Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862,

BY D. S. HOLMES,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Souther District of New York.

J. J. GOLDER, Printer and STEREOTYPER,

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DEDICATION.

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN,

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,

AND

HIS GLORIOUS RETINUE

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TRIUMPHANT COMMANDING GENERALS,

WITH ALL THEIR

NOBLE AND GALLANT COMPANIONS IN ARMS

FOR THE DEFENCE AND PROTECTION OF THE JUST RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF A GREAT, FREE, AND INTELLIGENT PEOPLE,

AND

THE BEST GOVERNMENT IN THE WORLD:

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