"Stump the Yankee"

[J. Beckert]

Rebels 5
Yankee 2

Good evening and welcome back to a very special installment of "Stump the Yankee". It's the first annual CHRISTMAS edition! MERRY CHRISTMAS, you Rebels!

I've been thinking all week - "What can I give my Rebel friends for Christmas?" Well, after the last humiliating beating I suffered here, in spite of the spirit of the season, the only thing I could come up with was to try and return the favor to you biscuit and gravy eaters. We'll put the mistletoe up later. Let's get started.

Items Lincoln signed or wrote shortly before his death are treasured relics. A while back, a Lincoln researcher made headlines when he was discovered to have altered a pardon Lincoln wrote by changing the date to April 14th., 1865. The card written to Congressman George Ashmun shortly before he departed for Ford's was probably the last note he wrote. However, within the last few years, an item has surfaced that has been in storage for many years. Written very close to his death, this item was boxed up and forgotten about for years. What the heck is it?