Stanton dealing with Lincoln's death

[Troy Cowan]

Yes, Rhatkinson, I gave it a couple of paragraphs in my book.

"In the same year he was admitted to the bar, he married Mary Lamson. They had a baby girl and named her Lucy. In 1841, his little girl died. Stanton was so overcome with grief, he had her coffin exhumed, and he kept it in a spare room. He kept it for two years until he reluctantly returned it to the ground. Then in 1844, his wife died. Stanton plunged into a deep depression. In anguish, he refused to admit that she was dead. He dressed Mary in her wedding dress and kept her in his bed. He slept with her corpse for several days until he accepted her death. He then had her buried alongside Lucy.
After Mary’s death, his personality changed. Previously, he was described as having a good sense of humor, but after Mary’s death, he became brusque and rude. He lost himself in his legal work and turned into a fierce litigator."