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Idaho Statesman, April 25, 1865.

Idaho Statesman, April 25, 1865.

Newspaper from Apr. 25, 1865

"Circumstances Alter Cases"

Newspaper from May. 9, 1866

"An Eloquent Speech"

Speech from Apr. 19, 1866

Tribute to Lincoln

Newspaper from Oct. 17, 1865

"Assassination of Lincoln"

Newspaper from Apr. 27, 1865

"Oh Captain, My Captain"

Document from Nov. 4, 1865

Horatio Nelson Taft Diary, May 30, 1865

Horatio Nelson Taft Diary, May 30, 1865

Diary from May. 30, 1865

Horatio Nelson Taft Diary, April 30, 1865

Horatio Nelson Taft Diary, April 30, 1865

Diary from Apr. 30, 1865

Albert Browne to “Dear Ones

Albert Browne to “Dear Ones”

Letter from Apr. 18, 1865

Abigail Williams May to Eleanor Goddard May

Abigail Williams May to Eleanor Goddard May

Letter from Apr. 16, 1865

Dr. Moses Gage Diary

Dr. Moses Gage Diary

Diary from Apr. 15, 1865

Mourning Badge made by Thomas Stevens

Mourning Badge

Ribbon from 1865

A Nation Mourns Her Martyr'd Son

A Nation Mourns Her Martyr'd Son

Document from 1865

Proclamation by the Mayor of Milwaukee

"The Great Crime at Washington"

Document from Apr. 16, 1865

Lincoln's Funeral March

Lincoln's Funeral March

Document from 1865

Lincoln's Funeral March

Lincoln's Funeral March

Document from 1865

"God Will Avenge Our Slaughtered Leader!"

Document from 1865

"God Will Avenge Our Slaughtered Leader!"

Document from 1865

"The President DEAD!"

Newspaper from 1865

Louisville Daily Union Press

Louisville Daily Union Press

Newspaper from Apr. 17, 1865

Order of Exercises, Occasion of the Funeral of Abraham Lincoln

Order of Exercises for Lincoln's Funeral

Diary from Apr. 19, 1865

"President Lincoln Dead"

Newspaper from Apr. 15, 1865

The Intelligencer, April 17, 1865

The Intelligencer

Newspaper from Apr. 17, 1865

"Horrible News! Culmination of Southern Fanaticism and Barbarism"

Newspaper from Apr. 16, 1865

"The Last of the Earth"

Newspaper from Apr. 20, 1865

"A Monument to the Martyr President in Baltimore"

Newspaper from Apr. 21, 1865

"Arrest of Booth!"

Newspaper from Apr. 16, 1865

"Awful Tidings! The President Assassinated!"

Newspaper from Apr. 15, 1865

James S. Knox to his Father

James S. Knox to his Father

Letter from Apr. 15, 1865

"Terrible Work of Blood!"

Newspaper from Apr. 15, 1865

"We Mourn a Father Slain Route"

Document from 1865

"A Nation Weeps"

Newspaper from Apr. 27, 1865

"The Great Tragedy"

Newspaper from Apr. 20, 1865

Treasury Department Ordinance

Treasury Department Ordinance

Document from Apr. 17, 1865

"Remember Lincoln!"

Document from Jun. 1, 1865

The Nation Mourns a Father Slain

The Nation Mourns a Father Slain

Document from 1865

Resolutions Passed on the Death of President Lincoln

Resolutions Passed on the Death of President Lincoln

Newspaper from Apr. 22, 1865

Abraham Lincoln, a Speech

Abraham Lincoln, a Speech

Speech from Late December 1865

We mourn our loved and martyred guide!

We mourn our loved and martyred guide!

Lithograph from 1865

9th Union League Regiment waiting for the body of the President

9th Union League Regiment waiting for the body of the President

Photograph from 1865

Abraham Lincoln: Memorial Print

Abraham Lincoln: Memorial Print

Lithograph from 1865

Abraham Lincoln, The Martyr, Victorious

Abraham Lincoln, The Martyr, Victorious

Lithograph from 1866

Burial of Lincoln, Side View

Burial of Lincoln, Side View

Photograph from 1865

Crowd 6th and Chestnut

Crowd 6th and Chestnut

Photograph from 1865

Crowd passing into the State House to view the body

Crowd passing into the State House to view the body

Photograph from 1865

Funeral of Abraham Lincoln at the Vault

Funeral of Abraham Lincoln at the Vault

Photograph from 1865-05-04

Funeral Passing up Broad St.

Funeral Passing up Broad St.

