President Lincoln's Letter To Mrs. Bixby

by War Is Hell Store

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President Lincoln's Letter To Mrs. Bixby

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War Is Hell Store

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Mixed Media - Print

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This vintage American History print features President Abraham Lincoln and his letter to Mrs. Bixby on the loss of her five sons during The Civil War. The letter reads, "Dear Madam, I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom. Yours, very sincerely and respectfully, A. Lincoln". Celebrate American and Civil War History with this digitally restored vintage poster from The War Is Hell Store.

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September 2nd, 2011

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