Mourning Lincoln (74 page)

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Authors: Martha Hodes

as lenient,
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love of,
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as martyr,
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as radical,
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and reconstruction plans,
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remembered by former slaves,
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and slavery,
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–56,
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and voting rights for African American men,
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See also
assassination; Booth, John Wilkes; burial; emancipation; Emancipation Proclamation; funeral; hatred; homeward journeys; Jesus Christ; love; Moses; peace; relics; Richmond, Va.; second inaugural address; Washington, George

Lincoln, Edward (“Eddie”),
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Lincoln, Mary,
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and condolences,
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and Confederates,
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and Copperheads,
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departure from Washington, D.C.,
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at Ford’s Theatre,
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grief of,
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and Lincoln’s funeral,
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and mourners,
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at Petersen House,
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and relics,
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and trauma,
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–8,
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Lincoln, Robert,
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and Lincoln’s funeral,
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at Petersen House,
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Lincoln, Thomas (“Tad”),
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Lincoln, Willie,
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Lindsley, Lettie,
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Lindsley, Maggie,
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Lisbon,
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London,
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London Times
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Los Angeles,
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Lost Cause ideology,
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Louisiana,
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See also specific locations

Louisville, Ky.,
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L’Ouverture, Toussaint,
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love: of Lee,
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of Lincoln,
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Lowell, Anna: and assassination,
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diary of,
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and postwar nation,
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loyalty oaths.
See
oath of allegiance

Lucas, James,
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Lyman, Theodore,
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Lynchburg, Va.,
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lynching,
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Magill, S. W.,
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Maine,
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See also specific locations

Mallory, Charles,
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Malta,
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Manchester, England,
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Marseille, France,
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Martin, Edward,
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Marx, Karl,
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Maryland,
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See also
Baltimore; border states

Mason, James,
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Mason, Louisa,
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Massachusetts,
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regiments,
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See also
New England;
specific locations

Matheus, John,
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Mauritius,
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Mayfield, Ga.,
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McCalla, Helen,
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McCullough, Samuel,
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McKim, Lucy,
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McMichael, James,
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McPherson, James,
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Mead, Rufus,
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Mead, William,
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Meade, George,
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Meadows, Louis,
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Mediterranean,
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See also specific countries

Meigs, Minerva,
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Mellette, Arthur,
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Mellish, George,
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Mellish, Mary,
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memoirs, as problematic source,
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memorabilia.
See
relics

men: and emotion,
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and everyday life,
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and masculinity,
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weeping,
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See also
voting rights

mercy: toward Confederates after assassination,
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toward Confederates after surrender,
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Michigan,
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See also specific locations

Mifflin, Clementine,
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Minnesota,
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See also
Saint Peter

Mississippi,
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See also specific locations

Missouri,
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See also
border states; Saint Louis

Mobile, Ala.,
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Montgomery, Ala.,
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Moore, James,
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Moore, Lizzie,
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Moran, Benjamin,
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Morgan, Henry,
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Morgan, Sarah,
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Moses, Lincoln compared to,
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mourning: in American culture,
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for loved ones, Confederates,
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for loved ones, Union supporters,
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and Mary Lincoln,
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and spreading news of assassination,
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See also
June 1, 1865; universality, idea of mourning badges,
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mourning drapery,
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of Confederates,
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of Copperheads,
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and women,
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Mudd, Samuel,
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See also
conspirators

Mystic, Conn.,
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Nashville, Tenn.,
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Natchez, Miss.,
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National Equal Rights League,
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Neafie, Alfred,
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Neafie, Anne,
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New Bedford, Mass.,
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New Bern, N.C.,
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New England,
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See also specific states

New Hampshire,
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New Haven, Conn.,
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New Jersey,
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See also
Trenton

New Orleans,
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New Orleans Black Republican
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New York: and assassination,
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Copperheads in,
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Douglass in,
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Lincoln’s funeral in,
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and Union victory,
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See also
Brooklyn, N.Y.; New York State

New York Anglo-African
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New York Herald
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New York State,
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Copperheads in,
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New York Sun
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Newcomb, Simon,
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Newport, R.I.,
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