Photograph from April 1865

Hearse and Coffin in Philadelphia

Hearse and Coffin in Philadelphia

Photograph from April 1865

Hearse at Indianapolis

Hearse at Indianapolis

Photograph from April 30, 1865

Home of Lincoln

Home of Lincoln

Photograph from 1865

Joseph Lincoln Letter to Wife

Joseph Lincoln Letter to Wife

Letter from Apr. 27, 1865

Edgar Lincoln Letter

Edgar Lincoln Letter

Letter from May. 4, 1865

Clara Barton's Diary

Clara Barton's Diary

Diary from Apr. 15, 1865

P.W. Oakley to Norman Henry Ives

P.W. Oakley to Norman Henry Ives

Letter from Apr. 22, 1865

Silas H. Billings Diary

Silas H. Billings Diary

Diary from Apr. 14, 1865

Joseph S. Caulk to Andrew Johnson and Edwin M. Stanton

Joseph S. Caulk to Andrew Johnson and Edwin M. Stanton

Letter from Jan. 31, 1866

Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph

Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph

Newspaper from Apr. 26, 1865

"Long, Long Ago" by Clara Clough Lenroot

Diary from 1929

A Proclamation by James Youngs Smith, Governor of the State of Rhode Island

A Proclamation by Rhode Island Governor

Document from Apr. 15, 1865

Letter from William H. Kesler, 3rd Missouri Cavalry, to his sister Rose Ann Kesler

Letter from William H. Kesler, 3rd Missouri Cavalry

Letter from Apr. 20, 1865

Public Meeting at Peralta, NM - Resolution on the Death of President Lincoln, Santa Fe Weekly

Public Meeting at Peralta, NM - Resolution on the Death of President Lincoln

Newspaper from May. 13, 1865

Regarding the Death of Abraham Lincoln, Arizona Miner

Regarding the Death of Abraham Lincoln, Arizona Miner

Newspaper from Feb. 14, 1866

Brownville, Nebraska Territory Mayor's Proclamation on the Death of Abraham Lincoln

Mayor's Proclamation on the Death of Abraham Lincoln - Brownville, Nebraska

Newspaper from Apr. 20, 1865

Diary of Orville Hickman Browning, Friend of Lincoln - Excerpts from April 14-19, 1865

Diary of Orville Hickman Browning

Diary from Apr. 14, 1865

Poetical Tribute to President Lincoln - Julia Ward Howe

Julia Ward Howe Poem

Document from 1865

Phoebe Cary Poem on Lincoln's Death

Phoebe Cary Poem on Lincoln's Death

Document from 1865

Letter to Mary Todd Lincoln from Queen Victoria

Letter to Mary Todd Lincoln from Queen Victoria

Letter from 1865

Abraham Lincoln's Coffin - Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper Drawing

Abraham Lincoln's Coffin

Still Image from May. 13, 1865

John Wilkes Booth

John Wilkes Booth "Buried at Sea"

Still Image from May. 20, 1865

Mourners at Abraham Lincoln's Funeral in Springfield, IL - Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper Drawing

Mourners at Abraham Lincoln's Funeral in Springfield, IL

Still Image from Jun. 10, 1865

The Funeral Catafalque at Springfield, Illinois - Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper Drawing

The Funeral Catafalque at Springfield, Illinois

Still Image from Jun. 10, 1865

President Lincoln's Funeral Train on a Steamer - Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper Drawing

President Lincoln's Funeral Train on a Steamer

Still Image from May. 13, 1865

President Lincoln's Funeral Procession in New York City - Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper Drawing

President Lincoln's Funeral Procession in New York City

Still Image from May. 13, 1865

President Lincoln's Funeral Service in Chicago, IL - Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper Drawing

President Lincoln's Funeral Service in Chicago, IL

Still Image from May. 20, 1865

President Lincoln's Funeral Train, Interior - Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper Drawing

President Lincoln's Funeral Train, Interior

Still Image from May. 13, 1865

Condolences from the Mexican Club of New York to Secretary of State William Seward

Condolences from the Mexican Club of New York

Letter from Apr. 15, 1865

Mexican President Benito Juarez Response to the Lincoln Assassination

Mexican President Benito Juarez Response to the Lincoln Assassination

Letter from May. 11, 1865

Department of Foreign Relations and Government - Mexican Response to Lincoln Assassination

Department of Foreign Relations and Government - Mexican Response to Lincoln Assassination

Letter from May. 16, 1865

Condolences from the Governor of the State of Tabasco, Mexico

Condolences from the Governor of the State of Tabasco, Mexico

Letter from Jul. 4, 1865

President Abraham Lincoln's Washington, DC Funeral Directions and Notes

President Abraham Lincoln's Washington, DC Funeral Directions and Notes

Letter from Apr. 18, 1865

State of Kentucky

State of Kentucky

Document from Apr. 17, 1865

"Tragedy of Lincoln's Death Halted Feast of Rejoicing"

Newspaper from Feb. 12, 1928