Lincoln and the Sleeping Sentinel: The True Story

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Lincoln and the Sleeping Sentinel
THE TRUE STORY
TOLD BY
L. E. CHITTENDEN
REGISTER OF THE TREASURY, 1861-65 AND AUTHOR OF “RECOLLECTIONS OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND HIS ADMINISTRATION”
WITH PORTRAITS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS