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you　possess　all　the　qualities　of　a　great　army；　which　will　yet　give

victory　to　the　cause　of　the　country　and　of　popular　government

。

Condoling　with　the　mourners　for　the　dead；　and　sympathizing　with　the

severely　wounded；　I　congratulate　you　that　the　number　of　both　is

comparatively　so　small。



I　tender　to　you；　officers　and　soldiers；　the　thanks　of　the　nation。



A。　LINCOLN。









LETTER　OF　CONDOLENCE



TO　MISS　FANNY　McCULLOUGH。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON　；

December；　23；　1862。



DEAR　FANNY：It　is　with　deep　regret　that　I　learn　of　the　death　of　your

kind　and　brave　father；　and　especially　that　it　is　affecting　your　young

heart　beyond　what　is　common　in　such　cases。　　In　this　sad　world　of　ours

sorrow　comes　to　all；　and　to　the　young　it　comes　with　bittered　agony

because　it　takes　them　unawares。



The　older　have　learned　ever　to　expect　it。　　I　am　anxious　to　afford

some　alleviation　of　your　present　distress；　perfect　relief　is　not

possible；　except　with　time。　　You　cannot　now　realize　that　you　will

ever　feel　better。　　Is　not　this　so？　　And　yet　it　is　a　mistake。　　You　are

sure　to　be　happy　again。　　To　know　this；　which　is　certainly　true；　will

make　you　some　less　miserable　now。　　I　have　had　experience　enough　to

know　what　I　say；　and　you　need　only　to　believe　it　to　feel　better　at

once。　　The　memory　of　your　dear　father；　instead　of　an　agony；　will　yet

be　a　sad；　sweet　feeling　in　your　heart；　of　a　purer　and　holier　sort

than　you　have　known　before。



Please　present　my　kind　regards　to　your　afflicted　mother。



Your　sincere　friend；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　SECRETARY　OF　WAR。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

December　26；　1862



HONORABLE　SECRETARY　OF　WAR。



Sir：Two　Ohio　regiments　and　one　Illinois　regiment　which　were

captured　at　Hartsville　have　been　paroled　and　are　now　at　Columbus；

Ohio。　　This　brings　the　Ohio　regiments　substantially　to　their　homes。

I　am　strongly　impressed　with　the　belief　that　the　Illinois　regiment

better　be　sent　to　Illinois；　where　it　will　be　recruited　and　put　in

good　condition　by　the　time　they　are　exchanged　so　as　to　re…enter　the

service。　　They　did　not　misbehave；　as　I　am　satisfied；　so　that　they

should　receive　no　treatment　nor　have　anything　withheld　from　them　by

way　of　punishment。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　CURTIS。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　December　27；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　CURTIS；　Saint　Louis；　Mo。：



Let　the　order　in　regard　to　Dr。　McPheeters　and　family　be　suspended

until　you　hear　from　me。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　GAMBLE。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　December　27；　1862。



HIS　EXCELLENCY　GOVERNOR　GAMBLE：



I　do　not　wish　to　leave　the　country　north　of　the　Missouri　to　the　care

of　the　enrolled　militia　except　upon　the　concurrent　judgment　of

yourself　and　General　Curtis。　　His　I　have　not　yet　obtained。　　Confer

with　him；　and　I　shall　be　glad　to　act　when　you　and　he　agree。



A。　LINCOLN









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　A。　E。　BURNSIDE。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON　CITY；　D。C。；

December　30；　1862。　　3。30　PM。



MAJOR…GENERAL　BURNSIDE：



I　have　good　reason　for　saying　you　must　not　make　a　general　movement　of

the　army　without　letting　me　know。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　DIX。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

December　31；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　Dix；　Fort　Monroe；　Va。：



I　hear　not　a　word　about　the　Congressional　election　of　which　you　and　I

corresponded。　　Time　clearly　up。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　H。　J。　RAYMOND。

