▁assumed ▁that ▁Johnson ▁was ▁treated ▁equ it ably ▁as ▁any ▁other ▁man . ▁Frederick ▁Doug lass , ▁the ▁black ▁abol ition ist , ▁said ▁of ▁Lincoln , ▁" He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁great ▁man ▁that ▁I ▁talked ▁with ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁freely , ▁who ▁in ▁no ▁single ▁instance ▁rem ind ed ▁me ▁of ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁himself ▁and ▁myself , ▁of ▁the ▁difference ▁of ▁color … " ▁When ▁he ▁referred ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁letters , ▁though , ▁Lincoln ▁called ▁Johnson ▁a ▁" color ed ▁boy ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁Johnson ▁accompanied ▁Lincoln ▁to ▁the ▁Anti et am ▁Battle field ▁after ▁the ▁battle ▁and ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁Army ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁area . ▁He ▁went ▁with ▁Lincoln ▁on ▁other ▁tri ps . ▁ ▁Small po x ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁Johnson ▁tra ve led ▁by ▁train ▁with ▁Lincoln ▁to ▁G ett ys burg , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁for ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁of ▁the ▁Sold iers ' ▁National ▁C emetery , ▁where ▁Lincoln ▁delivered ▁the ▁G ett ys burg ▁Address . ▁On ▁the ▁train ▁ride ▁to ▁G ett ys burg , ▁Lincoln ▁looked ▁" s allow , ▁sun ken - ey ed , ▁thin , ▁[ and ] ▁care w orn ". ▁During ▁the ▁speech , ▁Lincoln ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁two ▁rep or ters ▁as ▁" list less ", ▁" s we ating ", ▁and ▁" dis cou rag ed ". ▁On ▁the ▁return ▁trip ▁Lincoln ▁went ▁to ▁bed ▁in ▁the ▁President