Excerpt from War Correspondence (Hispano-American War): Letters From Dr. Nicholas Senn Illln01s has always been in the front when our country was In danger Its record durlng the War of the Rebelllon stands foremost ln the hlstory of the natlon It gave to the natlon Abraham Llncoln, who, durlng the dark days of the Rebelhon, gulded the Shlp of State through many a storm and many a danger 1nto a harbor of safety and gave freedom to a desplsed and degraded race It gave to the natlon Grant, who led the army from Vlctory to Vlctory, nutrl the mlsgulded but deter mlned foe was w1lllng to sue for peace and accept the terms offered by lts conqueror It gave the natlon a Logan, whose her01c and gallant deeds brought terror to the enemy It gave the nation an army of soldlers who took an honorable and her01c part In the deadly confllct It gave the natron ck Oglesby, the lntlmate irrend of Llncoln, who happened to be ln Washlngton on the memorable nlght of Llncoln's assassmatlon The moment the fatal shot was fired he was summoned, and when he armved at the entrance of the house to whlch Llncoln had been taken, he was confronted by an armed guard who refused hlm admls 81011 There was no tlme for argument, the sturdy Governor grasped the guard by 1118 collar and pushed hxm aerde hke a. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.