. Lincoln in the telegraph office : recollections of the United States Military Telegraph Corps during the Civil War . Drawn by R. G. Page Plan of the cipher-room in the War Department telegraph office Made from data supplied by General Thomas T. Eckert crans in Tennessee, when Lincoln came a while Tinker paid no attention to the con-versation in the room. Presently, however, Lin-coln began to tell of an occurrence in Pekin, lUi- 144 EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION nois, before his election; but after a while he hesi-tated at a name he was trying to recall, but couldnot, which, however. Tinke
. Lincoln in the telegraph office : recollections of the United States Military Telegraph Corps during the Civil War . Drawn by R. G. Page Plan of the cipher-room in the War Department telegraph office Made from data supplied by General Thomas T. Eckert crans in Tennessee, when Lincoln came a while Tinker paid no attention to the con-versation in the room. Presently, however, Lin-coln began to tell of an occurrence in Pekin, lUi- 144 EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION nois, before his election; but after a while he hesi-tated at a name he was trying to recall, but couldnot, which, however. Tinker well knew, havingbeen employed as telegraph operator in Pekin atthe very time of which Lincoln was President resumed his story, but againstopped, remarking, as he ran his long fingersthrough his disheveled hair to awaken thought,I wish I could remember that name. Where-upon Tinker, with some trepidation, suggested,Mr. President, permit me to ask if it is notJudge Puterbaugh? Tinker then adds, in hisaccount of the incident: Lincoln turned uponme in great surprise and fairly shouted, Why,yes, thats t
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