Abraham Lincoln and religion. Mary Todd Lincoln (1895)
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t to my room and got down on my knees in prayer. Never before had I prayed with so much earnestness. I wish I could repeat my prayer. I felt I must put all my trust in Almighty God. He gave our people the best country ever given to man. He alone could save it from destruction. I had tried my best… … the result at For the rest of his life, Sickles defended his key role in the Gettysburg victory and denigrated theleadership of Union General George Meade. After his amputation, Sickles remained in Washingtonand frequently visited President or Mrs. Lincoln. Indeed, within two days of the Battle of…
