Address to the 164th Ohio Regiment
08/17/1864
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But that proclamation falls far short of what the amendment will be when fully consummated.
Be pleased to signify this to the respective Houses of Congress.
The pending call is not for three hundred thousand men subject to fair credits, but is for three hundred thousand remain...
With deep gratitude to my countrymen for this mark of their confidence; with a distrust of my own ability to perform the...