Lincoln Statue in Norway Funded/Dedicated by North Dakotans

[Anita]

Welcome Rita. How exciting to have a relative, Smith Stimmel, who was chosen in 1863 to be one of a Company of 100 men to to be known as the Lincoln bodyguard. You can read his "Personal Remembrances of Lincoln," here for free.
https://archive.org/details/personalreminisc00stim There's also a copy on Amazon but it's a bit pricey at $85 hardcover.