Download or read book Lincoln s Last Hours written by Charles Augustus Leale and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lincoln s Last Hours Classic Reprint written by Charles Augustus Leale and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lincoln's Last Hours One of the most cruel wars in the history of the world had nearly closed. The people of the United States were rejoicing at the prospect of peace and returning happiness. President Lincoln, after the surrender of General Robert E. Lee, visited Richmond, Virginia, exposing himself to great danger, and on his return delivered an address from the balcony of the White House. I was then a Commissioned Officer in the Medical Department of the United States Army, having been appointed from my native State, New York, and was on duty as Surgeon in charge of the Wounded Commissioned Officers' Ward at the United States Army General Hospital, Armory Square, Washington, District of Columbia, where my professional duties were of the greatest importance and required constant and arduous attention. For a brief relief and a few moments in the fresh air I started one evening for a short walk on Pennsylvania Avenue. There were crowds walking toward the President's residence. These I followed and arrived just at the commencement of President Lincoln's last public address to his people. From where I stood I could distinctly hear every word he uttered and I was profoundly impressed with his divine appearance as he stood in the rays of light, which penetrated the windows of the White House. The influence thus produced gave me an intense desire again to behold his face and study the characteristics of the "Savior of his Country." Therefore on the evening of April 14, 1865, after the completion of my daily hospital duties, I told my Ward Master that I would be absent for a short time. As a very large number from the Army stationed near Washington frequently visited the city, a general order was in force that none should be there without a special pass and all wearing uniform and out at night were subject to frequent challenge. To avoid this inconvenience officers stationed in Washington generally removed all signs of their calling when off duty. I changed to civilian's dress and hurried to Ford's Theatre, where I had been told President Lincoln, General Grant, and Members of the Cabinet were to be present to see the play, "Our American Cousin." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Lincoln s Last Day Classic Reprint written by John W. Starr and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lincoln's Last Day April the fourteenth, 1865, was a day of general thanksgiving throughout the northern states of the Union. After four years of fratricidal strife, General Lee had surrendered, and the early capitulation of Johnston's army was looked for. The President had selected this date also, as being especially fitting on which to have the re-raising of the Flag over Fort Sumter. It would then have been exactly four years since it had been low ered there. General Robert Anderson, commandant of the Fort at the time of surrender, had been selected as the one who should hoist the identical flag loweredby him in 1861, when the opening guns of the war of the rebellion were fired. It was also Good Friday on the church calendar, and as such was observed by a certain portion of the people in fasting and religious meditation. The city of Washington, particularly, seemed to catch the spirit then pervading the North, and, as one writer puts it, was in gala attire. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Suppressed Truth about the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln written by Burke McCarty and published by Health Research Books. This book was released on 1993-12 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1922 Written & Compiled by Burke McCarty, Ex-Romanist. the author spent years in public and private libraries gathering facts from books, magazines, newspapers and court records to compile all the information into this book. it is Mr. McCarty's view t.
Download or read book Lincoln s Last Days written by Bill O'Reilly and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lincoln's Last Days is a gripping account of one of the most dramatic nights in American history—of how one gunshot changed the country forever. Adapted from Bill O'Reilly's bestselling historical thriller, Killing Lincoln, this book will have young readers—and grown-ups too—hooked on history. In the spring of 1865, President Abraham Lincoln travels through Washington, D.C., after finally winning America's bloody Civil War. In the midst of celebrations, Lincoln is assassinated at Ford's Theatre by a famous actor named John Wilkes Booth. What follows is a thrilling chase, ending with a fiery shoot-out and swift justice for the perpetrators. With an unforgettable cast of characters, page-turning action, vivid detail, and art on every spread, Lincoln's Last Days is history that reads like a thriller. This is a very special book, irresistible on its own or as a compelling companion to Killing Lincoln.
Download or read book The Terrible Tragedy at Washington Assassination of President Lincoln written by Barclay and Company and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-18 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Terrible Tragedy at Washington, Assassination of President Lincoln: Last Hours and Death-Bed Scenes of the President; A Full and Graphic Account, From Reliable Authority, of This Great National Calamity I saw, a few moments after, the same man entering the door of the lobby, lead ing to the box and the door closing behind him; This was seen, because I could not fail from my position to observe it; the door side of the proscenium box and the stage were all within the dirqet and oblique lines of my sight. How long I watched the play after entering I do not. Know. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Lincoln s Last Months written by William C. Harris and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lincoln Prize winner William C. Harris turns to the last months of Abraham Lincoln's life in an attempt to penetrate this central figure of the Civil War, and arguably America's greatest president. Beginning with the presidential campaign of 1864 and ending with his shocking assassination, Lincoln's ability to master the daunting affairs of state during the final nine months of his life proved critical to his apotheosis as savior and saint of the nation. In the fall of 1864, an exhausted president pursued the seemingly intractable end of the Civil War. After four years at the helm, Lincoln was struggling to save his presidency in an election that he almost lost because of military stalemate and his commitment to restore the Union without slavery. Lincoln's victory in the election not only ensured the success of his agenda but led to his transformation from a cautious, often hesitant president into a distinguished statesman. He moved quickly to defuse destructive partisan divisions and to secure the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment. And he skillfully advanced peace terms that did not involve the unconditional surrender of Confederate armies. Throughout this period of great trials, he managed to resist political pressure from Democrats and radical Republicans and from those seeking patronage and profit. By expanding the context of Lincoln's last months beyond the battlefield, Harris shows how the events of 1864-65 tested the president's life and leadership and how he ultimately emerged victorious, and became Father Abraham to a nation.
