 However, because of the meeting in Altoona, Lincoln was able to issue such a document with a new sense of authority and commitment that was delivered by the northern governors and the victory at Antietam.Governors in Attendance

The Logan House Hotel, where the conference was held, was built in 1854 by the Pennsylvania Railroad.Dubbed "Mansion in the Wilderness," it was considered one of the grandest hotels in the country at the time.