from May. 1, 1865

Ohio Monument Association Receipt

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    Ohio Monument Association Receipt

  • Description

    This image is a receipt from the Ohio Monument Association signed by the Ohio State Treasurer, G. Volney Dorsey. The receipt is numbered number 8.

  • Transcription

    Ohio Monument Association, Columbus, Ohio, 1865. Received of D. Thomson of Hardin County, Ohio one dollar as a contribution for the erection of a statue of Abraham Lincoln.

  • Source

    http://www.ohiomemory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p267401coll32/id/7922

  • Rights

    Use of this item for research, teaching, and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Collection . Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast, or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please see this web page.

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    Ohio Monument Association. "Ohio Monument Association Receipt". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 8, 2026. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/272

from May. 1, 1865

"President Lincoln's Funeral March"

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    President Lincoln's Funeral March

  • Description

    Sheet music of a funeral march composed in honor of Abraham Lincoln by F. Mack.

  • Source

    DCPL Artificial Collection, Box 11, Music

  • Rights

    Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission please contact DC Public Library, Special Collections.

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    Mack, Edward, 1826-1882 (Composer) . "President Lincoln's Funeral March". Lee & Walker, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 8, 2026. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/265

from May. 1, 1865

A nation mourns her martyr'd son

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    A nation mourns her martyr'd son

  • Description

    Created to mourn the death of Abraham Lincoln. Apparently the music is based upon "An Honest Man's the Noblest Work of God."

  • Source

    80.0390

  • Rights

    Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum of Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN.

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    words by Alice Hawthorne, lyrics by Sep. Winner. "A nation mourns her martyr'd son". printed by Auner's Printing Officer, N.E. Corner of Eleventh and Market, Philadelphia, PA. Distributed by Sep. Winner's Music Store, No. 933, Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA. . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 8, 2026. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/255

from May. 1, 1865

Farewell Father, Friend and Guardian

  • Full Title

    Farewell Father, Friend and Guardian

  • Description

    Memorial sheet music

  • Source

    Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum of Lincoln Memorial University

  • Rights

    Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum of Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN.

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    Words by LM Dawn; Music by Geo. F Root . "Farewell Father, Friend and Guardian ". Root & Cody . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 8, 2026. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/254

from May. 1, 1865

Song on the death of President Abraham Lincoln

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    Song on the death of President Abraham Lincoln

  • Description

    These 2 broadsides are of the same song; one is in color and the other in black & white. Note the tell-tale mark of a memorial piece by the black bars at the edge of the page.

  • Source

    Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum of Lincoln Memorial University

  • Rights

    Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum of Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN.

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    By Silas S Steele . "Song on the death of President Abraham Lincoln ". J Magee, Philadelphia . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 8, 2026. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/253

from May. 1, 1865

The Nation's Martyr

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    Abraham Lincoln, the Nation's Martyr

  • Description

    Portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Based on a photograph taken by Anthony Berger of Brady's Gallery in Washington on Febuary 9, 1864.

  • Source

    80.2028

  • Rights

    Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum of Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN.

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    Currier & Ives. "Abraham Lincoln, the Nation's Martyr". Currier and Ives . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 8, 2026. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/249

from Apr. 24, 1865

In Memoriam

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    In Memoriam

  • Description

    This carte-de-visite memorial card shows Lincoln in an oval portrait with the words "Abraham Lincoln." Over the portrait appears "In Memoriam," and underneath is the caption, "Born February 12th, 1809 Died April 15th 1865." Handwritten on the back is the legend, "Card sold for 5c in NY [illegible] at the time Lincoln lay in state in City Hall N.Y.C." This would place the time of sale around April 24, 1865. This is one of many similar cards produced to commemorate Lincoln's death.

  • Source

    Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum of Lincoln Memorial University

  • Rights

    Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum of Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN.

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    anonymous. "In Memoriam". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 8, 2026. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/243

from Apr. 15, 1865

Gardiner, Maine, Broadside

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    Mayor's Office, April 15th, 1865 Whereas, We are informed of the death of Abraham Lincoln.

  • Description

    This broadside distributed by the Mayor of Gardiner, Maine, (N. O. Mitchell) focuses on the death of President Lincoln. The broadside asks citizens of the town to gather at their places of worship on April 16, 1865, and pray to God, "imploring his Divine assistance at this time of our great country's peril."

  • Source

    Bdses 1865 Apr. 15; Massachusetts Historical Society

  • Rights

    Use of this item for research, teaching, and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as: From the Collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast, or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please see this web page.

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    Gardiner (Me.). Mayor.. "Mayor's Office, April 15th, 1865 Whereas, We are informed of the death of Abraham Lincoln.". [Gardiner, ME.: s.n., 1865]. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 8, 2026. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/227

from May. 1, 1865

Abraham Lincoln's Funeral March

  • Full Title

    Abraham Lincoln's Funeral March

  • Description

    Sheet music booklet containing "Abraham Lincoln's Funeral March", composed by C.H. Bach, of Milwaukee, and published by H.N. Hempsted. A lithograph credited to L. Kurz of Chicago showing Lincoln surrounded by striped banners held by an eagle along with an "e pluribus unum" banner, and flanked by braziers with the text, "victory," and "emancipation," is printed on the cover.

  • Source

    1965.173.015

  • Rights

    Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact The Detroit Historical Society.

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    C.H. Bach. "Abraham Lincoln's Funeral March". H.N. Hempsted. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 8, 2026. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/183

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