Abraham Lincoln said...

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

Say to the gentlemen I will meet them personally at Fortress Monroe as soon as I can get there.

of your military necessities you must judge and execute, but please do so in the spirit and with the purpose above indic...

The expediency of any legislation upon the subject is submitted for your consideration.