. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . d a day of promise and joyto which the whole town resjjonded. In-deed, ever since the news of the fall ofRichmond reached Washington the town hadbeen indulging in an almost unbroken cele-bration, each new victory arousing a freshoutburst and rekindling enthusiasm, (^n thenight of the LSth, there had lieen a splendidillumination, and on the 14th, the rejoicingwent on. The suspension of the draft andthe presence of (Irant in town —come thistime not to plan new campaigns, but to talkof peace and reconstruction —seemed to fur-nish special reason
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . d a day of promise and joyto which the whole town resjjonded. In-deed, ever since the news of the fall ofRichmond reached Washington the town hadbeen indulging in an almost unbroken cele-bration, each new victory arousing a freshoutburst and rekindling enthusiasm, (^n thenight of the LSth, there had lieen a splendidillumination, and on the 14th, the rejoicingwent on. The suspension of the draft andthe presence of (Irant in town —come thistime not to plan new campaigns, but to talkof peace and reconstruction —seemed to fur-nish special reason for celebrating. At the White the family partywhich met at breakfast was unusually Robert Lincoln, the Presidents old-est son, then an aide-de-camj) on Grantsstaff, had arrived that morning, and the clos-ing scenes of (Jrants camjtaign were dis-cussed with the deepest interest by father * From nn unpubliehed manuBcHpt, Recollcctione of.\bralmm Lincoln. nrfi THE DEATH OE ABRAHAM LINCOLN. FORDSTPWRE -:>-s fttt^\ -vMI** K-. [ ]f^* MR JOHN DYOTT *.--^ AND ME. HARRY HAWK. •fe ^ ^^ T0« TAYIORS CELEBRATED ECCENTRIC COfflED?, OUR AMERICAN
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