February 20, 1862

Posted: February 20, 2017 in On this Day in the Civil War
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On this day in the Civil War, President Lincoln and his wife suffer tragedy as their 12 year old son Willie dies of typhoid fever.

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Lincoln Presidential Museum

Springfield, Illinois  

 

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