The Lincoln Memorial: A Record of the Life, Assassination, and Obsequies of the Martyred PresidentJohn Gilmary Shea |
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... flag , affirming that to his deliberate convictions of principle he must adhere , even if assassination were his fate , he raised the Stars and Stripes , amid the plaudits of thousands and the thunder of artillery . At Harrisburg ...
... flag , affirming that to his deliberate convictions of principle he must adhere , even if assassination were his fate , he raised the Stars and Stripes , amid the plaudits of thousands and the thunder of artillery . At Harrisburg ...
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... raising once more the old flag at Sumter , while awaiting the tidings of Johnson's capture his life was brought to a sudden and startling close . II . ASSASSINATION AND LAST MOMENTS . II . THE LIFE OF ABRABHAM LINCOLN . 51.
... raising once more the old flag at Sumter , while awaiting the tidings of Johnson's capture his life was brought to a sudden and startling close . II . ASSASSINATION AND LAST MOMENTS . II . THE LIFE OF ABRABHAM LINCOLN . 51.
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... flag over the ruins of Sumter . President Lincoln was already planning ways of peace . The pseudo Confederacy , as an organization , was gone . Its last great army was at bay . The reduction of the national army , the diminution of the ...
... flag over the ruins of Sumter . President Lincoln was already planning ways of peace . The pseudo Confederacy , as an organization , was gone . Its last great army was at bay . The reduction of the national army , the diminution of the ...
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... flag on the staff , and drop to the stage ; he slipped when he gained the stage , but got upon his feet in a moment , brandished a large knife , saying ' The South shall be free ! ' turned his face in the direction I stood , and I ...
... flag on the staff , and drop to the stage ; he slipped when he gained the stage , but got upon his feet in a moment , brandished a large knife , saying ' The South shall be free ! ' turned his face in the direction I stood , and I ...
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... flag ( belonging to the Treasury Guard ) , which draped the side of the box nearest him . His eyes were directed towards the or- chestra , a kindly smile upon his face . At this instant the as- sassin burst open the door immediately ...
... flag ( belonging to the Treasury Guard ) , which draped the side of the box nearest him . His eyes were directed towards the or- chestra , a kindly smile upon his face . At this instant the as- sassin burst open the door immediately ...
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