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Another Soldier who Saw Lincoln Shot
07-04-2013, 06:25 AM
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Another Soldier who Saw Lincoln Shot
Nice story on a soldier who was present in 1865 when Lincoln was shot -

http://triblive.com/news/fayette/4287107...z2Y4iDAJXK

"The Past is a foreign country...they do things differently there" - L. P. Hartley
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07-04-2013, 07:03 AM
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It's always great to find the personal histories. Happy 4th everyone!
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07-21-2013, 07:56 PM
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What a great story-although did it actually say he saw Lincoln shot? I may have missed it.

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07-22-2013, 10:28 AM
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The soldier did not claim to have seen the assassination but was on sentry duty thereafter with orders to shoot to kill. The article with its depiction of Decoration Day rites and the veteran's own funeral in 1937 is quite fascinating.
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