Mourning Ribbon/Badge

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Mourning Ribbon/Badge
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Cloth mourning badge or ribbon with portrait of Lincoln and the text "Assassinated at Washington 14 April 1865. I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by, and if it be the pleasure of almighty God to die by. (A Lincoln)" [and under the portrait] "The Late Lamented President Lincoln"
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This item is in the Public Domain.
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- mourning
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Unknown. "Mourning Ribbon/Badge". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/687

Ribbon from Apr. 30, 1865

Description

Cloth mourning badge or ribbon with portrait of Lincoln and the text "Assassinated at Washington 14 April 1865. I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by, and if it be the pleasure of almighty God to die by. (A Lincoln)" [and under the portrait] "The Late Lamented President Lincoln"
Source
Rights

This item is in the Public Domain.
Creator

Unknown
Date

April 30, 1865