218 25 22278 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/ec04df1fc4a2775bfa8ee0544cc2d41e.jpg 851a52e6606d6583435f2cbce5f30a05 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Virden-Pana Coal Mine Wars Subject The topic of the resource Labor disputes Labor unions Labor unions--Organizing Coal miners--Labor unions--Organizing Strikes and lockouts Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining Coal miners--Labor unions Military camps Soldiers Illinois--Virden Illinois--Pana Illinois. National Guard Coal miners Mining industry Miners African Americans Description An account of the resource In September 1898 representatives of the United Mine Workers of America stopped a railroad car in Virden, Illinois, filled with potential African American strikebreakers. The train continued on to Springfield after the union members informed them of the strike between the members and the Chicago-Virden Coal Company. On October 12, 1898, a second train of African American strikebreakers from Birmingham, Alabama, and security guards arrived in Virden. The security guards opened fire when striking miners attempted to surround the train at the entrance to the mining facility. The train departed Virden after twenty minutes of gunfire and headed for Springfield. By the end of the conflict four security guards and seven striking miners were killed and 30 people were wounded. The mine owners accepted unionization at the mine in November 1898 and the mine remained segregated for many years after. Similar conflicts occurred in Pana on April 10, 1899, Lauder on June 6, 1899, and Carterville on September 17, 1899. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. 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National Guard Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining Military uniforms Soldiers Illinois--Galesburg Labor disputes Tents Military camps Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1898 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/95579fa36a33c3aba77fdf7e1b330b70.jpg 5b3e015ed87dfcff7202b97d275ae25f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Virden-Pana Coal Mine Wars Subject The topic of the resource Labor disputes Labor unions Labor unions--Organizing Coal miners--Labor unions--Organizing Strikes and lockouts Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining Coal miners--Labor unions Military camps Soldiers Illinois--Virden Illinois--Pana Illinois. National Guard Coal miners Mining industry Miners African Americans Description An account of the resource In September 1898 representatives of the United Mine Workers of America stopped a railroad car in Virden, Illinois, filled with potential African American strikebreakers. The train continued on to Springfield after the union members informed them of the strike between the members and the Chicago-Virden Coal Company. On October 12, 1898, a second train of African American strikebreakers from Birmingham, Alabama, and security guards arrived in Virden. The security guards opened fire when striking miners attempted to surround the train at the entrance to the mining facility. The train departed Virden after twenty minutes of gunfire and headed for Springfield. By the end of the conflict four security guards and seven striking miners were killed and 30 people were wounded. The mine owners accepted unionization at the mine in November 1898 and the mine remained segregated for many years after. Similar conflicts occurred in Pana on April 10, 1899, Lauder on June 6, 1899, and Carterville on September 17, 1899. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. 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National Guard Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining Military uniforms Soldiers Illinois--Galesburg Labor disputes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1898 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/d283473b3966190b6148f1a115c57ac8.jpg 06a83aacf2b1b2f94bb14c34b209079b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Virden-Pana Coal Mine Wars Subject The topic of the resource Labor disputes Labor unions Labor unions--Organizing Coal miners--Labor unions--Organizing Strikes and lockouts Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining Coal miners--Labor unions Military camps Soldiers Illinois--Virden Illinois--Pana Illinois. National Guard Coal miners Mining industry Miners African Americans Description An account of the resource In September 1898 representatives of the United Mine Workers of America stopped a railroad car in Virden, Illinois, filled with potential African American strikebreakers. The train continued on to Springfield after the union members informed them of the strike between the members and the Chicago-Virden Coal Company. On October 12, 1898, a second train of African American strikebreakers from Birmingham, Alabama, and security guards arrived in Virden. The security guards opened fire when striking miners attempted to surround the train at the entrance to the mining facility. The train departed Virden after twenty minutes of gunfire and headed for Springfield. By the end of the conflict four security guards and seven striking miners were killed and 30 people were wounded. The mine owners accepted unionization at the mine in November 1898 and the mine remained segregated for many years after. Similar conflicts occurred in Pana on April 10, 1899, Lauder on June 6, 1899, and Carterville on September 17, 1899. