Abraham Lincoln

“ Also to the ninth and tenth sections of an act entitled ‘‘An Act to suppress Insurrection, to punish Treason and Rebellion, to seize and confiscate property of rebels, and for other purposes,’’ approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are:
⁠And I do hereby enjoin upon and order all persons engaged in the military and naval service of the United States to observe, obey, and enforce, within their respective spheres of service, the act, and sections above recited. ”