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Dittenhoefer as a young man campaigned for Lincoln in 1860 and was an elector for Lincoln in the presidential election of 1864. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, of German immigrant parents, he moved with his parents to New York City. He had a distinguished career as a lawyer and judge. He was instrumental in establishing the principle that newspapers were protected from disclosing the source of confidential information. When he died in 1919 he was the last surviving presidential elector for Abraham Lincoln. This 1916 memoir “…offers my personal recollections of the immortal Emancipator,...

In this 1916 memoir, Dittenhoefer, a key player in Lincolns 1860 and 1864 campaigns, shares his personal experiences of the legendary president and the historic political landscape of the time. As a young man, Dittenhoefer campaigned for Lincoln and later became an elector in the 1864 presidential election. Born to German immigrants in Charleston, South Carolina, he moved to New York City and built an illustrious career as a judge and lawyer. Among his many accomplishments, Dittenhoefer was instrumental in protecting the confidentiality rights of newspapers. At the time of his death in 1919, ...