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data photographic print b&w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 12 x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 400878 Virden-Pana Coal Mine Wars Collection Title A name given to the resource Galesburg Company, Illinois National Guard Description An account of the resource Two members of the Galesburg Company pose for a picture out of uniform as people in carriages pass by. Subject The topic of the resource Illinois. National Guard Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining Soldiers Illinois--Galesburg Labor disputes Horses Carts and carriages Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1898 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/de984f317edcce998ce49dd1925eac6f.pdf c21d8f68f944c49ccd4c022ce08c7e23 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Robert Todd Lincoln Galley proofs of speech at Galesburg, Ill October 7, 1896 see M2514 I SOMETIMES wonder how many of the seventy millions of our people, who are still on what is called the sunny side of middle life, really understand the greatness of the dangers from which our country was rescued by the quick uprising and the dauntless patriotism of the volunteers of 1861, or at all appreciate what they endured for four long years in desolate camps, on difficult marches, in fierce battles and in unsheltered prison pens, to prevent the breaking up of our nation into hostile fragments. Here, in the North, the roll of the drum, and the tramp of the troops, the return of the sick and wounded soldiers, and the funerals of the dead, were incessant for month after month and year after year, but probably not one person in ten has now more than a shadowy recollection of even the loud rejoicings at the final home-coming of the surviving veterans. It is not to recall victories or to revive bitter memories that this monument is raised, but to do just honor to the brave dead, and to encourage patriotism in the living by putting before those whose memory and personal knowledge are only of the peaceful times in which we live, something that will cause them to reflect upon what it is that leads men, when their country or its honor, or the institutions upon which its safety rests, are assailed by enemies, foreign or domestic, to lay down their occupations, whether of business or of pleasure, and to give themselves wholly to the public service; and if it actual war that comes, that makes <hr /> 2 them leave their homes, their parents or their wives and children, and to endure in patience the numberless hardships of active warfare--to face rifle balls and bursting shells, and to risk not only the unutterable miseries of imprisonment, but probable maiming, and possible violent death. The sentiment which so compels them involves the suppression of self and absolute devotion to the principle that the highest duty of man is to the State. Its loftiness is recognized by all, for there is no virtue whose exhibition in time of public need is so honored by every human being, in all ages and in all lands, as patriotism. It is to pay such honor that at a set time in every year reverent hands cover these graves with fragrant flowers. It is to pay such honor that we are here today. Let us remind ourselves, and tell our youth what we can in fewest words, of the story that cannot be told too often--of what it was that roused the brave hearts of these dead heroes. The question debated here in 1858 was one as to which it now seems almost incredible that there could be opposing parties, and yet that question caused the longest and most bitter war of modern times. Human slavery had been protected by the laws of the United States if fifteen states of the Union. Their people had been brought up to believe in its rightfulness as a moral question and in its expediency from an <hr /> 3 economical point of view. The republican party was formed by those who believed slavery to be a heinous wrong to the enslaved and economically injurious to the community in which it existed; but the party was formed, not to attack slavery in the states where it was then lawful, but to prevent its extension into other states. The candidate of that party was elected President in 1860, and as Chief Magistrate he was at once confronted by the attempted secession from the Union of at first seven, but soon eleven states with a population of five and a half millions of whites and three and a half millions of slaves, occupying a territory nearly four times as large as France, and having a sea-coast of more than three thousand miles. Think of what was meant by the success of such an effort; instead of there being a great and powerful nation, living under a single Constitution, the world's model of a Charter of Liberty; with Federal laws under whose wisdom and efficiency we had grown and prospered as no nation had ever done before; with no restraints on trade in all the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific; from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico; with holy traditions of the days in which our national existence was established; and of other days in which it was defended against powerful foes; and with the