Repository: UIHistories Project: Booklet - Life of President Lincoln on his Birthday (1896) [PAGE 15]

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the greatest professional military men of the a ••. He was alert and his acts wert timely. He < osured delay unsparingly. He thanked the army for victory very quickly. 1 < promoted the des rving. 1 Aguin and again he called upon the nation to humble itself in prayer before the God of nations.

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Gettysburg he wrote an order as Commander-inChief I Genera] Meade, directing him to intercept 1 v retreat and give him another battle, Il< st-nt it by a sp< ial mesenger, with a private not<

s ping t h a t this seenu I to him to be the t h i n g to

do. but thai he would leave it to the ultimate det -ion of the military commander on the ground. 'lis - ral order was not a matter of record, and I not be. If Meade would undertake the movent, and it was successful, he need say nothing*

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MI liatelv. In other words: Go ahead. Make nhe: tttempt to annihilate that army in its shear aed state and before it can recross the •i\ If the attempt succeeds, von take the glory it; and if it fails I will take the responsibility of

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i ,f<-o rnor Seward than they always but rather they will hold his memory in ;,i i still hi her esteem with the passing I, ,t the people of New York will always -iti, i,t'u satisfaction upon t h e ori tnal draft En , ncipat ion Proclamat Ion in t heir state ',,, 11 |( ,n clear band ^\' t he reat Kman

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