Question

Below is a letter written by U.S. president Abraham Lincoln during the

American Civil War. The letter is written to a mother who has lost five sons
fighting for the Union army Lincoln commanded. Which of the following
describes the bias contained in Lincoln's letter?
To Mrs. Bixby, Boston, Mass.
Dear Madam,
I have been shown in the files of the War Department a
statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that
you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously
on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be
any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you
from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot
refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be
found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray
that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your
bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of
the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be
yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of
freedom
Yours, very sincerely and respectfully.
A. Lincoln
Below is a letter written by U.S. president Abraham Lincoln during the
American Civil War. The letter is written to a mother who has lost five sons
fighting for the Union army Lincoln commanded. Which of the following
describes the bias contained in Lincoln's letter?
To Mrs. Bixby, Boston, Mass.
Dear Madam,
I have been shown in the files of the War Department a
statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that
you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously
on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be
any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you
from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot
refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be
found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray
that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your
bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of
the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be
yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of
freedom
Yours, very sincerely and respectfully.
— A. Lincoln

Answer 1

The answer is C.

Step-by-step explanation:

In a sober tone, president Abraham Lincoln tries to comfort the woman, Mrs. Bixby, a mother of five sons killed in action in the Civil War. His main point is that they died for the Republic, that their sacrifice was for freedom.