December 01, 2002

Pres. Lincoln

I have been reading my great great grandfather's diary (Isaac F Nace, Company F, 128th Pennsylvania, Union Army), and today I came across this:
Fri, April 10th, 1863

Weather very fine. Pres. Lincoln had a review of the 11th and 12th army Corps. We were taken out about 9 A.M. and had to wait till about 8 in P.M. when the President together with General Hooker made their apearance to review our corps. After the review was over we proceeded to our camp tired and hungry. Subscribed for a picture giving the names of our company & battles we were in. Have to pay $1.00 for the picture.

Posted by rbowen at December 1, 2002 11:14 AM
Comments

That's cool, how much would $1 US in 1863 be worth by todays standards?

Posted by: Optimrx on November 14, 2003 09:44 PM

Thatīs a nice question from opti. What would one dollar be today. Many greatings from germany

Posted by: zweiteinkommen on November 15, 2003 02:54 AM

I guess it was worth the wait to see Lincoln.

Posted by: Jake Peterson on November 19, 2003 02:18 AM
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