Footprints of Abraham Lincoln Presenting many interesting facts, reminiscences and illustrations never before published

CHAPTER XIII.

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DEATH OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.

Personal Recollections—The Tragic Event—Mr. Stanton—A Nation in Sorrow—The Funeral—The Interment at Springfield, Illinois—The House in Which President Lincoln Died—Changed Conditions—The South Honors Lincoln—A United People—A Rich Inheritance 93