Sep. 23, 1936 Washington, D.C. - Captain R.D. Parker, age 90, who played a drum at Lincoln's inauguration, as he took part in the final parade of the Grand Army of the Republic in Washington, D.C., closing the 70th annual encampment. The Grand Army of the Republic was an organization founded in 1866 for veterans of the Civil War. IMAGE: BETTMANN/CORBIS
Abraham Lincoln on New Year's Eve 1861 "A Chautauqua Lecture about one of America's greatest presidents: Abraham Lincoln. David Von Drehle is the author of "Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year." On New Year's Eve in 1861 the president was NOT celebrating. He was holding a critical meeting with his cabinet and members of congress. Why did Lincoln save the nation?" David Von Drehle is editor-at-large for Time magazine. He gave this lecture in 2013 at the Chautauqua Institution in New York. (Open link, and click on "Listen") (53 minutes & 57 seconds)
I listened to the first half. Will finish it later. So this may not have been a pleasant meeting. (Lincoln and McClellan)
Another little-known fact about A. Lincoln is that he wore his famous Beard for only 18 months during his entire life. Hal
Lincoln with a spiked hairdo. A man ahead of his time... Speculation is he was about to have a "life mask" created of his face, for a statue. How did they handle the whiskers?
@Nancy Hart Abraham Lincoln Life Masks "One of the myths surrounding Lincoln is that a death mask was made after his assassination. In fact, Lincoln had two life masks done, five years apart. The first was produced by Leonard Volk in Chicago, Illinois, in April 1860. Clark Mills completed the second in February 1865 in Washington, D.C. The photo shows mask copies and hand casts while on temporary display in Springfield, Illinois." Left: Volk mask and hands of 1860; right: Mills mask of 1865