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Abraham Lincoln by Franklin Simmons

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Medallion depicting profile relief of President Abraham Lincoln. In 1865, William Miller, the owner of the William H. Miller & Sons foundry in Providence, Rhode Island, commissioned sculptor Franklin Simmons to create a series of thirty-one medallions that included President Lincoln, his cabinet members, and Union generals and admirals. The medallions were displayed throughout northern cities. [This medallion was not restored.]

Source

The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia (Object ID: 2004.55.11)

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Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as “Courtesy of The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia.” Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact The Abraham Lincoln Foundation.

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Franklin Simmons. "Abraham Lincoln by Franklin Simmons". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/999

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Franklin Simmons

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copper alloy, bronze, wood

Dimensions

22 inches in diameter

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Abraham Lincoln by Franklin Simmons

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Medallion depicting profile relief of President Abraham Lincoln. In 1865, William Miller, the owner of the William H. Miller & Sons foundry in Providence, Rhode Island, commissioned sculptor Franklin Simmons to create a series of thirty-one medallions that included President Lincoln, his cabinet members, and Union generals and admirals. The medallions were displayed throughout northern cities. This medallion was restored to its original 1865 appearance.

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The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia (Object ID: 2004.55.10)

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Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as “Courtesy of The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia.” Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact The Abraham Lincoln Foundation.

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Franklin Simmons. "Abraham Lincoln by Franklin Simmons". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/998

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Franklin Simmons

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Copper alloy, bronze, walnut wood

Dimensions

22 inches in diameter

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Clara Barton's Diary

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Clara Barton, who in 1865 was directing the Missing Soldiers Office answering families' pleas for information on their loved ones, responded with few words to the Lincoln assassination. The Missing Soldiers Office was located three blocks east of Ford's Theatre. In few words, she described the confusion that Washingtonians felt after the event and the anguish that she felt, both over the death of the president as well as the death of her nephew the previous week–sometimes conflating the two.

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Friday, April 14, 1865

Assassination of President

Lincoln

Was returning from a call at

Mr. Upperman’s when it was

Rumored on the street.



Saturday, April 15, 1865

President Lincoln died at

7- o clock this morning

the whole city in gloom

no one knows what to do



Dr. Sidney came

Vice President Johnson

Inaugurated President



Sunday, April 16, 1865

Assassins not detected.

Known to be J. Wilks Booth,

The attempted murder of Mr.

Seward + family was sup-

posed to be by one Surrat-

I was quiet all day.



Monday, April 17, 1865

Attempted to offer some help

Went to Surg Genl office

Could get no one.

The President embalmed in

Preparation to be laid in state

Tomorrow,

Mailed 100 letters



Tuesday, April 18, 1865

President Lincoln laid in

State—dept went in bodies

To see him. Resolutaions passed

at the Mars rooms in

Honor of the President and

Commemoration of poor Irving

Fannie not returned –

Heard this evening that

The assassination of Mr. Seward[?]

Had been arrested at –

2 o clock this morning

- dressed as a laborer, on HE st –

Borrowed some tables to write on



Wednesday, April 19, 1865

Funeral of President Lincoln

I remained in doors all day.



Thursday, April 20, 1865

President lain in state

At the capital

Sally + Fannie + Vester

Return from Mas.

Poor Bubby is at rest –



Friday, April 21, 1865

President Lincoln remains

taken on to Baltimore

great search for Booth -



[Transcription provided by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum.]

Source

Library of Congress, Clara Barton papers, MSS11973

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Clara Barton. "Clara Barton's Diary". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/997

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Clara Barton

Date

April 15, 1865

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An Address in Commemoration of Abraham Lincoln

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Sermon delivered by Rev. George Dana Boardman in the Meeting-House of the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia.

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Transcript available on The Martyred President: Sermons Given on the Occasion of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

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Emory University Libraries

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Rev. George Dana Boardman. "An Address in Commemoration of Abraham Lincoln". Sherman & Co., Printers. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/996

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Rev. George Dana Boardman

Publisher

Sherman & Co., Printers

Date

April 19, 1865

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Death, the Law of Life

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Sermon delivered by Rev. George Dana Boardman in the Meeting-House of the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia.

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Transcript available on The Martyred President: Sermons Given on the Occasion of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

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Emory University Libraries

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Rev. George Dana Boardman. "Death, the Law of Life". Sherman & Co., Printers. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/995

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Rev. George Dana Boardman

Publisher

Sherman & Co., Printers

Date

April 16, 1865

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The Providential Significance of the Death of Abraham Lincoln

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Sermon delivered by Robert B. Yard in the Central M.E. Church, Newark, New Jersey.

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Transcript available on The Martyred President: Sermons Given on the Occasion of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

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Emory University Libraries

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Robert B. Yard. "The Providential Significance of the Death of Abraham Lincoln". H. Harris. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/994

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Robert B. Yard

Publisher

H. Harris

Date

June 1st, 1865

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A Discourse on the Death of President Lincoln

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Sermon delivered by Denis Wortman in the First Reformed Dutch Church, of Schenectady, New York

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Transcript available on The Martyred President: Sermons Given on the Occasion of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

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Emory University Libraries

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Denis Wortman. "A Discourse on the Death of President Lincoln". Weed, Parsons & Company. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/993

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Denis Wortman

Publisher

Weed, Parsons & Company

Date

April 16, 1865

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A Sermon, Occasioned by the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States

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Sermon preached by Pliny H. White at Coventry, Vermont. Whine opens his remarks by addressing the severity of the loss of President Lincoln, the first president ever assassinated. He praises Lincoln for his personal virtues, public service, and personal magnetism. He also compares the death of Lincoln to other rulers in history and religious leaders like Moses, and what Scripture says on how to mourn such losses. Whine hopes that the sermon today will help pay respects to the fallen president, seek consolation and consider current duties in the face of turmoil. During the 19th century, it became popular to publish sermons in newspapers and magazines. Both the Union and the Confederacy reported increased religious fervor during the war. "Abraham Lincoln struggled personally with trying to understand the war in religious terms. Many, including Lincoln, came to see the war as a punishment for disunity and religious failures. A powerful theme of the sermons is the providence of God. Many people viewed Lincoln as a martyr, and often he was compared to Moses, Abraham, and George Washington. Lincoln's assassination took place on Good Friday, so most sermons about his death occurred that following Sunday at services." - The Martyred President, Emory University Libraries.

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Emory University Libraries

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Pliny H. White. "A Sermon, Occasioned by the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States". The Vermont Record Office. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/992

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Pliny H. White

Publisher

The Vermont Record Office

Date

April 23, 1865

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Memorial Sermons

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Sermon delivered by Edwin B. Webb at Shawmut Church, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Emory University Libraries

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Edwin B. Webb. "Memorial Sermons". Press of Geo. C. Rand & Avery. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/991

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Edwin B. Webb

Publisher

Press of Geo. C. Rand & Avery

Date

April 1865

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The Conflict of Truth

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Sermon preached by Villeroy Dibble Reed In The First Presbyterian Church, Camden, New Jersey.

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Emory University Libraries

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Villeroy Dibble Reed. "The Conflict of Truth". S. Chew. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/990

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Villeroy Dibble Reed

Publisher

S. Chew

Date

April 30, 1865