Portrait and biographical record of Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaContaining biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens ..together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . o guard but a few sailors. From the time hehad left Springfield, in 1S61, however, plans hadbeen made for his , and he at lastfell a victim to one of them. April 14, 1865, he,with Gen. Grant, was urgently invited to attendFords Theatre. It was announced that theywould be present. Gen. Grant, however, left thecity. President Lincoln, feeling, with his char-a
Portrait and biographical record of Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaContaining biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens ..together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . o guard but a few sailors. From the time hehad left Springfield, in 1S61, however, plans hadbeen made for his , and he at lastfell a victim to one of them. April 14, 1865, he,with Gen. Grant, was urgently invited to attendFords Theatre. It was announced that theywould be present. Gen. Grant, however, left thecity. President Lincoln, feeling, with his kindliness of heart, that it would be adisappointment if he should fail them, very re-luctantly consented to go. While listening tothe play, an actor by the name of John WilkesBooth entered the box where the President andfamily were seated, and fired a bullet into hisbrain. He died the next morning at sevenoclock. Never before in the history of the world wasa nation plunged into such deep grief by the deathof its ruler Strong men met in the streets andwept in speechless anguish. His was a life whichwill fitly become a model. His name as theSavior of his country will Hve with that of Wash-ingtons, its
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