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The Nation Mourns a Father Slain

The Nation Mourns a Father Slain

  • Full Title

    The Nation Mourns a Father Slain

  • Description

    Printed in Philadelphia, this broadside declares, "The nation mourns a father slain! We loved him living. We revere him dead."

  • Source

    Library of Congress, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana, portfolio 13, no. 15

  • 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

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    Loag, Printer., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "The Nation Mourns a Father Slain". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/760

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The Nation Mourns a Father Slain

The Nation Mourns a Father Slain

  • Description

    Printed in Philadelphia, this broadside declares, "The nation mourns a father slain! We loved him living. We revere him dead."

  • Source

    Library of Congress, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana, portfolio 13, no. 15

  • 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

  • Creator

    Loag, Printer., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

from Jun. 1, 1865

"Remember Lincoln!"

  • Full Title

    "Remember Lincoln!"

  • Description

    Advertisement for a memorial service to honor and mourn Abraham Lincoln in Boston.

  • Source

    Library of Congress, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana, portfolio 6, no. 2 Stern catalog 4771

  • 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

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    Press Print, Boston, Massachusetts. ""Remember Lincoln!"". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/759

from Jun. 1, 1865

"Remember Lincoln!"

  • Description

    Advertisement for a memorial service to honor and mourn Abraham Lincoln in Boston.

  • Source

    Library of Congress, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana, portfolio 6, no. 2 Stern catalog 4771

  • 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

  • Creator

    Press Print, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Date

    June 1, 1865

from Apr. 17, 1865

Treasury Department Ordinance

Treasury Department Ordinance

  • Full Title

    Treasury Department Ordinance

  • Description

    The Treasury Department orders all officers and others to wear mourning crepe around their arms in honor of Lincoln.

  • Transcription

    TREASURY DEPARTMENT
    Washington, April 17, 1865

    It is hearby ordered that, in honor to the memory of our late illustrious Chief Magistrate, all officers and others subject to the orders of the Secretary of Treasury, wear crape upon the left arm for the period of six months.


    H. McCulloch
    Secretary of the Treasury


    [Transcription by: Dr. Susan Corbesero, Ellis School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]

  • Source

    Library of Congress, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana, portfolio 2, no. 15 Stern catalog 4758

  • 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

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    Treasury Department. "Treasury Department Ordinance". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/758

from Apr. 17, 1865

Treasury Department Ordinance

Treasury Department Ordinance

  • Description

    The Treasury Department orders all officers and others to wear mourning crepe around their arms in honor of Lincoln.

  • Source

    Library of Congress, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana, portfolio 2, no. 15 Stern catalog 4758

  • 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

  • Creator

    Treasury Department

  • Date

    April 17, 1865

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"We Mourn a Father Slain Route"

  • Full Title

    "We Mourn a Father Slain Route"

  • Description

    This broadside details the route the funeral procession will take in Philadelphia.

  • Transcription

    WE MOURN A FATHER SLAIN.
    _________________________
    ROUTE.
    _________________________
    The Procession will form on Broad Street, the left resting on Fitzwater Street, facing west, and move by the following route:—Up Broad to Walnut, up Walnut to Nineteenth, up Nineteenth to Arch, down Arch to Fifth, down Fifth to Walnut, and thence to the gate in Independence Square.
    ____________________________
    A. W. AUNER’S PRINTING OFFICE,
    N. E. COR. ELEVENTH & MARKET STS., Philada.




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

  • Source

    Library of Congress, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana, portfolio 16, no. 53

  • 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

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    A. W. Auner's Printing Office, Philadelphia, PA. ""We Mourn a Father Slain Route"". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/755

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"We Mourn a Father Slain Route"

  • Description

    This broadside details the route the funeral procession will take in Philadelphia.

  • Source

    Library of Congress, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana, portfolio 16, no. 53

  • 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

  • Creator

    A. W. Auner's Printing Office, Philadelphia, PA

from Apr. 17, 2015

"God Will Avenge Our Slaughtered Leader!"

  • Full Title

    "God Will Avenge Our Slaughtered Leader!"

  • Description

    Broadside of a flag with the saying "God will avenge our slaughtered leader!"

