Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
While there may not be a Leap Day in 2025, one Leap Day was especially momentous during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln! See how Abraham Lincoln made history nominating Ulysses S. Grant to serve as a leader of the Union Army—and why the rank was so prestigious!
Learn more about the Center for Legislative Archives: archives.gov/legislative
📜: Message of President Abraham Lincoln Nominating Ulysses S. Grant to Be Lieutenant General of the Union Army, February 29, 1864. catalog.archives.gov/id/306310
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While there may not be a Leap Day in 2025, one Leap Day was especially momentous during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln! See how Abraham Lincoln made history nominating Ulysses S. Grant to serve as a leader of the Union Army—and why the rank was so prestigious!
Learn more about the Center for Legislative Archives: archives.gov/legislative
📜: Message of President Abraham Lincoln Nominating Ulysses S. Grant to Be Lieutenant General of the Union Army, February 29, 1864. catalog.archives.gov/id/306310
#CongressInTheArchives #AbrahamLincoln #CivilWar