common veneration of the glorious Washington as the Father of our great country; instead of all this, there was to be chaos--all this was to pass away. There was to be a bayonet lined boundary between the North <hr /> 4 and the South along the line of the Ohio river; a hostility implacable for generations to come was to be the very essence of the relations of the neighboring countries. And if it became established that seven states could peaceably secede, so of course could any other; a state could be expelled from the nation by all the others seceding from it; and the commerce of any interior state could be absolutely excluded from access to others or to foreign nations. If these things could be, there could be left but one answer for the question of the President to the representatives of the people: "Must a government, of necessity, be too strong for the liberties of its own people, or to weak too maintain its own existence?" In spite of the most solemn and the most authoritative assurances to the contrary, the people of the seceding sates claimed that their rights and property were menaced by the new administration; they formed a separate government as a nation; created armies; seized all national property within their limits and defied the Constitution and the laws of the Union. At first there were serious dissensions and discussions in the North as to what course should be taken in such a crisis. The work of Washington and his ragged and battle-scarred heroes, and of the far-seeing statesmen who built upon their foundations, seemed for a time to be undone. In some manufacturing countries of Europe, longing for an unrestricted market in the rich new Southern <hr /> 5 empire, which had no industry of moment except agriculture, and which had by its Constitution prohibited the protection of mechanical industries, there was wide rejoicing in the apparent dismemberment and downfall of the great leader of republics; and the greatest one of these foreign countries was not entirely careful in straining the rules of international law in its willingness to see the catastrophe completed. The gloom of those threatening days can never be forgotten by those who had passed the age of childhood. Week after week it lasted, but suddeny it seemed to be dissipated as by a flash of lightning. The flag of the nation had been fired upon at Fort Sumpter. The flame of the burning fort was not extinguished before its sparks had kindled the fires upon the altars of patriotism in every town of the loyal North and in almost every home. All doubt and hesitation disappeared. The world saw the Uprising of a Great People. Before the little garrison of Fort Sumter had marched from its ruined walls, a proclamation was drawn by the President calling for seventy-five thousand soldiers to suppress the insurrection, but ere there was time to issue it, there came to him, a pledge the earnest support of his great ability and wide-spread influence in re-establishing the authority of the national government, the great Democratic leader who had been his lifelong political antagonist, Stephen A. Douglas. In the peril of the Republic, the contentions of Democracy and Republicanism were by him and the Presi <hr /> 6 dent put aside, and for the first time in their lives, which had been passed in the same community, they clasped hands as allies in a public cause. In the election then just past, more than a million devoted followers in the North had cast their ballots for Mr. Douglas, and to them and to all others whom his voice could reach, he did not cease to cry until his untimely death: "Every man must be for the United "States or against it; there can be no neutrals in this war,--only patriots and traitors." The response of the loyal North to the appeal of the national government was instant and even overwhelming; the number volunteering to its support was double what was called for, and far exceeded the ability of the authorities to give them arms and uniforms at once. As to Illinois and as to Knox County, it is enough to say here that troops to a number equalling the assigned quota of the State had offered themselves for service by the third day after the President's proclamation, and that during the war nearly that number was credited from this county alone. Upon the appalling events which crowd the history of the next four years there is here no time to dwell. Nearly three quarters of a million of men yearly faced the enemies of the Republic. Of regular battles and smaller armed contests there were more than two thousand; before the conflict ended more than sixty thousand Union soldiers had been killed outright and more than two hundred thousand had died of wounds <hr /> 7 and diseased incurred in service. It was all in all the grandest exhibition of faithfulness and love of country the world has ever seen. We who enjoy the blessings of the liberties and of the great nationality which the valor of our defenders has made enduring, gratefully honor the names of all of them, whether living or dead. And for this we come today to the graves of these dead soldiers, who were of the men willing to give their lives that their country might live. We should never cease our thanks to God that their offered gift was not in vain. There were times and many times, in the long four years, when their cause seemed