Abraham Lincoln said...

My reason for so doing is that I am informed that this joint resolution was prepared during the last moments of the last...

Now, in order to determine all controversies in respect thereto and to avoid any delay in filling up the armies, it is o...

He could not but congratulate all present, himself, the country and the whole world upon this great moral victory.

I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of...