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Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Our Fallen Heroes [Woodcut print]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07456 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: New York Type: Print Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 sheet 91 x 67 cm Order a Copy

Large sheet consisting of colored woodcuts, intended for hanging, depicting Lincoln and deceased Union officers Elmer Ellsworth, E.D. Baker, J. McCook, Mitchill, Andrew H. Foote, J. Sedgwick, Lyon, Mansfield, Kearney, J.F. Reynolds, McPherson and Wadsworth. With "Roll of Honor" monument listing names of dead officers. Printed by Haasis & Lubrecht.

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