desperate,-- their task a hopeless one; but they never faltered, and when the flag, that in the smoke of battles had streamed before them like a flame, was laid upon their coffins, no star was missing from its field. One great lesson to be learned from the lives of these men and their comrades is that there is no danger to the Republic so great that it may not be overcome by the union of patriots. Nothing can be so appalling as was the assault of those who wished to destroy it thirty-five years ago. In its defense blood was shed in torrents and treasure expended in inconceivable sums, but it was saved and it was worth the cost. The Republic may have banded enemies who are not armed hosts. In the mind of a lover of his country <hr /> 8 there is no difference between an attack upon its territory and an attack upon its honor. When either is lost all is lost that gives the pride of citizenship of a great country. In the defense of one, as in the defense of the other, there must be a sacrifice of all private interest--a sinking of all, mere party feeling,--each citizen must listen, not to the sophistries addressed to his suspected base selfishness, but to the voice of his own conscience. This is what was done by the patriots of 1861, and this is what will be done by the patriots in every national crisis. Their union then was invincible and their union will always be invincible. And now let us dedicate this monument to the memory of these patriots of Galesburg and to patriotism. It is not a monument of pride, put up by the victors in the flush of their conquest. Since the close of the great struggle which it commerates, victors and vanquished have by thousands and tens of thousands fallen into the sleep of death under the peaceful shelter of their homes. With few exceptions, the names of those who were in high places of state on either side, or who led armies, or corps or divisions in battle, or commanded squadrons on the sea, are in the great catalogue of the dead. To those who survive, the memories brought up by an occasion like this have long ceased to recall the exultation of victory on one side, or the grief of defeat on the other. The reflections of more than thirty years have turned the once bitterly warring <hr /> 9 streams of sentiment into one broad river, on whose current is borne in safety and in glory the Ship of State, and no one lives under the protection of its flag who does not at heart rejoice that the rock of Disunion was exploded from its path and the canker of human slavery torn from its framework. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 9 p 26 x 18 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 300128 T1896.10.07 Title A name given to the resource Galley proofs of Robert Todd Lincoln speech at Galesburg, Illinois Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lincoln, Robert Todd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896-10-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Description An account of the resource Robert Todd Lincoln makes one handwritten correction in the galley proofs of a speech he gave at Galesburg, Illinois, at the at the celebration of the 38th anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas debate in Galesburg. Has Version A related resource that is a version, edition, or adaptation of the described resource. Monaghan 2514 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Robert Todd Lincoln Galley proofs of speech at Galesburg, Ill October 7, 1896 see M2514 I SOMETIMES wonder how many of the seventy millions of our people, who are still on what is called the sunny side of middle life, really understand the greatness of the dangers from which our country was rescued by the quick uprising and the dauntless patriotism of the volunteers of 1861, or at all appreciate what they endured for four long years in desolate camps, on difficult marches, in fierce battles and in unsheltered prison pens, to prevent the breaking up of our nation into hostile fragments. Here, in the North, the roll of the drum, and the tramp of the troops, the return of the sick and wounded soldiers, and the funerals of the dead, were incessant for month after month and year after year, but probably not one person in ten has now more than a shadowy recollection of even the loud rejoicings at the final home-coming of the surviving veterans. It is not to recall victories or to revive bitter memories that this monument is raised, but to do just honor to the brave dead, and to encourage patriotism in the living by putting before those whose memory and personal knowledge are only of the peaceful times in which we live, something that will cause them to reflect upon what it is that leads men, when their country or its honor, or the institutions upon which its safety rests, are assailed by enemies, foreign or domestic, to lay down their occupations, whether of business or of pleasure, and to give themselves wholly to the public service; and if it actual war that comes, that makes <hr /> 2 them leave their homes, their parents or their wives and children, and to endure in patience the numberless hardships of active warfare--to face rifle balls and bursting shells, and to risk not only the unutterable miseries of imprisonment, but probable maiming, and possible violent death. The sentiment which so compels them involves the suppression