Abraham Lincoln (1897) (14774715381)

Identifier: abrahamlincol1479coff (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823-1896 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Sovereign Grand Lodge
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant



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he Republicans in Ohio. John Brough, what is your majority? asked the President, aboutnine oclock on the evening of the election. • Over 30,000, Mr. President. What is your majority now ? the question late in the night. Over 100,00(i. the reply. Glory to God in the highest! Ohio has saved the nation I thefervent exclamation of the President as he read the despatch. The State of Pennsylvania had purchased a portion of the Gettys-burg battle-field as a burial-place for the Union soldiers killed in thatenojao^ement. It was to be consecrated by imposino^ ceremonies. Xov. 19. ° ° . President Lincoln arrived at Gettysburg on the preceding after-noon, and became tlie guest of Judge AVillis. Mr. Everett, of Massa-chusetts, and other distinguished gentlemen, were also entertained atthe same hospitable mansion. What is to be the order of exercises to-morrow? asked Mr. Lin-coln, just before retiring to his chamber, after a delightful evening ofsocial intercourse. 364 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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..■■^^^/yA JOHN EKOrOH. • The oration will be given by Mr. Everett, said Judge Willis, andthen I shall call upon the President of the United States for some re-marks. I supposed I miglit be expected to say something, and I shall have GETTYSBURG. 385 to put some stray thoughts together, said President Lincoln, smilingpleasantly. () In his chamber, after the fatiguing journey from Washington, afte?an evening reception, he wrote out his stray thoughts. On the morning of July 1st, when the brigade of General Wads-worth turned from the Emmettsburg road by the house of NicholasCodori and marched across the fields, the soldiers saw a man with agun running to join them. It was John Burns, citizen, who steppedinto the ranks of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Pennsylvania Regi-ment, and, without waiting to be enrolled, went into the fight, and wasseverely wounded. I should like to have Burns go with me to the dedication, said Mr.Lincoln. The veteran came and accompanied the President to Ceme