once. just speak to our children. just speak to little tad. you love him so. [ wheezing ] >> mary lincoln screams and faints. and secretary of war stanton orders that she is to be removed from the room. and she is led away, corporal tanner, transcribing in shortland in the back parlor, overhears him to say, oh, my god, i've given my husband to die. dr. charles augustus leale, the surgeon who has been by the president's side for nine hours and scarcely let go of lincoln's hand for no other reason than to let him in his blindness know that he was in touch with humanity and had a friend. at 21 minutes and 55 seconds past 7:00 a.m. on saturday, april 15th, 1865, abraham