of self and absolute devotion to the principle that the highest duty of man is to the State. Its loftiness is recognized by all, for there is no virtue whose exhibition in time of public need is so honored by every human being, in all ages and in all lands, as patriotism. It is to pay such honor that at a set time in every year reverent hands cover these graves with fragrant flowers. It is to pay such honor that we are here today. Let us remind ourselves, and tell our youth what we can in fewest words, of the story that cannot be told too often--of what it was that roused the brave hearts of these dead heroes. The question debated here in 1858 was one as to which it now seems almost incredible that there could be opposing parties, and yet that question caused the longest and most bitter war of modern times. Human slavery had been protected by the laws of the United States if fifteen states of the Union. Their people had been brought up to believe in its rightfulness as a moral question and in its expediency from an <hr /> 3 economical point of view. The republican party was formed by those who believed slavery to be a heinous wrong to the enslaved and economically injurious to the community in which it existed; but the party was formed, not to attack slavery in the states where it was then lawful, but to prevent its extension into other states. The candidate of that party was elected President in 1860, and as Chief Magistrate he was at once confronted by the attempted secession from the Union of at first seven, but soon eleven states with a population of five and a half millions of whites and three and a half millions of slaves, occupying a territory nearly four times as large as France, and having a sea-coast of more than three thousand miles. Think of what was meant by the success of such an effort; instead of there being a great and powerful nation, living under a single Constitution, the world's model of a Charter of Liberty; with Federal laws under whose wisdom and efficiency we had grown and prospered as no nation had ever done before; with no restraints on trade in all the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific; from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico; with holy traditions of the days in which our national existence was established; and of other days in which it was defended against powerful foes; and with the common veneration of the glorious Washington as the Father of our great country; instead of all this, there was to be chaos--all this was to pass away. There was to be a bayonet lined boundary between the North <hr /> 4 and the South along the line of the Ohio river; a hostility implacable for generations to come was to be the very essence of the relations of the neighboring countries. And if it became established that seven states could peaceably secede, so of course could any other; a state could be expelled from the nation by all the others seceding from it; and the commerce of any interior state could be absolutely excluded from access to others or to foreign nations. If these things could be, there could be left but one answer for the question of the President to the representatives of the people: "Must a government, of necessity, be too strong for the liberties of its own people, or to weak too maintain its own existence?" In spite of the most solemn and the most authoritative assurances to the contrary, the people of the seceding sates claimed that their rights and property were menaced by the new administration; they formed a separate government as a nation; created armies; seized all national property within their limits and defied the Constitution and the laws of the Union. At first there were serious dissensions and discussions in the North as to what course should be taken in such a crisis. The work of Washington and his ragged and battle-scarred heroes, and of the far-seeing statesmen who built upon their foundations, seemed for a time to be undone. In some manufacturing countries of Europe, longing for an unrestricted market in the rich new Southern <hr /> 5 empire, which had no industry of moment except agriculture, and which had by its Constitution prohibited the protection of mechanical industries, there was wide rejoicing in the apparent dismemberment and downfall of the great leader of republics; and the greatest one of these foreign countries was not entirely careful in straining the rules of international law in its willingness to see the catastrophe completed. The gloom of those threatening days can never be forgotten by those who had passed the age of childhood. Week after week it lasted, but suddeny it seemed to be dissipated as by a flash of lightning. The flag of the nation had been fired upon at Fort Sumpter. The flame of the burning fort was not extinguished before its sparks had kindled the fires upon the altars of patriotism in every town of the loyal North and in almost every home. All doubt and hesitation disappeared. The world saw the Uprising of a Great People. Before the little garrison of Fort Sumter had marched from its ruined walls, a proclamation was drawn by the President calling for seventy-five thousand soldiers to suppress the insurrection, but ere there was time to issue it, there came to him, a pledge the earnest support of his great ability and wide-spread influence in