For the wise man who had led the Union through four years of bloody civil war Father Abraham -- was dead.

VOA: special.2010.01.07

The old man was dead. I removed the bed and examined the body.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

If this latest claim that the two remaining guards are also dead, that would leave only the plight of the man they were protecting unknown.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29