CONTENTS

I.[“The Sins of the Fathers”]1
II.[News from Gettysburg]27
III.[A Lover of Lincoln]52
IV.[The Drafted Copperhead]77
V.[An Unexpected Breakfast]100
VI.[A Desperate Decision]122
VII.[Off to the War]143
VIII.[A Letter from the Front]166
IX.[With Abraham Lincoln]191
X.[Fighting for the Flag]215
XI.[The Great Tragedy]238
XII.[The Welcome Home]260

ILLUSTRATIONS

[“My boy, of such stuff are patriots and heroes made”]
(page 244) 		Frontispiece
[“I’m no traitor”]12
[“This isn’t fair play”]54
[“I’ve discovered a way to get rid of these men”]108
[“Well, what’s your case?”]154
[Lincoln laid his hand on Bannister’s knee]202
[“Father, what does it mean?”]218
[He faced his fellow townsmen]274

A LINCOLN CONSCRIPT

[CHAPTER I]
“THE SINS OF THE FATHERS”