Abraham Lincoln actually said...

I further proclaim that all volunteers thus called out and duly enlisted shall receive advance pay, premium, and bounty, as heretofore communicated to the governors of States by the War Department through the Provost-Marshal-General's Office by special letters.

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Proclamation 107—Call for 300,000 Volunteers

10/16/1863

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