The Lincoln Memorial: A Record of the Life, Assassination, and Obsequies of the Martyred President |
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Shortly after 9 o'clock the remains were removed in a coffin to the White House , attended by a dense crowd , and escorted by a squadron of cavalry and several distinguished officers . At a later hour a post - mortem examination was ...
Shortly after 9 o'clock the remains were removed in a coffin to the White House , attended by a dense crowd , and escorted by a squadron of cavalry and several distinguished officers . At a later hour a post - mortem examination was ...
Page 112
Near the centre of the room stood the grand catafalque , upon which rested the mortal remains of the illustrious dead , inclosed in a beautiful mahogany coffin lined with lead , and with a white a satin covering over the metal .
Near the centre of the room stood the grand catafalque , upon which rested the mortal remains of the illustrious dead , inclosed in a beautiful mahogany coffin lined with lead , and with a white a satin covering over the metal .
Page 113
Encircling the coffin , in a serpentine form , was a vein of evergreens , studded with pure white flowers , and within its meandering folds were deposited several wreaths of the same material . These had all been brought by some ...
Encircling the coffin , in a serpentine form , was a vein of evergreens , studded with pure white flowers , and within its meandering folds were deposited several wreaths of the same material . These had all been brought by some ...
Page 115
Among these were Charles A. Dana , of the War Department , Captain Fox , of the Navy Department , M. B. Field , of the Treasury , A. W. Randall , Assistant Postmaster , Judge Otto , of the Interior Department , and T. J. Coffin ...
Among these were Charles A. Dana , of the War Department , Captain Fox , of the Navy Department , M. B. Field , of the Treasury , A. W. Randall , Assistant Postmaster , Judge Otto , of the Interior Department , and T. J. Coffin ...
Page 120
As we stand here to - day , mourners around this coffin and around the lifeless remains of our beloved Chief Magistrate , we recognize and we adore the sovereignty of God . His throne is in the heavens , and His kingdom ruleth over all ...
As we stand here to - day , mourners around this coffin and around the lifeless remains of our beloved Chief Magistrate , we recognize and we adore the sovereignty of God . His throne is in the heavens , and His kingdom ruleth over all ...
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| Title | The Lincoln Memorial: A Record of the Life, Assassination, and Obsequies of the Martyred President The Lincoln Memorial: A Record of the Life, Assassination, and Obsequies of the Martyred President, John Gilmary Shea |
| Editor | John Gilmary Shea |
| Publisher | Bunce & Huntington, 1865 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 7 Jun 2007 |
| ISBN | 0608364290, 9780608364292 |
| Length | 288 pages |
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