A brief letter of condolence allegedly written by Abraham Lincoln to the Widow Bixby is considered in some circles to be one of his most beautiful writings. Civil War scholars rank the so-called Bixby Letter with the Gettysburg and Second Inaugural addresses as Lincoln’s finest written works.
On Jan. 23, Ray Marshall will talk about the Bixby Letter and the controversy that surrounds it. Civil War Roundtable meetings are held at Stillwater’s Lowell Inn and begin at 5:30 p.m. with a buffet dinner served at 6 p.m., and the program starting at 7 p.m.. Make a dinner reservation in advance by mailing a $23 check payable to SCVCWRT to Steve Anderson, 903 Third St., Hudson WI 54016, or by calling Steve at 715-386-1268 with your reservation and pay only $23 at the door, or e-mailing a reservation to rossandhaines@comcast.net and pay $23 at the door. Without a reservation, the cost of
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