OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
REVIEWS, NOTES AND COMMENTS
BY THE EDITOR
REMINISCENCES OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
DR. GEORGE T. HARDING
Dr. George T. Harding, who is a Civil
War veteran,
recently recalled a pleasant visit to
Abraham Lincoln.
At the conclusion of his war service he
and a few of his
comrades called at the White House. A
colored at-
tendant told them that the President
was very busy but
that if they would wait awhile they
would have an op-
portunity to see him. In about an hour they were
ushered into his presence. They made
known that they
had simply come to pay their respects
and to be able to
say when they returned home that they
had seen Presi-
dent Lincoln.
"We are boys from the Buckeye
State," said Doctor
Harding to the President.
"Well," said Lincoln, "I
am very glad to meet you.
The Buckeye State has been loyal to me
and I certainly
appreciate it."
He thereupon heartily shook hands with
each of the
soldiers. Doctor Harding recalls most
distinctly the
large hands of Abraham Lincoln and his
hearty greet-
ing. The President took the right hand
of each of them
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