Lincoln's Last Hours: By Charles A. Leale - Illustrated

By Charles A. Leale

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About Lincoln's Last Hours by Charles A. Leale At the historic pageant in Washington, when the remains of President Lincoln were being taken from the White House to the Capitol, a carriage immediately preceding the catafalque was assigned to me. Outside were the crowds, the martial music, but inside the carriage I was plunged in deep self-communion, until aroused by a gentle tap at the window of my carriage door. An officer of high rank put his head inside and exclaimed: "Dr. Leale, I would rather have done what you did to prolong the life of the President than to have accomplished my duties during the entire war." I shrank back at what he said, and for the first time realized the importance of it all. As soon as I returned to my private office in the hospital, I drew down the window-shade, locked the door, threw myself prostrate on the bare wood floor and asked for advice. The answer came as distinctly as if spoken by a human being present: "Forget it all." I visited our Surgeon General, Joseph K. Barnes, and asked his advice; he also said: "Cast it from your memory."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1520884400
• ISBN13: 9781520884400
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"