Civil War Veterans

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A few months before he died as a private.He drew on his inevitabe cigar and said,"I'll keep on living as long as I can keep on puffing".At a White House reception and he didn't have his uniform yet.Lincoln walked up to him and said,"Well son you look like you would make a good solider,why don't you join up?"He said,"Whenever Lincoln spoke to any of us,he had a wonderful smile." He said,"Lincoln's hand was was as big as a ham,and his hand shake took my hand right out of sight."