Interesting "little" Lincoln stories

[RJNorton]

(09-23-2014 11:34 PM)David Lockmiller Wrote:  In 1862, when I was a cipher operator in the War Department, Mr. Lincoln often visited the office and was always affable and courteous, sometimes even familiar, in his intercourse with the attaches of the office.

Many thanks to Laurie for sending this. Lincoln students always hear of the War Department Building adjacent to the White House, but they seldom see photos of it at the time of the Civil War. This photo is ca. 1870. Source is John DeFerrari’s collection of Streets of Washington.