The Lincoln Memorial: A Record of the Life, Assassination, and Obsequies of the Martyred President |
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The death of President Lincoln and the terrible circumstances attending it , his funeral rites , solemn beyond example in history , and the passage of his honored remains from city to city for thousands of miles , created too deep an ...
The death of President Lincoln and the terrible circumstances attending it , his funeral rites , solemn beyond example in history , and the passage of his honored remains from city to city for thousands of miles , created too deep an ...
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Whether this invitation was part of the plot or merely furnished the opportunity remains to be seen . Be that as it may , the theatre was prepared for the fearful deed . The private box adjoined the dress circle , and had two doors ...
Whether this invitation was part of the plot or merely furnished the opportunity remains to be seen . Be that as it may , the theatre was prepared for the fearful deed . The private box adjoined the dress circle , and had two doors ...
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Shortly after 9 o'clock the remains were removed in a coffin to the White House , attended by a dense crowd , and escorted by a squadron of cavalry and several distinguished officers . At a later hour a post - mortem examination was ...
Shortly after 9 o'clock the remains were removed in a coffin to the White House , attended by a dense crowd , and escorted by a squadron of cavalry and several distinguished officers . At a later hour a post - mortem examination was ...
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His life was saved four years ago when it was needed, and he went through Baltimore, and the waves of the rebellion were beating around him. But now his work was done ; and it remains for us to do that which is left for us to do in the ...
His life was saved four years ago when it was needed, and he went through Baltimore, and the waves of the rebellion were beating around him. But now his work was done ; and it remains for us to do that which is left for us to do in the ...
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His life was saved four years ago when it was needed , and he went through Baltimore , and the waves of the rebellion were beating around him . But now his work was done ; and it remains for us to do that which is left for us to do in ...
His life was saved four years ago when it was needed , and he went through Baltimore , and the waves of the rebellion were beating around him . But now his work was done ; and it remains for us to do that which is left for us to do in ...
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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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