Lincoln's Mock Funeral in Martinsburg, Civil War Letters, 1865 A&M 3378

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Repository

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Identification

A&M 3378

Title

Lincoln's Mock Funeral in Martinsburg, Civil War Letters 1865

URL:

https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195856

Quantity

0 Linear Feet, Summary: 2 items

Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Language

English

Abstract

Two letters authored by Corporal John Service (Company A, 18th Connecticut) from Martinsburg describing eloquently and in some detail how citizens and soldiers celebrated the end of the Civil War, and mourned over the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. (4/15/1865, four pages, incomplete) (4/25/1865, six pages, complete).

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Lincoln's Mock Funeral in Martinsburg, Civil War Letters, A&M 3378, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Civil War - soldier's letters.
Civil War -- Martinsburg, W. Va.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Martinsburg (W. Va.)
Service, John.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

Martinsburg (W. Va.)