Proclamation by President Johnson

Full Title

"A Proclamation by the President."

Description

Proclamation issued by President Johnson, declaring May 25, 1865, as a national day of mourning: "...to be observed, wherever in the United States the flag of the country may be respected...recommending my fellow-citizens then to assemble in their respective places of worship, there to unite in solemn service to Almighty God in memory of the good man who has been removed, so that all shall be occupied at the same time in contemplation of his virtues and sorrow for his sudden and violent end." Published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on May 8.

Source

Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, item number LN.1507. Catalog record for this title is available here.

Rights

Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Alabama Department of Archives and History.

Tags

• government: U.S.

• grief

• mourning

• orders

• political

• religious

• untranscribed: printed

Cite this Item

Montgomery Daily Mail. ""A Proclamation by the President."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/201

Item Type

Newspaper

Creator

Montgomery Daily Mail

Date

May 8, 1865

Region

Confederate states