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Reminiscences about Abraham Lincoln (1901) (14796913353)

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Reminiscences about Abraham Lincoln (1901) (14796913353)

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Identifier: reminiscen00linc (find matches)
Title: Reminiscences about Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents Presidents
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Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant



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rnedlater he was on a tour of thearmy camps.- We went on to camp, andafter a few days my fathersent me back home. They hadonly been fooling about tak-ing me South with the army.I felt awfully small then. REALIZED HONOR LATER Mr. Cadwell sighed, and wasstill for a moment. Then helooked up, smiling, and one couldimagine how big and brown hiseyes must have been when Lin-coln spoke to him. That was a long time ago,but Ill never forget the disap-pointment. Only later I real-ized what an honor Id had,shaking hands with Lincoln.My father went South. Laterhe died, during Shermansmarch to the sea.Mr. Cadwell showed a fadedletter from his father to hismother, written in a copperplatescript. And his death certifi-cate, also written in longhand.A carpenter, Mr. Cadwell haslived in Milwaukee since 1870,except ^for a few years in thewestern gold country. Jadv/allacier, Nathan Washington - White House Veteran Praised by Lincoln Civil War Veteran, 99, Recalls His Audience WithPresident at White House
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He was sitting just like thatwhen I walked into the executivechambers of the White House. A portrait of Abraham Lincolntoday took an Indianapolis civil warveteran back through the years to ahot summer day when a youngNortherner, one of Lincolns boysin blue, stood before the Presidentand received commendation for hisvalor on the battle front. From a wealth of war experiences,the veteran, Nathan A. Cadwalla-der, who celebrated his ninety-ninth birthday Thursday, just twodays before the national observanceof Lincolns birth, recalled his ac-quaintanceship with the Emanci-pator for friends gathered at hishome, 5226 Broadway. After giving the days password,Potomac River, to the guard, I was ushered into the office of the Pres-ident, Cadwallader explained. Mr. Lincoln, my President, Isaid when I shook hands with him,youre the first man I ever votedfor. I can tell you are one of myboys, the President answered, be-cause you wear the same kind ofcloths I do. Lincoln then ex-pressed his apprecia

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