History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry : its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865 . uck. Have we come to this?Then there is no addi-tional step in degredationand shame for our nationto take. We are undone,and eternally better are we thanMexico? But it cannotbe. Too many earnestprayers are offered up forthe life of Abraham Lin-coln ; his life is preciousat this time, and he is thepurest and ablest Presi-dent we have ever do not believe the re-port, simply because I donot think God would lethim die at this time. Late in the day it
History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry : its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865 . uck. Have we come to this?Then there is no addi-tional step in degredationand shame for our nationto take. We are undone,and eternally better are we thanMexico? But it cannotbe. Too many earnestprayers are offered up forthe life of Abraham Lin-coln ; his life is preciousat this time, and he is thepurest and ablest Presi-dent we have ever do not believe the re-port, simply because I donot think God would lethim die at this time. Late in the day it became certain thata dispatch was being read to the troops, that the Presidentwas dead. I was compelled to yield a reluctant story of Johnsons surrender, lacking all shape or con-firmation, is now generally rejected. * Born March 7, 1S37; died April 17, 1S80. Served three years with hisCompany, following the Regiment in .all its campaigns from 62 to leaving the army, he returned to his occupation as a farmer, which hefollowed until his death. He was a faithful soldier, and an honorable,upright HENRY HUDSON PHILLIPS,*Company A. FIFTY-EIGHTH INDIANA REGIMENT. 523 The assassination of President Lincoln makes a deepimpression upon the soldiers, who speak of him with pro-found reverence, and swear vengeance on all rebels. Reg-iments are already speaking of inscribing LincolnRevengers on their banners. Wednesday, April 19.—All doubts in reference to thedeath of the President were put to rest by the reading of thefollowing to the Regiment: Headquarters Military Division of the Mississippi, )In the Field, Raleigh, N. C, April 17, 1S65. )Special Field Order, }No. 51. \ The General commanding announces, with pain and sorrow, that on theevening of the 14th inst., at the theatre, in Washington City. His Excel-lency, the President of the United States, Mr. Lincoln, was assassinated, byone who uttered the State motto of Virginia. At the same time, the Secreta
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