Dear Madam: I have learned from the Army Archives of the Massachusetts National Guard to the Commander-in-Chief that all five of your sons died in battle, and I understand that my comfort is not enough to relieve your grief over the loss of your beloved son. , but I still extend my deepest condolences to you on behalf of the United States. May God soothe your loss of a child, and make you remember forever your loved ones who have passed away. All sacred glory belongs to you, and you paid a great price for your freedom. Sincerely, Lincoln.
Executive Mansion, Washington, November 21, 1864. Mrs. Bixby, Boston, Massachusetts: DEAR MADAM: I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so A sacrifice upon the altar of freedom. Yours very sincerely and respectfully, Abraham Lincoln.
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