper.

The question is, will it be wiser to take it as it is and help to improve it, or to reject and disperse it?

If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business.

As a general rule I abstain from reading the reports of attacks upon myself, wishing not to be provoked by that to which I cannot properly offer an answer.