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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05508.149 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1910s |
| Title | D. C. Johnson to J. E. Boos discussing his childhood in Illinois, enlisting in the army and his opinion of Lincoln |
| Date | 19 March 1912 |
| Author | Johnson, D.C. (fl. 1912) |
| Recipient | Boos, J.E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Johnson discusses being raised in Illinois and enlisting in the army. On Lincoln, slavery and the Civil War, he writes: "No man has a higher opinion of Lincoln than I. He was the Good Lords [sic] instrument in destroying the greatest sin of this nation and his death was the last atonement for this National sin." Johnson was a member of the 25th Illinois Volunteer infantry, Company H. |
| Subjects | Religion Civil War Military History Union Forces President Lincoln Assassination Assassination Slavery African American History Abolition Morality and Ethics |
| People | Johnson, D.C. (fl. 1912) Boos, J.E. (fl. 1912) Douglas, Stephen Arnold (1813-1861) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Clinton, Indiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | 25th Illinois Infantry, H Company |