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Union League of Philadelphia Funeral Invitation Ticket

Description

President Lincoln's funeral procession traveled from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Illinois. When the procession stopped in Philadelphia, members of the Union League received the President's body at Independence Hall before the public viewing on April 23.

Source

The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia (Object ID: XI.2.004)

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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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Union League of Philadelphia. "Union League of Philadelphia Funeral Invitation Ticket". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/1007

Creator

Union League of Philadelphia

Date

April 22, 1865

Material

Ink and Paper

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Union League of Philadelphia Funeral Invitation Letter

Description

Secretary of The Union League of Philadelphia, George H. Boker, wrote to League members about their role in receiving President Lincoln's body during the funeral procession through Philadelphia.

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UNION LEAGUE HOUSE,
Philadelphia, April 21, 1865.

SIR:

The Committee of the Select and the Common Councils of Philadelphia, having conferred upon the “UNION LEAGUE” the honor of receiving the body of the late President of the United States on its arrival in Independence Square, you are requested to meet your fellow-members at Concert Hall, at an hour to be hereafter announced, for the purpose of assisting at that ceremony.
It is the earnest desire of the Board that every member of the League, wearing his badge, shall be present on this occasion.

George H. Boker,
Secretary.




[Transcription by: Ricarda H., Dr. Susan Corbesero’s Class, Ellis School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]

Source

The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia (Object ID: XI.2.003)

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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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George H. Boker. "Union League of Philadelphia Funeral Invitation Letter". Union League of Philadelphia. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/1006

Creator

George H. Boker

Publisher

Union League of Philadelphia

Date

April 21, 1865

Material

ink on paper

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"Abraham Lincoln" - Editorial from the New York Medical Journal

Description

This microfiche includes an editorial published in the May 1865 issue of the New York Medical Journal. The editorial describes President Lincoln's character and the significance of the country's loss with his assassination. The article ends with a call for Americans to learn from this tragedy and to become "wiser and better men."

Source

The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia (Object ID: XI.2.002)

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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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W.A.H.. ""Abraham Lincoln" - Editorial from the New York Medical Journal ". New York Medical Journal. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/1004

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W.A.H.

Publisher

New York Medical Journal

Material

Ink and Paper

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Maria Fassett Harvey Flag

Description

Irish immigrant Maria Fassett Harvey lived at 713 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, in April 1865. When she learned that Abraham Lincoln’s body was to lie in state at Independence Hall, she, like many other Philadelphians, searched for an American flag to hang out of her window. Maria could not find a flag to buy, so she purchased the necessary materials, and made her own. The flag has the appropriate 13 stripes, but features only 28 stars although there were 35 states in the Union. A bulletin from Maria's church, dated February 1901, describes Maria Harvey’s motivations and how she used the flag to mourn the loss of every president since Lincoln’s death.

Source

The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia (Object ID: 2003.100.1)

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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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Maria Fassett Harvey. "Maria Fassett Harvey Flag". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/1002

Creator

Maria Fassett Harvey

Date

April 1865

Material

Wool

Dimensions

51 x 71

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Abraham Lincoln by Franklin Simmons

Description

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 July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/999

Creator

Franklin Simmons

Material

copper alloy, bronze, wood

Dimensions

22 inches in diameter

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Abraham Lincoln by Franklin Simmons

Description

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.

Source

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

Rights

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 July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/998

Creator

Franklin Simmons

Material

Copper alloy, bronze, walnut wood

Dimensions

22 inches in diameter

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Resolutions of the YMCA on the Death of Abraham Lincoln

Description

Resolutions of and received by the New York Young Men's Christian Association following the death of Lincoln, including resolutions from the YMCA of Renshaw Street (Liverpool, England) and the Montreal YMCA.

Transcription

Resolutions of the Young Mens Christian Association of New York
Whereas God in His Providence has received from this earth Abraham Lincoln the President of the United States, a man simple in habits and childlike in humor, faithful in intercourse, earnest in purpose, meek in spirit, pure in heart, illustrious in deeds, and Christian in all his ways,
and whereas God has likewise permitted to be stricken down our chief Counsellor of State.

Resolved that we bow to His high purpose in perfect faith, knowing that our Heavenly Father doeth all things well and that we mourn for the good man who has gone before, as children mourn for their father, that we offer our fervent prayers for the recovery of our Sect. of State!
Resolved that we recognize in these assaults the familiar hand of that system of assassination which for eighty years has embittered the councils of our country, stricken down senators in Congress, repressed free speech, bought and sold and whipped the laboring class, starved to death prisoners

[Transcription by: Evan Laugen, Chandra Manning's class, Georgetown University.]

