Printed broadside; 7 1/4 x 5 in. (178 x 127 mm). Small loss at top left corner; scattered light stains.

A War Department order announcing a military day of observance for the Funeral of the late President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C. "The flags at all military posts, stations, forts, and buildings, will be kept at half-staff during the day, and at 12 o'clock, the meridian, twenty-one minute guns will be fired from all forts, and at all military posts, and at the Military Academy."

On April 19th, Lincoln's body was transported from the White House to the U.S. Capitol, where a prayer service was held the following day, before departing for a nationwide funeral procession.

Provenance:

Louise Taper, Beverly Hills, California