General Order no. 66

Full Title

Printed General Order no. 66 - Department of War.

Description

Official general order issued by the United States War Department announcing President Lincoln's death and ordering various mourning rituals be observed.

Source

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania Libraries. Gordon Block Collection of Lincolniana, UPenn Ms. Coll. 941, Box 1 Folder 48

Rights

This item is in the Public Domain.

Tags

• army: Union

• government: U.S.

• first news

• mourning

• orders

• untranscribed: printed

Cite this Item

United States. War Department . "Printed General Order no. 66 - Department of War.". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/297

Item Type

Document

Creator

United States. War Department

Date

April 16, 1865