On the Avenue in front of the White House were several hundred colored people, mostly women and children, weeping and wailing their loss. This crowd did not diminish through the whole of that cold, wet day; they seemed not to… — Gideon Welles Copy Share Image
This crowd did not diminish through the whole of that cold, wet day; they seemed not to know what was to by their fate… — Gideon Welles Copy Share Image
The hopeless grief of those poor colored people affected me more than almost anything else. — Gideon Welles Copy Share Image
The War has been waged with success, although there have been in some instances errors and misfortunes. But the heart of the nation is… — Gideon Welles Copy Share Image
On the Avenue in front of the White House were several hundred colored people, mostly women and children, weeping and wailing their loss. This… — Gideon Welles Copy Share Image
It is vain to expect a well-balanced government without a well-balanced society. — Gideon Welles Copy Share Image
