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No, he did not participate in the actual war because he was a child at the time. He was photographed watching the procession of Lincoln's body at his grandfather's window.

His father avoided military service during the Civil War by hiring a replacement to fulfill his commitment. Being a wealthy man, he would have hired someone to fulfill his son's commitment as well if necessary.

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