This Day in History: Abraham & Mary Lincoln lose their son

During this week in 1862, Abraham Lincoln’s son, Willie, passes away. He’d been gravely ill for weeks. It was the second time that Abraham and Mary Lincoln would lose a child. Unfortunately, only one of the Lincolns’ four sons would live past the age of 18. Willie was the Lincolns’ third son. Was he extra special to th

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