Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . ssination,and he at last fell a victimto one of them. Ai)ril 14, 1865, he, with Gen. Grant,was urgently invited to attend Fords Theater. Itwas announced that they would be present. , however, left the city. President Lincoln, feel-ing, with his characteristic kindliness of heart, thatit would be a disappointment if he should fail them,very reluctantly consented to go. While listening tothe play an actor by the name of John Wilkes Boothentered the box where the President and family wereseated, and fired a bullet into his br
Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . ssination,and he at last fell a victimto one of them. Ai)ril 14, 1865, he, with Gen. Grant,was urgently invited to attend Fords Theater. Itwas announced that they would be present. , however, left the city. President Lincoln, feel-ing, with his characteristic kindliness of heart, thatit would be a disappointment if he should fail them,very reluctantly consented to go. While listening tothe play an actor by the name of John Wilkes Boothentered the box where the President and family wereseated, and fired a bullet into his brains. He died thenext morning at seven oclock. Never before, in the history of the world was a nationplunged into such deep grief by the death of its men met in the streets and wept in sjjeechlessanguish. It is not too much to say that a nation wasin tears. His was a life which will fitly become amodel. His name as the savior of his country willlive with that of Washingtons, iis father; his country-men being unable to decide which is the greatec.
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