What is it, now? Yes, yes, I’m glad of that. I’m very glad. There’s no mistake this time? We have the best of them? They’re in retreat?

This is a great day, Stanton⁠ ⁠… … If McClellan Can only follow up the victory now!

Lord, I will keep my promise and go on, Your will, in much, still being dark to me, But, in this one thing, as I see it, plain.

And yet⁠—if Lee slips from our hands again As he well may from all those last reports And the war still goes on⁠—and still no end⁠— Even after this Antietam⁠—not for years⁠—