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City of Champaign
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Shannon, Fred A.
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Lincoln, Abraham
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Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
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Illinois Heritage Association
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Brady, Matthew B., 1823-1896
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Chicago Historical Society
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Early American Museum
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Braithwaite and Milner
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Coe, A.S.
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Dunham and Company
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McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
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Nast, Thomas
1
Date
1942-08-06
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1942-08-02
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ca. 1938
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Language
eng
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WILL, Illinois Public Media
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Subject
Civil War
33
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
12
Soldiers
10
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
6
Assassinations
5
Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865
5
Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862
4
American History
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Ford's Theater
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Fugitive slaves
3
Gettysburg Campaign, 1863
3
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
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Slavery
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Artillery
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Coins
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Petersen House
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African American
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Arms & armament
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Auctions
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Augustus Saint Gaudens
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Caissons
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Cent
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Century of Progress
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Church of the Brethren
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Coe, A.S.
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Collars
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Columbian Exposition
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Confederate States of America. Army
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Confederate soldiers
1
Cooks
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Culpepper, Pennsylvania
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Currency
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Cutlery
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Derringer
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Dunker Church
1
Farmers
1
Farming
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Gettysburg
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Handcuffs
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Hospitals, Military
1
Illinois Central Railroad
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Indian
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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
1
Jones, Samuel A., 1834-1912
1
Kansas Infantry
1
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
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Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
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Locomotives
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McLean County, Illinois
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Medicine, Military
1
MedicinesCivil War
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Mess kit
1
Military life
1
Money
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Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois
1
Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902
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National Youth Administration
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Ordnance
1
Politics & Government
1
Prisoners of war
1
Rail transportation
1
Railroads
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Stanton, Edwin M. (Secretary of War), 1814-1869
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Steam locomotives
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Stocks (Punishment)
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Thanksgiving
1
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U.S. Mint
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United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
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United States. Army of the Potomac
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Williams, John S.
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World's Fair
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Silver' Penny, 1863
The gun that killed Lincoln
Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth's boot
Shattered caisson and dead horse, Gettysburg
Indian Head Cent, 1863
Reward Broadside
Private Edwin Francis Jennison
Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Civil War Regiment
Art Print, commemorating the celebration and creation of a "National day of thanksgiving" by Abraham Lincoln in 1863
Wars for Freedom Civil War, Parts 2 and 4 of 5
Letter from A.S. Coe to Samuel A. Jones
Confederate field hospital, Antietam battlefield
James Wilson Jessee
Two tine iron fork
Slave Sale Broadside
Dead rebel artillerymen near the Dunker Church, Antietam battlefield
The dead, collected for burial, after the battle of Antietam
Three Confederate soldiers
Company cooks of the Army of the Potomac
Illinois Central Locomotive, The 'Mississipi'
Private, unidentified, 4th Michigan infantry
Print, Card
Slave Shackles, c. 1850
Presidential Box where Lincoln was shot, Ford's Theater
Exterior, Ford's Theater, where Lincoln was shot
Front Parlor, Petersen House, the house where Lincoln died
Cushing's Artillery Men
Matthew B. Brady
Confederate Five Dollar Bill
Dead Union soldier on Gettysburg battlefield
Henry IV part I
Wars for Freedom Civil War, Parts 2 and 4 of 5
Liverpool address of Henry Ward Beecher
Silver' Penny, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages |
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
The profile of an Indian maiden wearing a headdress, with "United States of America," around the edge, and the date, 1863, underneath.
The gun that killed Lincoln
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On the evening of April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth fired this small derringer into the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head, inflicting a mortal wound. Lincoln was attending a play at Ford's Theater. The gun is on exhibit at the Ford’s Theater Museum in Washington D.C., a National Park Service site.
Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth's boot
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
John Wilkes Booth was wearing this boot the night that he shot Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington D. C. After shooting Lincoln and stabbing Major Rathbone, Booth leapt from the Presidential Box. Catching his foot on bunting draped on the front of the Presidential Box, he fell to the stage, breaking his left foot. The boot is on exhibit at the Ford’s Theater Muse...
Shattered caisson and dead horse, Gettysburg
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph b/w
Indian Head Cent, 1863
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages |
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
The profile of an Indian Maiden wearing a feather bonnet, which probably has LIBERTY written across the band, although coin is so worn it's hard to see. Around the maiden is UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and below the date of issue.
Reward Broadside
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
her manner of speaking is rather grum. She has a free husband living on Capitol Hill, Washington City, near Sims' old rope walk, named Henson Forrest. I will give the above reward no matter where taken, so I get her again. F. M. Bowie, Long Old Fields, Prince George's County, Md., July 6, 1857." This broadside is on display in the Chicago Historical Society exhibit, "A House...
