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Several historians have researched the story of Scott's conviction, pardon and subsequent death during battle. [9]Carl Sandburg debunked reports of Scott's alleged dramatic last words—a wish for Lincoln to be told that Scott's conduct had justified Lincoln's pardon, and a prayer for Lincoln's continued well being—as being highly improbable. [5]
The Sleeping Sentinel is a 1914 American black-and-white silent film that depicted President Abraham Lincoln pardoning a military sentry who had been sentenced to die for sleeping while on duty. The name of the film is taken from the Civil War poem "The Sleeping Sentinel" by Francis De Haas Janvier.
Abraham Lincoln's Clemency is a 1910 American film directed by Theodore Wharton and produced by Pathé Films. [1] The plot revolves around U.S. President Abraham Lincoln pardoning a hapless sentry who had fallen asleep while on duty during the height of the American Civil War. Due to the soldier's incompetence he is due to face the firing squad.
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After this, Lincoln is seen to be one of the most popular presidents in history, serving two full terms. In 1998, Scott McCloud wrote and drew the graphic novel The New Adventures of Abraham Lincoln , in which the president seemingly returns to life in the present day; however, it is in fact a disguised Benedict Arnold , working for aliens in a ...