"Abraham Lincoln's Forgotten Walk Through Richmond" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	09 Apr 2025 3:23 p.m. PST
A commemoration of Abraham Lincoln and the U.S. Navy officers and sailors who walked him through Richmond in April 1865. Naval History Magazine: link
William Warner	09 Apr 2025 4:37 p.m. PST
Excellent account. Many people, then and now, (including myself), would love to have been there.
Bill N	09 Apr 2025 5:14 p.m. PST
Forgotten? I agree that it is overshadowed by other events happening right before or after, but it does get ink.
robert piepenbrink	10 Apr 2025 6:28 a.m. PST
I'm with Bill N. Can't remember when I didn't know about it.
Tacitus	10 Apr 2025 6:52 a.m. PST
Thanks, Bill. Very moving.
donlowry	10 Apr 2025 9:04 a.m. PST
What Bill N said.
Red Jacket	11 Apr 2025 9:31 a.m. PST
Reading a contemporary issue of the NY Times, they criticized Lincoln for putting himself at risk, now that the end of the war was in sight. They eventually got on board the "good job Abe" train and celebrated his sitting in Davis' chair.

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