Private Edwin Francis Jennison
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Civil War Regiment
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Relief sculpture by Augustus Saint Gaudens shows Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.
Art Print, commemorating the celebration and creation of a "National day of thanksgiving" by Abraham Lincoln in 1863
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Black ink collage on newsprint of Civil War scenes, with center vignette of Lincoln receiving accolades from soldiers. Drawn by Thomas Nast. Titled "Thanksgving Day November 24, 1864." In center is large drawing of Abraham Lincoln shaking the hands of a soldier and a sailor who are staluting him with their hats. The soldier tramples the "Stars & Bars" flag marked "CS." Large...
Wars for Freedom Civil War, Parts 2 and 4 of 5
Audio | 1942 |
WILL Sound Recordings (Digital Surrogates)
Letter from A.S. Coe to Samuel A. Jones
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages |
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Letter from A.S. Coe to Samuel A. Jones dated September 29th, 1863 describing the battle of Gettysburg. Samuel A. Jones was a homeopathic physician and scholar of American Transcendentalism. He served as a Civil War surgeon.
Confederate field hospital, Antietam battlefield
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
James Wilson Jessee
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
A veteran of the Civil War, James Wilson Jessee worked as a farmhand after the war.
Two tine iron fork
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Two tine iron fork with horn handle. Splits in the horn, and a stain on the handle base. 6.5" long
Slave Sale Broadside
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Credit Sale of a Choice Gang of Slaves, Comprising Mechanics, Laborers, etc. The sale, Tuesday, February 5, 1856, by J. A. Beard and Maj. J. a. Beard, auctioneer, was held for the settlement of a co-partnership of railroad contractors. The description of the sale of "A Very Valuable Gang of Slaves," is: "Belonging ot a co-partnership and sold to close the same. The said slav...
Dead rebel artillerymen near the Dunker Church, Antietam battlefield
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
The dead, collected for burial, after the battle of Antietam
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
Three Confederate soldiers
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
Company cooks of the Army of the Potomac
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
Illinois Central Locomotive, The 'Mississipi'
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
The 'Mississippi' is a relatively small locomotive, even for its day. The locomotive's smokestack is twelve feet high, seven feet wide, and fourteen feet long. Behind the locomotive's engine is a flatcar that is seven feet wide and eight feet long. This flat car carried the locomotive's firewood and water. Both the locomotive and flatcar are painted black with white trim. Th...
Private, unidentified, 4th Michigan infantry
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
Print, Card
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
3.75" x 2.325" political card with Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson on the front. From an engraving, fine detail. On the reverse in ink is written "Mr. E.A. Shult" and "Published by Golden and Sammons, No. 1 Clark St., Chicago" is printed on the reverse as well.
Slave Shackles, c. 1850
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Plantation owners and overseers used heavy iron shackles to punish and humiliate defiant slaves, both men and women and especially those who tried to run away. Slaves who had been sold were also shackled while being moved to another location. Arm and leg shackles were the most common type of restraints, but stocks, neck collars, and the ball and chain were also used. This pa...
Presidential Box where Lincoln was shot, Ford's Theater
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
The Presidential Box at Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C. looks much the same today as it did on the night of April 14, 1865, when John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
Exterior, Ford's Theater, where Lincoln was shot
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C. is a popular historic site, operated by the National Park Service. It has been restored to its appearance April 14, 1865, the night that Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
Front Parlor, Petersen House, the house where Lincoln died
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
The front parlor of the Petersen House is restored to its appearance on the night of April 14-15, 1865. The house is operated by the National Park Service and is open to the public.
Cushing's Artillery Men
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
Matthew B. Brady
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
Confederate Five Dollar Bill
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
This five-dollar note is from The Augusta Insurance and Banking Company. The number 205 appears and "Will pay FIVE DOLLARS to bearer on demand." Then there is the word "Augusta," followed by an illegible word. The note is signed at the bottom by the cashier and the president, and around the edges is written "Five" and "State of Georgia." The paper is tan with black and red p...
Dead Union soldier on Gettysburg battlefield
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
Henry IV part I
Audio | 1942 |
WILL Sound Recordings (Digital Surrogates)
Wars for Freedom Civil War, Parts 2 and 4 of 5
Audio | 1942 |
WILL Sound Recordings (Digital Surrogates)
Liverpool address of Henry Ward Beecher
Audio | 1938 |
WILL Sound Recordings (Digital Surrogates)
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