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[Gene C]

In the picture, Lincoln has his fist clenched like I do when I go see the dentist.

[AussieMick]

I think Gene's got it, the dentist that tore out part of Lincoln's jaw ( a small part , anyway)?
No idea of the name. I think he saw several dentists (well ... yes, Ok, he would have )

[RJNorton]

So far David is the closest to the correct answer.

[Steve]

Smallpox? Lincoln became ill on the train ride back from delivering the Gettysburg Address.

[RJNorton]

Kudos, Steve! The sketch comes from the November 1988 edition of American History Illustrated. The article is titled "A Few Appropriate Remarks," and the author is Harold Holzer. The artist is Keith Rocco. Lincoln did not feel well on the train from Gettysburg back to Washington. He had a wet towel spread across his forehead and kept it there for much of the ride back. Most sources say he was coming down with varioloid, a mild form of smallpox.