tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post178455545768054729..comments2024-03-28T12:15:34.657-04:00Comments on Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia: They Both Saw LincolnDan Bradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118939034032765664noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post-47319712118140694902016-11-09T19:10:25.667-05:002016-11-09T19:10:25.667-05:00The following article concerning Amherst Mayor Ant...The following article concerning Amherst Mayor Anton E. Stiwald is from the Amherst News Times - February 11, 1959 <br /><br />Fifty years ago, at a dinner marking the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, the mayor of Amherst arose to make a few remarks. What he had to say took many of listeners by surprise for he told them that he had known Lincoln in life and death. Mayor Anton E. Stiwald related that, while he was serving as a soldier in the Army of the Potomac, Lincoln sometimes visited the troops. One such visit was on the eve of an engagement. “I will never forget the day,” Stiwald said. “He placed his left hand on my shoulder and taking my right hand in his, urged me to apply all my force to winning the battle..he said this to every soldier he talked with that day. <br /><br />Stiwald told his audience in 1909 that he was in Washington with Lincoln when he died. He said he remembered the day of the assassination more vividly than any other day of his life. Washington was decorated in celebration of the victory that had resulted in Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. Stiwald said he had planned to attend “Our American Cousin” at Ford Theater on the fateful night of April 14, 1865. Had it not been for a young lady’s preference for another place of amusement, he would have been in the theater when Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth. <br /><br />Lincoln died at 7:22 the following morning. “I was at his bedside when he died,” Stiwald said. “ I joined other members of the little group as we knelt by our beloved President in prayer.” <br /><br />Anton E. Stiwald died in 1922 in Amherst and is buried in the Cleveland Street Cemetery. <br />Joaneologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11606396670737216543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post-35673887964314675242013-02-13T08:27:29.376-05:002013-02-13T08:27:29.376-05:00Glad you liked it, Bob! Just an interesting look a...Glad you liked it, Bob! Just an interesting look at when vastly different historical eras overlap!Dan Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02118939034032765664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post-17270123013417394072013-02-12T22:34:38.308-05:002013-02-12T22:34:38.308-05:00Dan,Thanks for the really interesting piece on Abr...Dan,Thanks for the really interesting piece on Abraham Lincoln!Bob Kovachnoreply@blogger.com