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Remembering Abraham Lincoln

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As the real Abraham Lincoln faded from people’s memory, new generations of Americans came of age who had only heard the stories, the myths, and the legends. Each generation honored his memory in keeping with the times.

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Abraham Lincoln Memorial Rug, circa 1870

Pictorial rug

President Lincoln's 1865 assassination produced an immediate outpouring of grief. His death linked him with the hundreds of thousands of Union soldiers who had sacrificed their lives during the Civil War. He also became a symbol of the ideal democratic American who, from humble beginnings, could make something of himself. The imagery on this hooked rug reinforces this notion.