The Life of Abraham Lincoln Volumes 3 & 4Digital Scanning Inc, 1999 - 568 pages 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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 41
... company was seated on the platform erected on the east portico of the Capitol ' Mr. Lincoln arose and ad- vanced to the front , where he was introduced by his friend , Senator Baker , of Oregon . He carried a cane and a little roll ...
... company were laughing , the Pres- ident beat a quiet retreat from the neighborhood of the At- torney - General . " Lincoln's story - telling that evening was used , as often hap- pened , to cover a serious mental struggle . After many ...
... company called the " Silver Grays , " and the sol- diers of the War of 1812 offered themselves . By Tuesday , April 23 , a new terror was added to the situation - that of famine . The country around had been scoured for provisions , and ...
... company , that our present diffi- culties might be settled without the shedding of blood . I will not say that all hope has yet gone ; but if the alternative is presented whether the Union is to be broken in fragments and the liberties ...
... company which somehow had kept together marched up the street , mud- splashed and dejected . One of the most pathetic sights of the day was the return of Burnside and his men . The regiment and its handsome general had been one of the ...
Contents
33 | |
61 | |
93 | |
Lincolns Search for a General | 127 |
Lincoln and the Soldiers | 146 |
Lincolns Reelection in 1864 | 170 |
VOLUME FOUR | |
The End of the War 26 | 26 |
Lincolns Funeral 41 | 41 |