. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . rown, without a trace ofgray in them. He had on a single-breastedblouse, made of dark-blue flannel, unbuttonedin front, and showing a waistcoat wore an ordinary pair of top-boots, with histrousers inside, and was without spurs. Theboots and portions of his clothes were spat-tered with mud. He had had on a pair ofthread gloves, of a dark-yellow color, which hehad taken off on entering the room. His feltsugar-loaf stift-brimmed hat was thrown onthe table beside him. He had no sword, and apair of shoulder-straps was all there was
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . rown, without a trace ofgray in them. He had on a single-breastedblouse, made of dark-blue flannel, unbuttonedin front, and showing a waistcoat wore an ordinary pair of top-boots, with histrousers inside, and was without spurs. Theboots and portions of his clothes were spat-tered with mud. He had had on a pair ofthread gloves, of a dark-yellow color, which hehad taken off on entering the room. His feltsugar-loaf stift-brimmed hat was thrown onthe table beside him. He had no sword, and apair of shoulder-straps was all there was abouthim to designate his rank. In fact, aside fromthese, his uniform was that of a private soldier. Lee, on the other hand, was fully six feet inheight, and quite erect for one of his age, forhe was Grants senior by sixteen years. Hishair and full beard were a silver gray, andquite thick except that the hair had becomea little thin in front. He wore a new uniformof Confederate gray, buttoned up to thethroat, and at his side he carried a long sword. MCLEAN S HOUSE, APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE. (FROM A PHOTOGRAPH.) Vol. XXXV.—22. of exceedingly fine workmanship, the hilt stud-ded with jewels. It was said to be the swordwhich had been presented to him by theState of Virginia. His top-boots were com-paratively new, and seemed to have on themsome ornamental stitching of red silk. Likehis uniform, they were singularly clean and butlittle travel-stained. On the boots were hand-some spurs, with large rowels. A felt hat, whichin color matched pretty closely that of his uni-form, and a pair of long buckskin gauntlets laybeside him on the table. We asked ColonelMarshall afterwards how it wasthatboth he andhis chief wore such fine toggery, and lookedso much as if they had just turned out to goto church, while with us our outward garbscarcely rose to the dignity even of the shab-by-genteel. He enlightened us regarding thecontrast, by explaining that when their head-quarters wagons had been pr
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