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Identifier: reminiscencesabowilinc (find matches)
Title: Reminiscences about Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1888 (1880s)
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
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Earlier in the war when Wilson-wasone of Berdents ■ sharpshooters, herelated the story of their^mutiny be-1cause they had been promised a cer- ;tain kind of rifle to use, Instead ofwhich they were given old Enfieldmuskets. McClellan placed them allunder arrest and then went to Lin-coln with the story. Lincoln prompt-ly mounted a horse and rode to their camp a short distance outside ofWashington. With the stirrups too short andhis long legs protruding at an ungain-ly angle, his stove-pipe hat and hisumbrella under his arm, he madeabout as bad a figure on ■-the horseas ever I saw, said Mr. Wil-son.. But he came out to talk thematter over with the boys and hetold McClellan that just as soon asthe promised rifles could be pro-cured we were to have them. He al-ways was fair and he always talkedstraight from the shoulder. Thatswhy everyone loved him. Mr. Wilson, who will be 85 years ofage this month, is a past senior vlce-commander-in-chief of the GrandArmy of the Republic. He has been
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Charles B. Wilson a resident of Los Angeles since mm. PLANS FOR CEREMONIES Plans have been made throughoutthe city by various organizations forfitting ceremonies today to com-memorate Linclons Birthday. Col. Edgar >B. piper, publisher ofthe Portland Oregonidn, will be thechief speaker at the annual dinnerof the Lincoln Club this evening. The Daughters of the trhion. Vet-erans of the Civil War will have aprogram this afternoon at 2 oclockin Patriotic Hail, with, the membersof the Grand Army of the Republicas special guests. - The Department of Playground andRecreation of Los Angeles will con-duct the formal opening of, the Cen-tral Playground, 1357 East Twenty-second street, from 2 to 5 p.m. The annual Antlers ball will bethis evening at 8. At the morning session of the LosAngeles City Club held jointly withthe League of Women Voters, Mrs.Carrie Chapman Catt, founder of theNational League of Women Voters,will speak on Arbitration, Securityand Disarmament. The luncheonand afternoon s

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