Benjamin B. French, the Lincolns, and the dedication of the soldiers' cemetery at Gettysburg / Frank L. Klement.
- Title:
- Benjamin B. French, the Lincolns, and the dedication of the soldiers' cemetery at Gettysburg / Frank L. Klement.
- Author:
- Klement, Frank L.
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1987.
- Physical Description:
- p. 36 - 63.
- Source:
- Vol. 42, No. 1 (Spring, 1987) Historical New Hampshire.
- Description:
- Benjamin B. French, a native of Chester, New Hampshire, met Abraham Lincoln in 1847 when they both served in the House of Representatives. In 1860 French worked on Lincoln's election campaign, and was eventually rewarded with the post of Commissioner of Public Works. In 1863, as a result of his relationship with the Lincolns and their bodyguard, Ward H. Lamon, French became Lamon's assistant at the 1863 inauguration of the soldiers' cemetery at Gettysburg.
- Language:
- English.
- Subjects:
- Military parks. , Cemeteries. , Rites and ceremonies. , Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
- Organizations:
- Gettysburg National Military Park (Pa.).
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