. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . LINCOLN THE LAST SITTING—OX THE DAY OF LEEs SURRENDER On April 9, 18G5, the very day of the surrender of Lee at Appomattox, Lincoln, for the last time, went to thephotographers gallery. As he sits in simple fashion sharpening his pencil, the man of sorrows cannot forget thesense of weariness and pain that for four years has been unbroken. No elation of triumph lights the task is ended—the Nation is saved. But another, scarcely less exacting, confronts him. The States whichlay out of their proper practical relation to t
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . LINCOLN THE LAST SITTING—OX THE DAY OF LEEs SURRENDER On April 9, 18G5, the very day of the surrender of Lee at Appomattox, Lincoln, for the last time, went to thephotographers gallery. As he sits in simple fashion sharpening his pencil, the man of sorrows cannot forget thesense of weariness and pain that for four years has been unbroken. No elation of triumph lights the task is ended—the Nation is saved. But another, scarcely less exacting, confronts him. The States whichlay out of their proper practical relation to the Union, in his own phrase, must be brought back into a properpractical relation. But this task was not for him. Only five days later the sad eyes reflected upon this pageclosed forever upon scenes of earthly turmoil. Bereft of Lincolns heart and head, leaders attacked problems ofreconstruction in ways that proved unwise. As the mists of passion and prejudice cleared away, both North andSouth came to feel that this patient, wise, and sympathetic ruler w
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