How We Elected Lincoln; Personal Recollections of Lincoln and Men of His Time


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Dittenhoefer as a young man campaigned for Lincoln in 1860 and was an elector for Lincoln in the presidential election of 1864. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, of German immigrant parents, he moved with his parents to New York City. He had a distinguished career as a lawyer and judge. He was instrumental in establishing the principle that newspapers were protected from disclosing the source of confidential information. When he died in 1919 he was the last surviving presidential elector for Abraham Lincoln. This 1916 memoir “…offers my personal recollections of the immortal Emancipator, and of the memorable campaigns of 1860 and 1864, in which, as a young man, I was actively engaged.” - Summary by Book Preface and David Wales (2 hr 21 min)

Chapters

Preface 1:25 Read by David Wales
The Man -- Lincoln 19:04 Read by David Wales
Lincoln's Introduction To The East 9:07 Read by David Wales
How Lincoln Was First Nominated 21:21 Read by David Wales
How Lincoln Was First Elected 10:33 Read by David Wales
The Journey To The Capital 8:08 Read by David Wales
Stories And Incidents 12:12 Read by David Wales
Four Years Of Stress And Strain 22:54 Read by David Wales
The Renomination 21:53 Read by David Wales
The Campaign Of 1864 15:17 Read by David Wales