Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
Mrs. Lincoln
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camps in the city and in the environs of the
city An instance is the visit in November 1861
to the camp OF Col John Cochrane's regiment
of chasseurs near Glenwood Cemetery Such
were the aSsiduous ministI ations to the sick
and wounded in the Union hospitals of Mrs
Lincoln that she in the South was derisively
styled The Yankee Nurse"
DURING the battle of Fort Stevens, July IL
IL, 1854 the President and Mrs Lincoln
were both present and showed keen interest in
everything that took place Later one day
Secretary Stanton when visiting the Presidents
cottage in the Soldiers Home ground said to
Mrs Lincoln:
Mrs. Lincoln, intend to have a full -length
portrait of you painted standing on the RAM
parts of Fort Stevens overlooking the fight"
To which she aptly replied:
That Is very well and can assure YOU az
one thing. Mr.. Secretary, If had had a few
ladies with me the rebels would not have
been permitted to get away as they did"
Mrs. Lincoln was blamed for her hus-
bands assassination because she urged him to
go TO the theater that fatal night, when it is
known that President Lincoln not only enjoyed
anusements but went to every theatrical per-
Torrance and circus that time would permit.
Indeed, he was urged to do this for the psyche.
logical effect 1t would have upon the people by
seeing him in public places. We are told that
he often went with Tad" leaving Mrs Lincoln
at home, but the evil tongues had to wag and
they even continued to do so after Mrs Lincoln
had been quietly laid away
After President Lincoln's assassination Mrs.
Lincoln was rarely ever herself She never
ceased grieving over the loss Of her loved ones,
while her enemies gloated over her misfortune
How cruell They even said she remained in
the White House until she was practically told
to leave Just read these items taken from The
Star and published after the death of her
husband and judge for yourself If Mrs Lincoln
was able to pack up and get out, get out
without packing up: The law accords Ill ten
ants some consideration, but here was a muir
dered Presidents wife accused of overstaying
her time. Can you imagine such a thingl
On May 8, The Star says:
Mrs. Lincoln's nervous system Is gradually
recovering from the shock occasioned by the
Presidents sudden death, but she is yet greatly
depressed in spirits, and unable to leave her
room. Workmen engaged in packing up
the effects OF. the family and Mrs. Lincoln viii
leave for her home in Illinois as soon as per-
mitted TO do so by DIR. Stone, the attending
physician
A CCORDING to The Star MRS. Lincoln left
the White House at 6 O'Clock on the after
noon Of May ~, for her home in Springfield
III. She viii be accompanied by Capt Robert
Lincoln, Master Tad Lincoln and Others" and
bileh Oal May 40 we mo the statement: =
To-day President johnson took possession Of
the public Offices of the Executive Mansion
The President occupies the room on the second
floor, east wing of the building heretofore oc-
cupied by the late President Lincoln where he
will in future receive his visitors. Col. Brown
ing and Gen. Muzzy, the Presidents secretaries
occupy the Offices formerly occupied by Messrs
Nicolay and Hay. the secretaries of Mr..
Lincoln"
We might think that MRS. Lincoln's troubles
ended when she left the White House but not
Mr. LincOln's estate was estimated at
$4,000, and the chances are that it was not
all or even half in cash. In q short while Mrs
Lincoln appealed to Congress for a small pen
sion, and after much wrangling 5000 q year
was granted, but not until many unkind things
had been said in the Senate, where the vote was
10 for and 40 against, with "A absent. Later
the pension was increased.
July Is, 1871, Tad" Lincoln died. and his
mother was left alone with only Robert, her
first born. On May 49, 1875, she was adjudged
insane and placed in private sanitarium con-
Quoted by DIR. Patterson. At the end of IL
months she was declared sane and taken to the
home of her sister, Mrs. Edwards of Springfield
Later she Travelled abroad and after an acci-
dent returned TO this country and died at the
home of her sister, Mrs Edwards where she
and Lincoln had done much Of their counting
and where they were married.
Some day, it is hoped, we shall know the true
Mrs. Lincoln.