Abraham Lincoln actually said...

It is therefore requested that on next Sunday, in all places of public worship in the United States, thanksgiving be offered to Him for His ...

The Secretary of War will issue directions for the execution of this order.

The national thanks are tendered by the President to Major-General William T. Sherman and the gallant officers and soldiers of his command b...

The marches, battles, sieges, and other military operations that have signalized this campaign must render it famous in the annals of war, a...