  • Source

    Library of Congress, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana Portfolio 13, no. 6

  • 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

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    anonymous. ""God Will Avenge Our Slaughtered Leader!"". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/731

from Apr. 17, 2015

"God Will Avenge Our Slaughtered Leader!"

  • Description

    Broadside of a flag with the saying "God will avenge our slaughtered leader!"

  • Source

    Library of Congress, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana Portfolio 13, no. 6

  • 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

  • Creator

    anonymous

  • Date

    April 17, 2015

from Apr. 17, 2015

"God Will Avenge Our Slaughtered Leader!"

from Apr. 17, 2015

"God Will Avenge Our Slaughtered Leader!"

from Apr. 17, 2015

Lincoln's Funeral March

Lincoln's Funeral March

  • Full Title

    Lincoln's Funeral March

  • Description

    Broadside of Lincoln's Funeral March with the line "respectfully dedicated to Mr. Ph. A. Kemper."

  • Source

    Library of Congress, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana catalog 4882

  • 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

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    Charles Joseph Fischer (composer). "Lincoln's Funeral March". A.C. Peters & Brothers, Cincinnati, OH. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/729

from Apr. 17, 2015

Lincoln's Funeral March

Lincoln's Funeral March

  • Description

    Broadside of Lincoln's Funeral March with the line "respectfully dedicated to Mr. Ph. A. Kemper."

  • Source

    Library of Congress, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana catalog 4882

  • 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

  • Creator

    Charles Joseph Fischer (composer)

  • Publisher

    A.C. Peters & Brothers, Cincinnati, OH

  • Date

    April 17, 2015

from Apr. 17, 2015

Lincoln's Funeral March

Lincoln's Funeral March

from Apr. 17, 2015

Lincoln's Funeral March

Lincoln's Funeral March

from Apr. 16, 1865

"The Great Crime at Washington"

Proclamation by the Mayor of Milwaukee

  • Full Title

    Proclamation by the Mayor of Milwaukee

  • Description

    Proclamation by Mayor Abner Kirby of Milwaukee, WI. He tells of Lincoln's assassination and incorrectly claims that Secretary of Seward was also killed "by a still more infamous hand." He then recommends that "all dwellings and business places of our City forthwith be clad in mourning as a token of the deep and common sorrow that prevails."

  • Source

    Library of Congress, Rare Book And Special Collections Division, Portfolio 5, no. 22, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana catalog 4750

  • 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

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    Abner Kirby. "Proclamation by the Mayor of Milwaukee". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/727

from Apr. 16, 1865

Proclamation by the Mayor of Milwaukee

Proclamation by the Mayor of Milwaukee

  • Description

    Proclamation by Mayor Abner Kirby of Milwaukee, WI. He tells of Lincoln's assassination and incorrectly claims that Secretary of Seward was also killed "by a still more infamous hand." He then recommends that "all dwellings and business places of our City forthwith be clad in mourning as a token of the deep and common sorrow that prevails."

  • Source

    Library of Congress, Rare Book And Special Collections Division, Portfolio 5, no. 22, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana catalog 4750

  • 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

  • Creator

    Abner Kirby

  • Date

    April 16, 1865

from Apr. 17, 2015

A Nation Mourns Her Martyr'd Son

A Nation Mourns Her Martyr'd Son

  • Full Title

    A Nation Mourns Her Martyr'd Son

  • Description

    Sheet music broadside, with lyrics written by Alice Hawthorn, music composed by Septimus Winner, and published by W. Auner Song Publisher in Philadelphia

  • Source

    Library of Congress, Rare Book And Special Collections Division, Portfolio 9, no. 38

  • 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

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    Septimus Winner (Composer); Alice Hawthorne (Lyricist). "A Nation Mourns Her Martyr'd Son". W. Auner Song Publisher. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/726

from Apr. 17, 2015

A Nation Mourns Her Martyr'd Son

A Nation Mourns Her Martyr'd Son

  • Description

    Sheet music broadside, with lyrics written by Alice Hawthorn, music composed by Septimus Winner, and published by W. Auner Song Publisher in Philadelphia

  • Source

    Library of Congress, Rare Book And Special Collections Division, Portfolio 9, no. 38

  • 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

  • Creator

    Septimus Winner (Composer); Alice Hawthorne (Lyricist)

  • Publisher

    W. Auner Song Publisher

  • Date

    April 17, 2015

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