Show iho file I 1 of tou frem mr A R spofford Bord librarian ot of congress was a war correspondent during the late civil var isar at one of the dull run arun battles he had four colleagues murat halstead villard boynton emd anil whitelaw reid lie ile was appointed librarian by b president lincoln and for thirty fye nye years lias has held the office 11 he brought order out of chaos starting in at once after his appointment to overcome the el ei ils that lie he then found existing ile he is an incessant worker and enthusiastic beyond most men |