Abe Lincoln, pig torturer? While he admitted to incredible cruelty, the answer isn’t that simple
Abraham Lincoln referred to it as “the ludicrous incident of sewing up the hogs eyes.”
“As a youngster he shot a wild turkey and was so disgusted he claimed he never again raised a weapon to kill an animal.”
The story comes from a short autobiography that the future president co-authored for his 1860 election campaign....
Originally posted on salon.com