"Citizens' Meeting at Odd Fellows' Hall."

Full Title

"Citizens' Meeting at Odd Fellows' Hall."

Description

Article reporting a meeting in Mobile, Alabama, at which "the oldest and most prominent citizens" decried the assassination of President Lincoln: "All differences of political opinion were, for the nonce buried, and with one accord the people denounced in unmeasured terms the murderer - the dastardly assassin, of the President of the United States." The men issued resolutions to this effect and also one "of thanks to the army generally." Published in the Mobile Daily News on April 22, 1865.

Source

Excerpt from the Mobile Daily News, item number LN.1515. Catalog record for this title is available here.

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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

• denunciation: conspirators

• grief

• honoring

• mourning

• oratory

• untranscribed: printed

Cite this Item

Mobile Daily News. ""Citizens' Meeting at Odd Fellows' Hall."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/205

Item Type

Newspaper

Creator

Mobile Daily News

Date

April 22, 1865

Region

Confederate states