Download or read book In the Footsteps of the Lincolns written by Ida Minerva Tarbell and published by New York, London : Harper & brothers. This book was released on 1924 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Samuel Lincoln, who had been apprenticed as a weaver in England, arrived in the Puritan colony of Boston Bay in 1637. Ida M. Tarbell traces the generations from Samuel to Abraham Lincoln, offering rich details of character and circumstance and showing that the president's ancestors were not precisely as his detractors painted them. She takes Abraham Lincoln from the cabin of his birth to the White House, where he is introduced to a nation in crisis.
Download or read book Lincoln s Last Hours written by Charles Leale and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-11 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the historic pageant in Washington, when the remains of President Lincoln were being taken from the White House to the Capitol, a carriage immediately preceding the catafalque was assigned to me. Outside were the crowds, the martial music, but inside the carriage I was plunged in deep self-communion, until aroused by a gentle tap at the window of my carriage door. An officer of high rank put his head inside and exclaimed: "Dr. Leale, I would rather have done what you did to prolong the life of the President than to have accomplished my duties during the entire war." I shrank back at what he said, and for the first time realized the importance of it all. As soon as I returned to my private office in the hospital, I drew down the window-shade, locked the door, threw myself prostrate on the bare wood floor and asked for advice. The answer came as distinctly as if spoken by a human being present: "Forget it all." I visited our Surgeon General, Joseph K. Barnes, and asked his advice; he also said: "Cast it from your memory."
Download or read book The Soul of Abraham Lincoln written by William Eleazar Barton and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of Abraham Lincoln Classic Reprint written by Abott An; Abott and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of Abraham Lincoln About the year 1780, Abraham Lincoln, the grandfather Of the subject of this volume, attracted by the accounts Of' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book ABRAHAM LINCOLN S 1861 INAUGURATION written by LINCOLN FINANCIAL FOUNDATION. COLLECTION and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reminiscences of the Last Year of President Lincoln s Life Classic Reprint written by Edward D. Neill and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reminiscences of the Last Year of President Lincoln's Life On the morning of the second of February, 1865, between nine and ten o'clock, as I was ascending the stairs to the second story, to reach my room, I met Forbes, an intelligent servant, descending with a small valise in his hand, and I asked, Where are you going? Look ing up to see that no one was near, he whispered, Fortress Monroe, and hurried on. When I reached the upper hall I met the president with his overcoat, and going to my room looked out of the window and saw him quietly walking around the curved pavement which leads to Pennsylvania Avenue, while Forbes was following at a dis tance of two or three hundred feet, as his valet. Waiting for some time I then crossed the hall to the room of the principal secretary, Mr. John G. N icolay, and quietly said, The president has left the city What do you mean? He asked; and I replied, Just what I have said. Rising quickly, he opened the door which communi cated with the president's room, and was astonished to find the chair of Mr. Lincoln vacant. The president had received a dispatch which convinced him that it was proper to go to Fortress Monroe and confer with the rebel commissioners, Alexander Stephens, R. M. T. Hunterand J. A. Campbell, and at nine o'clock that morning sent the follow ing telegram to Secretary Seward, already there: Induced by a dis patch from Gen. Grant, I join you at Fortress Monroe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Lincoln s Stories and Speeches Classic Reprint written by Abraham Lincoln and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lincoln's Stories and Speeches About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Lincoln in Some of His Unheroic Hours Classic Reprint written by Jacob Louis Hasbrouck and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lincoln in Some of His Unheroic Hours Abraham Lincoln lived on this earth 56 years, 2 months and 3 days. Delivery of his famous address at Gettysburg occupied not to exceed 15 minutes of his life span. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Further Light on Lincoln s Last Day written by John William Starr and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Further Light on Lincoln's Last Day: A Study of the Attendant Circumstances, Being the Third of a Series of Monographs Go and call Major Hay. Major, said Pendel, Captain Lincoln wants to see you at once. The President has been shot. Hay, says Pendel, was a handsome young man with a bloom on his cheeks just like that of a beautiful young lady. When I told him the news, he turned deathly pale, the color entirely leaving his cheeks. He said to me, 'don't allow anybody to enter the house.' I said, 'very good, Major, nobody shall come in.' And thereupon Robert Lincoln and John Hay left immediately for the theatre. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Funeral Discourse on the Death of Abraham Lincoln Classic Reprint written by E. J. Goodspeed and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Funeral Discourse on the Death of Abraham Lincoln When the tidings of President Lincolns assassination threw a gloom over all hearts, Chicago, the metropolis of his State, where he was first nominated for the Presidency, felt especially afflicted. The whole city was draped. The edifice of the Second Baptist Church was very solemnly and appropriately decorated. Two days after the murder, Sabbath, April 16 th a day never to be forgotten the vast audience melted into tears while the Pastor read Davids lamentation over Saul and Jonathan, 2 Sam. i.17-27 The beauty of Israel is slain iipon thy high places; hoio are the migJdy fallen. On the Wednesday following, a service was held, in accordance with suggestions fi-om Washington, at which several addresses were made by members of the congregation and others. On Sabbath morning, April 23 rd, the Pastor preached a sermon for the occasion to a crowded congregation. A hymn was sung, written by Hon.E. Bixby, which is printed with the discourse. The singing was solemn and impressive, and the whole service was one of deep interest. In the evening, previous to the doxology, Hon. C.C. P.Holden rose and offered a resolution, which was cordially received by the large assembly, that an account of the exercises be preserved in printed form as a memento, and that the Pastor furnish the Trustees with a copy of the sermon preached by him on the death of President Lincoln. The discourse is here printed precisely as preached. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
