. A Chautauqua boy in '61 and afterward; reminiscences by David B. Parker, second lieutenant, Seventy-second New York, detailed superintendent of the mails of the Army of the Potomac, United States marshal, district of Virginia, chief post office inspector . ining their efforts to his own he did very many acts of kindness and franked let-ters for very many Xew York soldiers, his name wascarried to the homes of soldiers throughout the State,and in 1864. when he ran for Governor of the State ofNew York against Horatio Seymour, he received, inalmost every precinct of the State, votes
. A Chautauqua boy in '61 and afterward; reminiscences by David B. Parker, second lieutenant, Seventy-second New York, detailed superintendent of the mails of the Army of the Potomac, United States marshal, district of Virginia, chief post office inspector . ining their efforts to his own he did very many acts of kindness and franked let-ters for very many Xew York soldiers, his name wascarried to the homes of soldiers throughout the State,and in 1864. when he ran for Governor of the State ofNew York against Horatio Seymour, he received, inalmost every precinct of the State, votes beyond thosegiven other candidates of his party; and while, forthree days after the election, Horace Greeley tele-graphed him daily that he was beaten, he answered, Wait till all the returns are in. and you will find Iam elected; and he was, by the personal vote offriends and relatives of New York soldiers. A few Sundays after we arrived in Washington,and were encamped at Good Hope, about two milesout, on a blufif overlooking the Potomac River, Presi-dent Lincoln, William H. Seward, and their wivesdrove out to see the evening dress parade of the regi-ment. Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Seward stood on the browof the hill behind the Colonel, Mr. Lincoln looking. WAR THROUGH GETTYSBURG 7 abstractedly across the Potomac where the Confeder-ate soldiers were encamped. After the parade wasformed, the Colonel turned and saluted the could see Mr. Seward reach out his hand and at-tract the Presidents attention. The President, wholooked to be nearly twice as tall as an ordinary man ashe stood on the bluff, turned suddenly and seemed tounhinge his joints and make an awkward bow. was very familiar with Chautauqua County,and that camp was named Camp Seward, and he prob-ably brought Mr. Lincoln to see the regiment in thecamp bearing his name. The next time I saw Mr. Lincoln was in the NationalTheater, on Eleventh Street in Washington. The playwas a burlesque called Pocahontas, i
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