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Title: Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823-1896 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Sovereign Grand Lodge
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers
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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ender slaves who may come within your lines.Under the decision of General Butler the corner-stone began tocrumble. AVe ha,ve seen that the President did not believe in the sud-den and immediate abolition ofslavery. He thought it would notbe well for the country. We shallsee further on how time and thesequence of events enabled him atthe right time to abolish slavery. Sad news came to the Presi-dent from Chicago: the death ofSenator Douglas, his old politicalopponent, yet his hearty supporterin the crucial hour at thebeginning of the war. Byhis patriotic action Douglas hadturned the great multitude of hisfollowers to the support of )\Ir. Lin-coln. Once more Congress was in ses-sion, called by the President. Dur-ing all the turmoil, commotion, andthe consideration of great questions,he found time to write amessage detailing the eventsfrom the time of his inauguration.He asked for an army of 400,000men and for $400,000,000. Theywere granted. The pulse of thecountry was beating high. More
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June 3, July 4. DOUGLAS MONrSIENT. FIRST MONTHS OF THE WAR. 267 than 30,000 troops had gathered at Washington — men who were toserve three months. Another large army had gathered at HarpersFerry. On to Richmond ! the cry. A like activity in the Sonth had organized two large Confederatearmies: one at the Manassas Junction, under Beauregard; one in theShenandoah Yalley, under General Johnston. The Confederates hadbeen swept out of West A^irginia and Missouri. Eastern Tennessee haddeclared for the Union. President Lincoln earnestly desired to send abody of troops to aid in holding that section of the State. Judge Eob-ertson and another gentleman hastened to Washington to protest againstthe marching of Union troops across Kentucky. The President heardwhat they had to say: That Kentucky must be neutral. If Uniontroops were to enter the State, Confederates would do the same. Bothparties must be kept out. Gentlemen, said Mr. Lincoln, my position in regard to yourState is like that of the m

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