Source

ymca122114-ymca122129, Records of the YMCA of the City of New York - Y.GNY.20, YMCA of Greater New York, Kautz Family YMCA Archives, University of Minnesota

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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.

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Young Men's Christian Association of the City of New York. "Resolutions of the YMCA on the Death of Abraham Lincoln". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/940

Creator

Young Men's Christian Association of the City of New York

Date

April 1865

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N.Y. Young Men's Christian Association Mourns the Nation's Loss

Description

Commemorative ribbon featuring a picture of Lincoln and captioned "N.Y. Young Men's Christian Association Mourns the Nation's Loss"

Source

ymca122130, Memorabilia Collection - Y.USA.46, Kautz Family YMCA Archives, University of Minnesota

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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.

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Young Men's Christian Association of the City of New York. "N.Y. Young Men's Christian Association Mourns the Nation's Loss". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/939

Creator

Young Men's Christian Association of the City of New York

Date

1865

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O Captain! My Captain!

Description

Autograph document signed by Walt Whitman, containing stanzas from “O Captain! My Captain!”, Whitman’s elegy to Lincoln. The poet submitted this document to Charles Aldrich for his collection of autographs, which he donated to the State of Iowa in 1884. Aldrich was the first curator of the State Historical Department of Iowa, now the State Historical Society of Iowa. Although Whitman composed the poem in 1865, the date of this autograph is unknown.

Transcription

O Captain! my Captain!

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,

The ship has weather’d every rack, The prize we sought is won,

The port is near, the bells I hear, The people all exulting,

While follow eyes the steady keel, The venel grim and daring;

But O heart! heart! heart!

O the bleeding drops of red,

Where on the deck my Captain lies,

Fallen cold and dead.



O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;

Rise up ­ for you the flag is flung ­ for you the bugle trills,

For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths ­ for you the shores a crowding,

For you they call, The swaying man, Their eager faces turning;

Here Captain! dear father!

This arm beneath your head!

It is some dream that on the deck,

You’ve fallen cold and dead.



My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,

My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,

The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;

From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;

Exult O shores and ring O bells!

But I with mournful tread,

Walk the deck my Captain lies,

Fallen cold and dead.



Walt Whitman

with best wishes prayers & love for the people of Iowa ­- WW



[Transcription team:

Megan O., Laney R., Kiersten T., Alexis W.

New Hampton Middle School, New Hampton, Iowa]

Source

Charles Aldrich Autograph Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines

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Whitman, Walt. "O Captain! My Captain!". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/938

Creator

Whitman, Walt

Date

unknown

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Peace & Joy Turns to Great Tragedy

Description

This article explains how a tree planted to commemorate the end of the war was changed to a memorial for President Lincoln after his assassination.

Transcription

La Crosse Tribune
February. 19, 1928

Tree Planted At McGregor to Commemmorate End of Civil War Became Monument to Abe Lincoln

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis.— (Special)—At McGregor, Iowa opposite Prairie du Chien, there is a tree commemorative of “the saddest day in American history.”
It rears its great trunk and spreads its branches on Main street beside one of the oldest houses in the town.
In Civil War days John Jarrett, a prominent young merchant of McGregor, lived in the house with his wife. April 9, 1865 had come and gone, making the world glad with its great tidings of the end of the war. Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett, to give expression to their joy decided to plant a peace tree beside their home. An elm sapling was secured and on April 15, Mr. Jarrett set to work with his spade.
There was no telegraph on the west side of the Mississippi in those days, and Prairie du Chien was looked to for early information of news. The ferry “Allamakee” which ran between Prairie du Chien and McGregor, was seen by the people of the Iowa town coming around the island in the Mississippi with her flag at half mast. A crowd gathered at the dock.
When within hailing distance the captain shouted President Lincoln had been shot the night before and was dead. “A groan of horror went up from the crowd, and then too stunned to talk,” as one of the number told the story afterwards, “we slowly separated to realize the awfulness of the calamanity.”
The word spread up Main street and reached John Jarrett just as he was tapping down the last dirt about his tree.
So the elm intended to commemorate peace and joy, became a monument to a great tragedy instead. It is one of the largest, most beautiful trees in McGregor today.



[Transcription by: Ricarda H., Dr. Susan Corbesero’s Class, Ellis School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]

Source

Wisconsin Historical Society

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La Crosse Tribune. "Peace & Joy Turns to Great Tragedy". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/936

Creator

La Crosse Tribune

Date

February 19, 1928