We Pause To Say, Thank You
"...that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously
on the field of battle". Letter To Mrs. Bixby, President Abraham Lincoln.
In 1864, from the files of the War Department, a statement was brought
to the attention of then President Abraham Lincoln. It referred to a mother
of five sons whose lives were lost in the Civil War. The statement engendered
a most sincere and heart-warming letter from the president to Mrs. Bixby. It was
a prayer for her bereavement and much gratitude for such "a costly sacrifice upon the altar of freedom". Today we pause to honor such heroes as Mrs. Bixby's sons.
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