Why President Lincoln spared three lives
By: by Isaac Markens.
Publisher: Printed for the author
Published: 1911
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Gittings, John Sterrett; Confederate States of America. Secret Service
Notes: A call made by Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Gittings and others on President Lincoln, the night of Aug. 28, 1864, at the Soldiers' home to solicit pardon for J. H. R. Embert, B. Lyon and S. B. Hearn, privates of Co. B. 1st Md. cavalry, convicted as spies.