"The Nation Mourns," 1865
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Artifact Overview
President Lincoln's assassination produced an outpouring of grief. His death linked him with the hundreds of thousands of Union soldiers that had sacrificed their lives during the Civil War. His life and the causes he embodied -- the Union and Emancipation -- touched admirers and detractors alike. This broadside pays tribute to Lincoln through images and a poem expressing the nation's mourning.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Broadside (Notice)
Date Made
1865
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Published by Charles Magnus & Company, New York, New York
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
92.0.157.15
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 4.875 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front below image:
The Nation Mourns / From all churches / Sad and slow, / Toll the bells / The knell of woe. / Hark! their sad and solemn notes attend, / Abraham Lincoln to his last way's end. Dead silence, mutely hovers / Above grave's dreary strand, / With sable pall it covers / The Leader of Our Land. / Despairing men are wringing/In vain their hands here wound, / The Orphan's wail is winning / No solace from its ground. / The nightingales' caroling / Sounds never in its womb; / True Patriots tears are rolling. / But on the mossy tomb. / Published by Chas. Magnus 12 Frankfort St. NY
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