The Life of Abraham Lincoln Volumes 3 & 4Digital Scanning Inc, 1999 - 568 páginas The work here offered the public was begun in 1894 at the suggestion of Mr. S. S. McClure and Mr. J. S. Phillips, editors of "McClure's Magazine." Their desire was to add to our knowledge of Abraham Lincoln by collecting and preserving the reminiscences of such of his contemporaries as were then living. In undertaking the work it was determined to spare neither labor nor money and in this determination Mr. McClure and his associates have never wavered. Without the sympathy, confidence, suggestion, and criticism, which they have given the work it would have been impossible. They established in their editorial rooms what might be called a Lincoln Bureau and from there an organized search was made for reminiscences, pictures, and documents. To facilitate the work, all persons possessing or knowing of Lincoln material were asked through the magazine to communicate with the editor. The response was immediate and amazing. Hundreds of persons from all parts of the country replied. In every case the clues thus obtained were investigated and if the matter was found to be new and useful was secured. The author wrote thousands of letters and traveled thousands of miles in collecting the material, which came to the editor simply as a result of this request in the magazine. The work thus became one in which the whole country cooperated. No attempt has been made to cover the history of Lincoln's times save as necessary in tracing the development of his mind and in illustrating his moral qualities. It is Lincoln the man, as seen by his fellows and revealed by his own acts and words that the author has tried to picture. |
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... groups of riflemen . When Lin- coln reached the north side of the Capitol , where he de- scended to enter the building , he found a board tunnel , strongly guarded at its mouth , through which he passed 2 LIFE OF LINCOLN.
... north door . It suddenly occurred to me that , if I could scale that wall , I might walk right in after the President , perhaps on to the very platform . It wasnt a min- ute before I shinned ' up and jumped into the tunnel ; but before ...
... North for our reliance . Mr. Lincoln dropped the paragraphs , and began by an- swering another question : " Does the President intend to interfere with the property of the South ? " Apprehension seems to exist , " he said , " among the ...
... North , or on yours of the South , that truth and that justice will surely prevail by the judgment of this great tribunal of the American people . My countrymen , one and all , think calmly and well upon this whole subject . Nothing ...
... North and South were at that moment focused in the fate of Fort Sum- ter . A series of dramatic incidents had given the fort this peculiar prominence . At the time of Mr. Lincoln's election Charleston Harbor was commanded by Major ...
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Lincolns Search for a General | 127 |
Lincoln and the Soldiers | 146 |
Lincolns Reelection in 1864 | 170 |
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The End of the War 26 | 26 |
Lincolns Funeral 41 | 41 |