The story-life of Lincoln; a biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends . s if I didnt unload soon. Well, sir, you ought to seen his face as he looked at me. Billy Brown, he says, slow-like, do you mean to tell meyou came all the way from Springfield, Illinois, just to have a visitwith me, that you aint got no complaints in your pockets, nor anyadvice up your sleeve? Yes, sir, I says, thats about it, and Ill be durned if Iwouldnt go to Europe to see you, if I couldnt do it no other way,Mr. Lincoln. Well, sir, I never was so astonished in my life. He
The story-life of Lincoln; a biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends . s if I didnt unload soon. Well, sir, you ought to seen his face as he looked at me. Billy Brown, he says, slow-like, do you mean to tell meyou came all the way from Springfield, Illinois, just to have a visitwith me, that you aint got no complaints in your pockets, nor anyadvice up your sleeve? Yes, sir, I says, thats about it, and Ill be durned if Iwouldnt go to Europe to see you, if I couldnt do it no other way,Mr. Lincoln. Well, sir, I never was so astonished in my life. He justgrabbed my hand and shook it nearly off, and the tears just poureddown his face, and he says, Billy, you neverll know what good youve done me. Imhomesick, Billy, just plumb homesick, and it seems as if this Warnever would be over. Many a night I can see the boys a-dyinon the fields and can hear their mothers cryin for em at home,and I cant help em, Billy. I have to send them down got to save the Union, Billy, weve got to. He Knew Lincoln, Ida M. Tarbell, page 29. 1 S i_i i s- K I- w 5 o I a 8. w E. CHAPTER XX Lincoln and Gettysburg Lees Invasion of Pennsylvania After the battle of Chancellorsville, Hooker reorganized theArmy of the Potomac. The following generals were assigned to thecommand of the several corps of the army: to the First, Reynolds;to the Second, Hancock; to the Third, Sickles; to the Fifth,Meade; to the Sixth, Sedgwick; to the Eleventh, Howard; and tothe Twelfth, Slocum At the same time Lee divided his nine divisions of the Army ofNorthern Virginia, hitherto brought together in two army corpscommanded by Longstreet and Jackson, into three army corps ofthree divisions each. Longstreet retained the command of theFirst, Ewell was assigned to the Second, and A. P. Hill to the Third. While Lee was engaged in reorganizing his army he was at thesame time busy in planning an invasion of Maryland and Pennsyl-vania. Such an invasion promised relief to Pemb
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