Lincoln writing the Gettysburg Address on the train.

[LincolnMan]

Roger: Another interesting tid-bit! I glanced over at Wikipedia (for shame! )about it-which noted that Stowe, and, apparently, her daughter met with President Lincoln on November 25, 1863. Wiki goes on to comment that neither Stowe or her daughter had mentioned the comment. Like you say, there are no independent sources listed for the comment, either. I do think it sounds like something Lincoln would say, however, Do you agree? I hope the story is true. I'm not sure at all why she would have claimed to be on the train to Gettysburg with Lincoln (when in fact she was in Boston)-or to claim that she "knew" he wrote the Address on the train (if she wasn't an eye witness (which she wasn't). Well, here is another item (the Stowe comment) we'll have to take with a grain of salt.