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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. A member of the Republican Party, he is best known for leading the nation through the Civil War and for his efforts to abolish slavery, notably through the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Lincoln's leadership during this tumultuous period helped to preserve the Union and set the stage for the eventual passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which formally abolished slavery in the United States.
Also to Admiral Farragut and Major-General Granger, under whose immediate command they were conducted, and to the gallant commanders on sea and land, and to the sailors and soldiers engaged in the operations, for their energy and courage…
The national thanks are tendered by the President to Admiral Farragut and Major-General Canby for the skill and harmony with which the recent operations in Mobile Harbor and against Fort Powell, Fort Gaines, and Fort Morgan were planned…
The marches, battles, sieges, and other military operations that have signalized this campaign must render it famous in the annals of war, and have entitled those who have participated therein to the applause and thanks of the nation.
The Secretary of War will issue directions for the execution of this order.
The Secretary of War and Secretary of the Navy will issue the necessary directions in their respective Departments for the execution of this order.
Any person or persons engaged in bringing out cotton, in strict conformity with authority given by W. P. Fessenden, Secretary of the United States Treasury, must not be hindered by the War, Navy, or any other Department of the Government…
It is in order that each one of you may have, through this free government which we have enjoyed, an open field and a fair chance for your industry, enterprise, and intelligence; that you may all have equal privileges in the race of life…
It is not merely for to-day, but for all time to come, that we should perpetuate for our children's children that great and free government which we have enjoyed all our lives.
I almost always feel inclined, when I say anything to soldiers, to impress upon them, in a few brief remarks, the importance of success in this contest.
The nation is worth fighting for, to secure such an inestimable jewel.
I return to you my sincere thanks, soldiers, for the honor you have done me this afternoon.
There may be mistakes made sometimes; and things may be done wrong, while the officers of the Government do all they can to prevent mistakes.
We have, as all will agree, a free government, where every man has a right to be equal with every other man.
I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury, do hereby declare and proclaim that the port of Newport, in the State of Vermont, is and shall be…
It is fair that each man shall pay taxes in exact proportion to the value of his property; but if we should wait, before collecting a tax, to adjust the taxes upon each man in exact proportion with every other man, we should never collect…
There is more involved in this contest than is realized by every one.
I am greatly obliged to you, and to all who have come forward at the call of their country.
No human power can subdue this rebellion without the use of the emancipation policy.
There is no program offered by any wing of the Democratic party but that must result in the permanent destruction of the Union.
So long as I am President, it shall be carried on for the sole purpose of restoring the Union.
The slightest knowledge of arithmetic will prove to any man that the rebel armies cannot be destroyed by Democratic strategy.
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