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Bixby letter
The Bixby letter is a letter sent from the United States President Abraham Lincoln to a bereaved mother of five sons who were thought to have died while fighting for the Union in the American Civil War. The brief, consoling message was written in November 1864 to Lydia Bixby, a widow living in Boston, following a request from Massachusetts Governor John Albion Andrew. The text has been widely praised as one of Lincoln's finest works of writing alongside the Gettysburg Address and his second inaugural address.
Some controversy surrounds the recipient, background, fate, and authorship〔 of the letter.〔 It is said that, in a fit of anger, she tore up and destroyed the original letter sent to her. Although her sons fought for the Union, Mrs. Bixby seems to have personally supported the Confederacy. Not all five sons died, with records showing that at least two of them were still alive after the war. Historians have long debated whether the text was penned by Lincoln himself or by his assistant private secretary, John Hay. These factors have scarcely affected the reputation of the letter, which remains in the highest regard of many critics.〔 The letter was widely reprinted and the original is thought to be lost, yet this matter is frequently questioned as new copies are found and examined.
==Text==
Lincoln's letter to Mrs. Bixby was printed by the ''Boston Evening Transcript'' on November 25, 1864, the same day it was delivered to her by the Adjutant General of Massachusetts, William Schouler.〔〔
The following is the text of the letter as it appeared in the ''Transcript'':
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