Telegraph: Fire a Gun in Honor

Full Title

United States Military Telegraph of Gideon Welles, Sec. Navy, St. Inigoes, to Com. F. A. Parker, April 16, 1864 [1865]

Description

States, "On Monday fire a gun in honor of the late President each half hour, from sunrise to sunset. Keep All flags at half-mast until after the funeral. Officers will wear crape. General order by Mail. . . ."

Source

Missouri History Museum

Rights

This item is in the public domain.

Tags

• orders

• government: U.S.

• mourning

• honoring

• navy: Union

Cite this Item

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. "United States Military Telegraph of Gideon Welles, Sec. Navy, St. Inigoes, to Com. F. A. Parker, April 16, 1864 [1865]". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/346

Item Type

Letter

Creator

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

Date

April 16, 1865

Region

District of Columbia