How Abraham Lincoln Spent His Last Hours

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated one hundred fifty years ago today. How he spent his last hours, helping a woman in need, shows his decency and compassion to the end.

It was near 3 o'clock in the afternoon, of what would turn out to be his last day on earth, when President Lincoln heard a scuffle taking place in the White House, and inquired to what was going on.

A woman who, along with her husband, had recently been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, was outside the President's office, seeking help. Her husband was off fighting the Civil War, while she was tending to her children alone. She was trying to figure out why her husband's pay had stopped coming.

In this article written by Michael Daly, you will find out what President Lincoln did to help this woman and her family.

It is hard to comprehend the pressures Abraham Lincoln faced on a daily basis regarding the state of this country, yet on this day, found the time and compassion to help one citizen in need.

He would be shot later that evening.