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Description
This print depicts Abraham Lincoln on his deathbed, surrounded by family members and members of his cabinet. The title reads "Death of President Lincoln/At Washington D.C. April 15, 1865/The Nation's Martyr." The individuals identified across the bottom are (from left to right): Mr. Chase CJ, Secretary McCulloch, Attorney General, Vice President Johnson, Charles Sumner, Secretary Stanton, Secretary Wells, Robert Lincoln, Surgeon General, President Lincoln, Mrs. Lincoln & Tad, and Miss Harris.
Secretary of the Treasury Hugh McCulloch was born in Kennebunk, Maine in 1808.
About This Item
- Title: Abraham Lincoln's Deathbed Scene, ca. 1865
- Creation Date: circa 1865
- Subject Date: circa 1865
- Location: Washington, DC
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: 1995.37.3
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Barnes, Joseph K., 1817-1883
- Cabinet officer--United States
- Chase, Salmon P., 1808-1873
- Deathbeds--Pictorial works
- Harris, Clara
- Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassinations--Washington (D.C.)--Pictorial works
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death & burial--Washington (D.C.)
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Staff
- Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
- Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926
- Lincoln, Thomas, 1853-1871
- McCulloch, Hugh, 1809-1895
- Speed, James, 1812-1887
- Stanton, Edward McMasters, 1814-1869
- Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
- United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)
- Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
People
- Barnes, Joseph K.
- Chase, Salmon P.
- Harris, Clara
- Johnson, Andrew
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Lincoln, Mary Todd
- Lincoln, Robert Todd
- Lincoln, Thomas
- McCulloch, Hugh
- Speed, James
- Stanton, Edward McMasters
- Sumner, Charles
- Welles, Gideon
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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