 DATE: In the episode "Mrs. Lincolns Husband," the Lincolns are  hosting a reception for General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, two dwarves from  P.T. Barnums circus. One Senator dryly says to the other that maybe  Lincoln should appoint General Thumb to command the Union armies.  The other says, "After the disaster at Fredericksburg, itd be an  improvement." An earlier scene shows Lincoln encouraging his  11