Throughout that momentous struggle he was actively employed on the side
of the North at the headquarters and on the field of battle. He served
for a time under Generals Hunter and Gillmore, became a Colonel in the
army of the North, and served also as Assistant Adjutant-General. John
Hay had in that struggle three brothers and two brothers-in-law serving
also in the field.
In 1890 there was published, in ten volumes, at New York, by the New York
Century Company, "Abraham Lincoln, a History: by John G. Nicolay and
John Hay." This was, with fresh material inserted, a collection of
chapters that had been published in The Century Magazine from November
1886 to the beginning of 1890. The friends, who worked equally together
upon this large record, said, "We knew Mr. Lincoln intimately before his
election to the Presidency. We came from Illinois to Washington with
him, and remained at his side and in his service--separately or together-
-until the day of his death."
Abroad, as at home, Colonel Hay has been active in the service of his
country.
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