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"COLONEL THOMAS B. LINCOLN.
Death of a Former Philadelphian and an Ex-Confederate.
ELKTON, Md., June 28.-Colonel Thomas B. Lincoln, a relative of Abraham Lincoln and a grand nephew of General Lincoln, of Revolutionary fame, died on his farm about two miles from this town this morning of old age and a complication of diseases. He was born in Philadelphia in 1813, and went to Texas shortly after its annexation, where he remained until the outbreak of the late war. He was a colonel in the Confederate army, and was wounded in the first battle of Bull Run. He was put on trial for treason in Cincinnati, but the indictment was quashed and he afterwards went back into the Southern Confederacy.
He came north in April, 1865 and gave important information about the Southern Confederacy. His son, James Rush Lincoln, was also a colonel in the rebel army. About the close of the war he purchased a farm near Elkton, where he has since resided. Three daughters and one son survive him. The latter at present resides in Iowa. His remains were taken to Philadelphia for interment."
The Philadelphia Inquirer. 29 June 1888
Death of a Former Philadelphian and an Ex-Confederate.
ELKTON, Md., June 28.-Colonel Thomas B. Lincoln, a relative of Abraham Lincoln and a grand nephew of General Lincoln, of Revolutionary fame, died on his farm about two miles from this town this morning of old age and a complication of diseases. He was born in Philadelphia in 1813, and went to Texas shortly after its annexation, where he remained until the outbreak of the late war. He was a colonel in the Confederate army, and was wounded in the first battle of Bull Run. He was put on trial for treason in Cincinnati, but the indictment was quashed and he afterwards went back into the Southern Confederacy.
He came north in April, 1865 and gave important information about the Southern Confederacy. His son, James Rush Lincoln, was also a colonel in the rebel army. About the close of the war he purchased a farm near Elkton, where he has since resided. Three daughters and one son survive him. The latter at present resides in Iowa. His remains were taken to Philadelphia for interment."
The Philadelphia Inquirer. 29 June 1888
"COLONEL THOMAS B. LINCOLN.
Death of a Former Philadelphian and an Ex-Confederate.
ELKTON, Md., June 28.-Colonel Thomas B. Lincoln, a relative of Abraham Lincoln and a grand nephew of General Lincoln, of Revolutionary fame, died on his farm about two miles from this town this morning of old age and a complication of diseases. He was born in Philadelphia in 1813, and went to Texas shortly after its annexation, where he remained until the outbreak of the late war. He was a colonel in the Confederate army, and was wounded in the first battle of Bull Run. He was put on trial for treason in Cincinnati, but the indictment was quashed and he afterwards went back into the Southern Confederacy.
He came north in April, 1865 and gave important information about the Southern Confederacy. His son, James Rush Lincoln, was also a colonel in the rebel army. About the close of the war he purchased a farm near Elkton, where he has since resided. Three daughters and one son survive him. The latter at present resides in Iowa. His remains were taken to Philadelphia for interment."
The Philadelphia Inquirer. 29 June 1888
Death of a Former Philadelphian and an Ex-Confederate.
ELKTON, Md., June 28.-Colonel Thomas B. Lincoln, a relative of Abraham Lincoln and a grand nephew of General Lincoln, of Revolutionary fame, died on his farm about two miles from this town this morning of old age and a complication of diseases. He was born in Philadelphia in 1813, and went to Texas shortly after its annexation, where he remained until the outbreak of the late war. He was a colonel in the Confederate army, and was wounded in the first battle of Bull Run. He was put on trial for treason in Cincinnati, but the indictment was quashed and he afterwards went back into the Southern Confederacy.
He came north in April, 1865 and gave important information about the Southern Confederacy. His son, James Rush Lincoln, was also a colonel in the rebel army. About the close of the war he purchased a farm near Elkton, where he has since resided. Three daughters and one son survive him. The latter at present resides in Iowa. His remains were taken to Philadelphia for interment."
The Philadelphia Inquirer. 29 June 1888
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