Anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's Stories: Including Early Life Stories, Professional Life Stories, White House Stories, War Stories, Miscellaneous StoriesRhodes & McClure, 1887 - 246 pages |
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... Capt . Doherty said to Sergt . Boston Corbett : Dis- mount your men , detail a few to watch the house , and bring the remainder here . ' Capt . Doherty then surround- ed the barn with his men , and going to the front door , placed a ...
... Capt . Doherty said to Sergt . Boston Corbett : Dis- mount your men , detail a few to watch the house , and bring the remainder here . ' Capt . Doherty then surround- ed the barn with his men , and going to the front door , placed a ...
Page 220
... Capt . Doherty then passed among his senti- nels who surrounded the barn , when he was informed that whispering and the moving of hay had been heard from the inside . Capt . Doherty then said : If you don't come out , I'll set fire to ...
... Capt . Doherty then passed among his senti- nels who surrounded the barn , when he was informed that whispering and the moving of hay had been heard from the inside . Capt . Doherty then said : If you don't come out , I'll set fire to ...
Page 221
... Capt . Doherty , seizing them , handed Harrold over to the corporal at the door . While this conversation was going on , and as Capt . Doherty was in the act of taking Harrold out of the front door , the barn had been fired in the rear ...
... Capt . Doherty , seizing them , handed Harrold over to the corporal at the door . While this conversation was going on , and as Capt . Doherty was in the act of taking Harrold out of the front door , the barn had been fired in the rear ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 11 |
An Incident of Lincolns Early Hardships | 18 |
The Long Nine Lincoln the Longest of All 424 | 25 |
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