Project Gutenberg 2015-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 55 Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene) 1824 1900 Chittenden, Lucius Eugene 09003197 Lincoln and the Sleeping Sentinel: The True Story Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Richard Hulse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Lincoln and the Sleeping Sentinel: The True Story" by L. E. Chittenden is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This book recounts the true story of a soldier named William Scott, who faced execution for falling asleep on duty during the Civil War. It explores themes of compassion, duty, and the humanizing influence of President Lincoln during a time of immense strife in the United States. The narrative revolves around the urgent efforts of Scott's fellow soldiers to save him from execution. They enlist the help of L. E. Chittenden, who shares a connection with President Lincoln. Taking a swift action, they appeal to Lincoln, who exhibits remarkable empathy and kindness towards the young soldier. The story details Lincoln's journey to the Chain Bridge to personally inquire about Scott's situation and emphasizes his belief in the value of every soldier's life. Ultimately, Lincoln's intervention leads to Scott's pardon, allowing him to return to active duty, where he subsequently proves himself a brave and noble soldier before tragically dying in battle. The work shines a light on Lincoln's humanity and the connections formed during the Civil War era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Anecdotes Scott, William, 1840?-1862 E456 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 75043 75055 2024-10-20T08:17:42.831866 2023-09-21T05:08:39.541147 text/html text/html 72520 2015-02-20T11:19:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 537833 2015-02-20T11:19:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 559878 2024-10-20T08:17:45.340832 application/epub+zip 558643 2024-10-20T08:17:43.495829 application/epub+zip 71496 2024-10-20T08:17:43.164846 application/epub+zip 623182 2024-10-20T08:17:47.171815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607463 2024-10-20T08:17:44.996835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100454 2022-09-22T03:38:15.589143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60650 60440 2024-10-20T08:17:42.614854 2023-09-21T05:08:39.345130 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 60543 2015-02-20T11:19:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 23397 2015-02-20T11:19:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19765 2024-10-20T08:17:47.300827 application/rdf+xml 17829 2024-10-20T08:17:43.232853 image/jpeg 2640 2024-10-20T08:17:43.198835 image/jpeg 542367 2024-10-20T08:17:42.877880 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia