The Lincoln Memorial: A Record of the Life, Assassination, and Obsequies of the Martyred President |
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On the 13th , he reached Columbus , where he was formally welcomed in the Hall of the Assembly , at the State Capitol , by Lieutenant - Governor Kirk , on behalf of the Legislature . At this imposing reception he justified the silence ...
On the 13th , he reached Columbus , where he was formally welcomed in the Hall of the Assembly , at the State Capitol , by Lieutenant - Governor Kirk , on behalf of the Legislature . At this imposing reception he justified the silence ...
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At Philadelphia , the President elect visited Independence Hall , and in those walls , still echoing with the voices of the great patriot founders of the Republic , he was escorted to a platform prepared for the purpose , and after a ...
At Philadelphia , the President elect visited Independence Hall , and in those walls , still echoing with the voices of the great patriot founders of the Republic , he was escorted to a platform prepared for the purpose , and after a ...
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... he seated himself in the hall , and soon after fainted away and was laid upon the floor . Upon the return of consciousness deponent was taken in a carriage to his residence . “ In the review of the transaction , it is the confident ...
... he seated himself in the hall , and soon after fainted away and was laid upon the floor . Upon the return of consciousness deponent was taken in a carriage to his residence . “ In the review of the transaction , it is the confident ...
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Here another prayer was offered up , during which I remained in the hall . was continually interrupted by Mrs. Lincoln's sobs . Soon after its conclusion , I went into the parlor , and found her in a chair , supported by her son Robert ...
Here another prayer was offered up , during which I remained in the hall . was continually interrupted by Mrs. Lincoln's sobs . Soon after its conclusion , I went into the parlor , and found her in a chair , supported by her son Robert ...
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The catafalque stood lengthwise to the room , or north and south , and immediately in front of the double doors which lead to the wide hall . The floor of the catafalque was about four feet in height , and approached by one step on all ...
The catafalque stood lengthwise to the room , or north and south , and immediately in front of the double doors which lead to the wide hall . The floor of the catafalque was about four feet in height , and approached by one step on all ...
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| Title | The Lincoln Memorial: A Record of the Life, Assassination, and Obsequies of the Martyred President The Lincoln Memorial: A Record of the Life, Assassination, and Obsequies of the Martyred President, John Gilmary Shea |
| Editor | John Gilmary Shea |
| Publisher | Bunce & Huntington, 1865 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 7 Jun 2007 |
| ISBN | 0608364290, 9780608364292 |
| Length | 288 pages |
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