Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12

Home, which She old, Dut could naFoIy nnlSn
for her own emotion, and that when she re-
tired all hands were weeping.
DAvD TODD was the next brother Of Mrs
Lincoln to pay the supreme sacrifice for
the South, being MORALLY wounded at vicks-
burg, Miss, in December, 1862, and thea in
August 1868, came the news:
"At the Battle of Baton Rouge Lieut.. Alex
ander H. Todd, aide de camp and brother-in-
law Of Gen. Ben Hardin Helm, was killed. He
was only % years Of age; full of promise OF
handsome appearance and winning manners
and idolized by his mother and sisters"
This was Mrs. Lincoln's baby brother. for
whom she had an unusual attachment, and
again her grief was distressing. But it Seems
that her life in the White House was destined
to be just one continuous series Of tragedies.
Early In July, 1863 while driving to tha
Soldiers Home, she was violently thrown from
her carriage and hurt, and naturally this but
only aggravated her already nervous condition.
But it was not long before she was to receive
even a greater shock in the form of letter
sent her by the President while she was con-
valescing in New York City conveying the sad
news Of the death of her brother in-law, Brig.
Gen. Ben Hardin Helm, only 81 years old and
the son Of Gov John L. Helm Of Kentucky.
This young Confederate ofacer was killed In
the battle of Chickamauga, fought September
sister Emile, who short while afterward, ON
passes Issued by President Lincoln, came to
washington and was . guest at the White
House and mingled her tears with those Of her
sister.
THE Presidents letter to his wife announcing
the death Of her sisters husband follows:
War Department, washington,
September a. 1863.
"Mrs. A. Lincoln, Fifth Avenue Hotel, Kew
York:
I'VE now have tolerably accurate summing
up Of the late battle between Rosecrans and
Bragg. The result is that we are worsted If Mt
all only IN the fact that we after the main
fighting was over, yielded the ground, thus
leaving considerable Of our artillery and
wounded to fall into the enemyIs hands, for
which we got nothing in turn. We lost I'm
general officers one killed and three or four
wounded-all brigadiers; whilst according TO
rebel accounts which we have they lost six
killed and eight wounded. OF the killed ono
major general and five brigadiers, including
your brother -in-law, Helm and Of the wounded
three major generals and five brigadiers ThiS
list may be reduced in number by correction
OF confusion IN names. At IL 40 am. yesterday
Gen. Rosecrans telegraphs from Chattanooga
We hold this point and cannot be dislodged,
except by very superior numbers and q great
battle dispatch leaving there after night
yesterday sayd No fight today
A b1NCOIN."
Every railroad train that entered the city
bore fresh troops to the Nations rescue and
fresh mourners seeking their dead who had
died In its defense. Through all Mrs Lincoln
'shopped'"
All. no, this is far from the truth
Mrs Lincoln was constant visitor to the
camps and hospitals in and about the city,
Indeed 1t was while crossing an open lot near
the Mount Pleasant Hospital that the coachman
lost control OF the horses. causing her to jump
from the carriage and sustain the painful in@
juries referred to.
Upon one occasion with the President she
visited the Army Of the Potomac In a raging
SnowStorm.
Mr.. Allen q. Clark in his story R Abraham
Lincoln In the National Capital says:
when the President was held to his Office
Mrs Lincoln sImetimes alone would visit the