（Private。）

EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　December　31；　1862。



HON。　H。　J。　RAYMOND：



The　proclamation　cannot　be　telegraphed　to　you　until　during　the　day

to…morrow。



JNO。　G。　NICOLAY。



＇Same　to　Horace　Greeley＇









1863





EMANCIPATION　PROCLAMATION；



JANUARY　1；　1863。



THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES　OF　AMERICA：



A　Proclamation。



Whereas　on　the　22d　day　of　September；　A。D。　1862；　a　proclamation　was

issued　by　the　President　of　the　United　States；　containing；　among　other

things；　the　following；　to　wit：



〃That　on　the　1st　day　of　January；　A。D。；　1863；　all　persons　held　as

slaves　within　any　State　or　designated　part　of　a　State　the　people

whereof　shall　then　be　in　rebellion　against　the　United　States　shall　be

then；　thenceforward；　and　forever　free；　and　the　executive　government

of　the　United　States；　including　the　military　and　naval　authority

thereof；　will　recognize　and　maintain　the　freedom　of　such　persons　and

will　do　no　act　or　acts　to　repress　such　persons；　or　any　of　them；　in

any　efforts　they　may　make　for　their　actual　freedom。



〃That　the　executive　will　on　the　1st　day　of　January　aforesaid；　by

proclamation；　designate　the　States　and　parts　of　States；　if　any；　in

which　the　people　thereof；　respectively；　shall　then　be　in　rebellion

against　the　United　States；　and　the　fact　that　any　State　or　the　people

thereof　shall　on　that　day　be　in　good　faith　represented　in　the

Congress　of　the　United　States　by　members　chosen　thereto　at　elections

wherein　a　majority　of　the　qualified　voters　of　such　States　shall　have

participated　shall；　in　the　absence　of　strong　countervailing

testimony；　be　deemed　conclusive　evidence　that　such　State　and　the

people　thereof　are　not　then　in　rebellion　against　the　United　States。〃



Now；　therefore；　I；　Abraham　Lincoln；　President　of　the　United　States；

by　virtue　of　the　power　in　me　vested　as　Commander…in…Chief　of　the　Army

and　Navy　of　the　United　States　in　time　of　actual　armed　rebellion

against　the　authority　and　government　of　the　United　States；　and　as　a

fit　and　necessary　war　measure　for　suppressing　said　rebellion；　do；　on

this　1st　day　of　January；　A。　D。　1863；　and　in　accordance　with　my

purpose　so　to　do；　publicly　proclaimed　for　the　full　period　of　one

hundred　days　from　the　first　day　above　mentioned；　order　and　designate

as　the　States　and　parts　of　States　wherein　the　people　thereof；

respectively；　are　this　day　in　rebellion　against　the　United　States　the

following；　to　wit：



Arkansas；　Texas；　Louisiana　（except　the　parishes　of　St。　　Bernard；

Plaquemines；　Jefferson；　St。　　John；　St。　　Charles；　St。　　James；

Ascension；　Assumption；　Terre　Bonne；　Lafourche；　St。　　Mary；　St。

Martin；　and　Orleans；　including　the　city　of　New　Orleans）；　Mississippi；

Alabama；　Florida；　Georgia；　South　Carolina；　North　Carolina；　and

Virginia　（except　the　forty…eight　counties　designated　as　West

Virginia；　and　also　the　counties　of　Berkeley；　Accomac；　Northampton；

Elizabeth　City；　York；　Princess　Anne；　and　Norfolk；　including　the

cities　of　Norfolk　and　Portsmouth）；　and　which　excepted　parts　are　for

the　present　left　precisely　as　if　this　proclamation　were　not　issued。



And　by　virtue　of　the　power　and　for　the　purpose　aforesaid；　I　do　order

and　declare　that　all　persons　held　as　slaves　within　said　designated

States　and　parts　of　States　are；　and　henceforward　shall　be；　free；　and

that　the　Executive　Government　of　the　United　States；　including　the

military　and　naval　authorities　thereof；　will　recognize　and　maintain

the　freedom　of　said　persons。



And　I　hereby　enjoin　upon　the　people　so　declared　to　be　free　to　abstain

from　all　violence；　unless　in　necessary　self…defense；　and　I　recommend

to　them　that；　in　all　cases　when　allowed；　they　labor　faithfully　for

reasonable　wages。



And　I　further　declare　and　make　known　that　such　persons　of　suitable

condition　will　be　received　into　the　armed　service　of　the　United

States　to　garrison　forts；　positions；　stations；　and　other　places；　and

to　man　vessels　of　all　sorts　in　said　service。



And　upon　this　act；　sincerely　believed　to　be　an　act　of　justice；

warranted　by　the　Constitution　upon　military　necessity；　I　invoke　the

considerate　judgment　of　mankind　and　the　gracious　favor　of　Almighty

God。



In　witness　whereof　I　have　hereunto　set　my　hand　and　caused　the　seal　of

the　United　States　to　be　affixed。



Done　at　the　city　of　Washington；　this　first　day　of　January；　A。D。　1863；

and　of　the　independence　of　the　United　States　of　Americ