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Today Anniversary of Nation's Greatest Day of Mourning

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McLean County Museum of History

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The Pantagraph . "Today Anniversary of Nation's Greatest Day of Mourning". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 23, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/710

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The Pantagraph

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April 15, 1919

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The New York Herald, April 15, 1865

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On April 15, 1865, The New York Herald published seven editions about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, including this 10:00 a.m. edition. Details of the plot to assassinate the president emerged in this edition. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton reported the discovery of a letter in John Wilkes Booth’s room at the National Hotel containing details of the conspiracy and implicating accomplices. The borders of the 5th column have heavy black borders [known as mourning rules] to denote the tragic news of Lincoln's death.

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HN-1865-011077

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James Gordon Bennett. "The New York Herald, April 15, 1865". James Gordon Bennett. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 23, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/697

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James Gordon Bennett

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James Gordon Bennett

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March 23, 2015

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Illinois Daily State Journal, April 28, 1865

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Interior page report in the Illinois Daily State Journal providing details on President Lincoln's funeral procession and his upcoming burial in Springfield, Illinois. The paper also reports extensively on the death of John Wilkes Booth and the capture of David E. Herold, including an official dispatch from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to Major General John A. Dix. Known as "mourning rules," the wide vertical lines between the newspaper columns represent grief over the loss of an important person.

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HN-1865-011138B

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Baker & Phillips. "Illinois Daily State Journal, April 28, 1865". Baker & Phillips. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 23, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/625

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Baker & Phillips

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Baker & Phillips

Date

April 28, 1865

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Newspaper

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Illinois Daily State Journal, April 15, 1865

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Interior page report in the Illinois Daily State Journal providing details on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the attempted assassination of Secretary William Henry Seward. The article contains a 1:30 a.m. official dispatch from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to Major General John A. Dix advising him of the attack. Known as "mourning rules," the wide vertical lines between the newspaper columns represent grief over the loss of an important person.

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HN-1865-011062B

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Baker & Phillips. "Illinois Daily State Journal, April 15, 1865". Baker & Phillips. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 23, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/624

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Baker & Phillips

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Baker & Phillips

Date

April 15, 1865

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Newspaper

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Union Extra, April 15, 1865

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This broadside extra reports on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. It falsely states that Secretary William H. Seward was killed and that John Wilkes Booth was arrested. The broadside contains a 4:10 a.m. dispatch from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to Major General John A. Dix with the latest information. There is a report from New York describing the public's grief and the rage "undoubtedly felt towards all known secession and rebel sympathisers [sic]."

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HN-1865-011084

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[s.n.]. "Union Extra, April 15, 1865". . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 23, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/627

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[s.n.]

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April 15, 1865

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Newspaper

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The Daily Progress, April 19, 1865

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The Daily Progress was published in Raleigh, North Carolina, which was occupied by the Union Army at the time this issue was printed. An interior page contains an editorial titled "A National Calamity - the Assassination of President Lincoln" which laments the death of President Abraham Lincoln and encourages citizens of North Carolina to pledge their allegiance to the Union. The paper also prints a dispatch from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to Major General W.T. Sherman relaying the news of Lincoln's death, as well as Sherman's Special Field Order No. 50 relaying the same. Known as "mourning rules," the wide vertical lines between the newspaper columns represent grief over the loss of an important person.

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HN-1865-011098B

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J.L. Pennington & Co.. "The Daily Progress, April 19, 1865". . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 23, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/632

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J.L. Pennington & Co.

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Date

April 19, 1865

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Newspaper

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The Morning Bulletin, April 17, [1865]

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The front page of this Union-occupation newspaper from Memphis, Tennessee provides details of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the attempted assassination of Secretary William Henry Seward. Included are dispatches from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to Major General John A. Dix. Additional articles report falsely on the death of Seward and the capture of John Wilkes Booth. Further reports detail Andrew Johnson‰Ûªs inauguration, the murder of an Illinois copperhead for rejoicing in Lincoln‰Ûªs assassination, the speeches of Maj. Gen. N.P. Banks and Lieut. Governor of Illinois William Bross, the search for the assassins, and a report that John Surratt is the suspected attacker of Seward. In the far right column is an editor bulletin. Known as "mourning rules," the wide vertical lines between the newspaper columns represent grief over the loss of an important person.

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HN-1865-011090

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James B. Bingham. "The Morning Bulletin, April 17, [1865]". James B. Bingham. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 23, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/673

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James B. Bingham

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James B. Bingham

Date

April 17, 1865

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Newspaper

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[Chattanooga Daily] Gazette Extra, April 15, [1865]

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Broadside extra of Union-occupation newspaper providing details of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the attempted assassination of Secretary William Henry Seward. Included are dispatches from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to Major General John A. Dix, and a 2:00 pm report on the swearing-in of Andrew Johnson. Known as "mourning rules," the wide vertical lines between the newspaper columns represent grief over the loss of an important person.

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HN-1865-012220

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James R. Hood. "[Chattanooga Daily] Gazette Extra, April 15, [1865]". James R. Hood. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 23, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/672

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James R. Hood

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James R. Hood

Date

April 15, 1865

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Newspaper

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The New South, April 29, 1865

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The front page of this Union-occupation newspaper provides brief details on the funeral of President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, DC. Additionally, there is a War Department dispatch from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to Major General John A. Dix regarding the route of the funeral train from DC to Springfield, Illinois. The next paragraph indicates Willie Lincoln will be interred with his father. There are further biographical articles on both Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson on the front page.

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HN-1865-011149

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J. H. Sears. "The New South, April 29, 1865". J. H. Sears. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 23, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/670

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J. H. Sears

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J. H. Sears

Date

April 29, 1865

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Newspaper

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Charleston Courier, April 20, 1865

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The front page of this Union-occupation newspaper from South Carolina provides details of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the attempted assassination of Secretary William Henry Seward. The Courier received this information via the steamer Fulton which arrived at Hilton Head on April 18, carrying New York newspapers of April 15. Included are dispatches from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to Major General John A. Dix and a special dispatch to the New York Times. Known as "mourning rules," the wide vertical lines between the newspaper columns represent grief over the loss of an important person.

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HN-1865-011099

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Whittemore & Johnson. "Charleston Courier, April 20, 1865". Whittemore & Johnson. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 23, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/664

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Whittemore & Johnson

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Whittemore & Johnson

Date

April 20, 1865

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Newspaper