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Identifier: abrahamlincolnba01newy (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1886 (1880s)
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Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Generals Generals
Publisher: (New York, N.Y.) : (The Century Co.)
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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,who had received more surrenders than any 9-S THE LAST DAYS OF GENERAL GRAN1\ other conqueror in history, who for eight years died letters and telegrams arrived each day, had satin the chair of Washington, and whose with pity and aftection in e\ery line. The j^reatness had Iveen sealed by the verdict of soldiers all over the country were conspicuous the world, to lea\e his children bankrujit, in their manifestations of sympathy — South- their faith questioned, tiieir name, which was erners as well as Northerners. Army clubs
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GEVEBAL GBA.XT S CABl.V, FORMEKLY HEADQUARTERS AT CITY POINT ; REMOVED IN it WHERE IT NOW STANDS. TO EAST PARK, PHILADELPHIA, his, tarnished — that name which must liveforever. Ihe blur on his rejjutation, even withthe taint of dishonor entirely removed, thewre< k of his fortune, the neglect of the Gov-ernment, the humiliations of his poverty,—these stern images hovered around his couchby night and day, and goaded and galled himtill the moment when physical tcjrturecrowdedout even mental pain. The een said or thought injurious to himwas instantly ignorerl, revoke(l, stamped (uitof mind ; unfler the i>Ia: k shadow of iJeaththe memory of his great services became vividonce more, like writing in sympathetic inkbefore a fire. All the admiration and love ofthe days immediately after the war returned.ITie house was thronged with visitors, f;ldfriends, army comrade.-., former cabinet min-

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