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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1919
Page
6
Bath citizens recount their encounters with Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War era. William H. Watson, Joseph C. Varnum, William F. Willis, Frank Williams, and Isaac N Bowker describe the White House reviews, handshakes, and hospital visits that shaped their memories of the president. They note Lincoln's kindness, his care for wounded soldiers, and Mrs Lincoln's presence.
Corliss Street church deacon James R. Cressey was among G A R men who met President Lincoln in May 1864. Cressey, a sergeant in the First Maine Heavy Artillery, later saw Lincoln visit a ward at Harvard Hospital in Washington and share berries with wounded soldiers while Mrs. Lincoln aided with sugar. He recalls a Confederate wounded man reacting emotionally to the President’s kindness.
Charles A. Coombs recounts meeting Abraham Lincoln several times starting in 1860s when Lincoln reviewed the Third Maine at Washington Heights and later the Army of the Potomac under General McLellan. He remembers Lincoln on horseback tall and thoughtful though not graceful, a great man we did not fully grasp until his death.
William H. Tobey recalls seeing Abraham Lincoln in 1861 during a regimental review and in Washington on Pennsylvania Avenue. He describes Lincoln as tall and gaunt, and recounts a carriage sighting near Centerville as troops headed to Bull Run. John W. Blaisdell and Leonard Gowell also share memories of their proximity to the martyred president.
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