[Letter about Abraham Lincoln written to Mrs. Gladys E. Gilbert]. 1922.

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[Letter about Abraham Lincoln written to Mrs. Gladys E. Gilbert]. 1922.

"In reply to your letter I would say that I saw President Lincoln many times during the terrible war between 1861 and 1865. I saw him in Washington, and when he came to the Army of the Potomac after a battle, as was his custom. The Army revered him as a father--in fact he was often called "Father Abraham" ...

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