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Reminiscences of Lincoln by a Civil War Veteran in Iowa
Osceola County Pioneer recounts seeing Abraham Lincoln near Washington during the Civil War. He served in the Tenth New York Infantry, describes hospital passes, the 1863 White House visit, Lincoln’s inaugural address, Booth’s assassination aftermath, and public reactions. He notes subsidies, pay differences, and veteran reminiscences from Lincoln's era.
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Bull
Osceola County
Lincoln
Chauncey Bull
Sibley
Neb
Ab Lincoln
Washington
Lincoln Sunday Star
Tribune
James Buchanan
Kansas
Missouri
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Potomac River
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Stephen A. Douglas
United States
Cooper Institute
New York City
William H. Seward
New York
Republican Party
Hannibal Hamblin
Maine
Democrat
Douglas
Johnson
Breckenridge
Lane
Bell
Everett
North
Watertown
N. Y
Lee
Virginia
Line Treasury
United States Treasury
Baltimore
Horace Greeley
New York Tribune
Canada
Tenth
Benningo Bridge
City of
Alexandria
Capital City
Army of the Potomac
Cold Harbor
Genral Lee
Lincoln Hospital
Capitol
Veterans Reserve Corps
White House
New York State
Utica
Rome
McClellan
Mullen
Supreme Court
Fort Baker
Captain Camp
Louisiana
Booth
James A. Garfield
Pennsylvania Avenue
Congress
Union
Linealn
Sam