Lincoln Discussion Symposium › Lincoln Discussion Symposium › Assassination v
Another Soldier who Saw Lincoln Shot

Threaded Mode
Another Soldier who Saw Lincoln Shot
07-04-2013, 07:25 AM,
#1
BettyO Offline
Hero Member
*******
 		Posts: 3,596
Threads: 266
Joined: Jul 2012
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
Find
Reply
07-04-2013, 08:03 AM,
#2
Jim Garrett Offline
Legendary Member
******
 		Posts: 1,374
Threads: 21
Joined: Aug 2012
RE: Another Soldier who Saw Lincoln Shot
It's always great to find the personal histories. Happy 4th everyone!
Find
Reply
07-21-2013, 08:56 PM,
#3
LincolnMan Offline
Hero Member
*******
 		Posts: 5,433
Threads: 161
Joined: Jul 2012
RE: Another Soldier who Saw Lincoln Shot
What a great story-although did it actually say he saw Lincoln shot? I may have missed it.
Bill Nash
Website Find
Reply
07-22-2013, 11:28 AM,
#4
Thomas Thorne Offline
Senior Member
****
 		Posts: 299
Threads: 3
Joined: Jul 2012
RE: Another Soldier who Saw Lincoln Shot
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.
Tom
Find
Reply


Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: