FEBRUARY 5, 1865:
President Lincoln sits
for a famous portrait photograph by Alexander Gardner. It is, until recently,
thought to be the last photograph ever taken of Lincoln. Walt Whitman’s
subsequent description of Lincoln’s “deep latent sadness” is matched by the
President’s careworn and haggard appearance, making him look far older than his
fifty five years. The Civil War has etched
itself upon his soul.
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