Lincoln, Abraham Letter to Mrs. Bixby who has lost five sons In The Civil War, 1864
Entry/Object ID
1982.14.1
Scope and Content
Lincoln, Abraham Letter To Mrs. Bixby Who Has Lost Five Sons In The Civil War. In the letter he praises the boys for their service and prays that the heavenly father will assuage the anguish of her bereavement and leave her only the cherished memory of the loved and lost and the solemn pride that must be hers to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom. Dated November 21, 1864.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Letter
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Correspondence
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Civil wars
Search Terms
Lincoln, Abraham, Lincoln Letter to Mother who lost five sons in War, 1864
