"A Nation Weeps"

Full Title

"A Nation Weeps"

Description

Chicago's Voice of the Fair prints this eulogy to Abraham Lincoln, saying "We loved him living. [...] We revere him dead."

Source

Library of Congress, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana, portfolio 7

Rights

This item is in the public domain and may be reproduced and used for any purpose, including research, teaching , private study, publication, broadcast or commercial use, with proper citation and attribution.

Tags

• editorialist

• cultural

• grief

• honoring

• mourning

• untranscribed: printed

Cite this Item

Voice of the Fair. ""A Nation Weeps"". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/756

Item Type

Newspaper

Creator

Voice of the Fair

Date

April 27, 1865

Region

Union states