re-establishing the authority of the national government, the great Democratic leader who had been his lifelong political antagonist, Stephen A. Douglas. In the peril of the Republic, the contentions of Democracy and Republicanism were by him and the Presi <hr /> 6 dent put aside, and for the first time in their lives, which had been passed in the same community, they clasped hands as allies in a public cause. In the election then just past, more than a million devoted followers in the North had cast their ballots for Mr. Douglas, and to them and to all others whom his voice could reach, he did not cease to cry until his untimely death: "Every man must be for the United "States or against it; there can be no neutrals in this war,--only patriots and traitors." The response of the loyal North to the appeal of the national government was instant and even overwhelming; the number volunteering to its support was double what was called for, and far exceeded the ability of the authorities to give them arms and uniforms at once. As to Illinois and as to Knox County, it is enough to say here that troops to a number equalling the assigned quota of the State had offered themselves for service by the third day after the President's proclamation, and that during the war nearly that number was credited from this county alone. Upon the appalling events which crowd the history of the next four years there is here no time to dwell. Nearly three quarters of a million of men yearly faced the enemies of the Republic. Of regular battles and smaller armed contests there were more than two thousand; before the conflict ended more than sixty thousand Union soldiers had been killed outright and more than two hundred thousand had died of wounds <hr /> 7 and diseased incurred in service. It was all in all the grandest exhibition of faithfulness and love of country the world has ever seen. We who enjoy the blessings of the liberties and of the great nationality which the valor of our defenders has made enduring, gratefully honor the names of all of them, whether living or dead. And for this we come today to the graves of these dead soldiers, who were of the men willing to give their lives that their country might live. We should never cease our thanks to God that their offered gift was not in vain. There were times and many times, in the long four years, when their cause seemed desperate,-- their task a hopeless one; but they never faltered, and when the flag, that in the smoke of battles had streamed before them like a flame, was laid upon their coffins, no star was missing from its field. One great lesson to be learned from the lives of these men and their comrades is that there is no danger to the Republic so great that it may not be overcome by the union of patriots. Nothing can be so appalling as was the assault of those who wished to destroy it thirty-five years ago. In its defense blood was shed in torrents and treasure expended in inconceivable sums, but it was saved and it was worth the cost. The Republic may have banded enemies who are not armed hosts. In the mind of a lover of his country <hr /> 8 there is no difference between an attack upon its territory and an attack upon its honor. When either is lost all is lost that gives the pride of citizenship of a great country. In the defense of one, as in the defense of the other, there must be a sacrifice of all private interest--a sinking of all, mere party feeling,--each citizen must listen, not to the sophistries addressed to his suspected base selfishness, but to the voice of his own conscience. This is what was done by the patriots of 1861, and this is what will be done by the patriots in every national crisis. Their union then was invincible and their union will always be invincible. And now let us dedicate this monument to the memory of these patriots of Galesburg and to patriotism. It is not a monument of pride, put up by the victors in the flush of their conquest. Since the close of the great struggle which it commerates, victors and vanquished have by thousands and tens of thousands fallen into the sleep of death under the peaceful shelter of their homes. With few exceptions, the names of those who were in high places of state on either side, or who led armies, or corps or divisions in battle, or commanded squadrons on the sea, are in the great catalogue of the dead. To those who survive, the memories brought up by an occasion like this have long ceased to recall the exultation of victory on one side, or the grief of defeat on the other. The reflections of more than thirty years have turned the once bitterly warring <hr /> 9 streams of sentiment into one broad river, on whose current is borne in safety and in glory the Ship of State, and no one lives under the protection of its flag who does not at heart rejoice that the rock of Disunion was exploded from its path and the canker of human slavery torn from its framework. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/d7e4005de01796c7c3601fabf449f716.jpg a587140e6375bb08d47ba8313b12497e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Temple Collection Subject The topic of the resource Newspapers Illinois--Wayne County Temple, William R. Temple, John F. Illinois--Fairfield Description An account of the resource The Temple Collection features images taken by the Wayne County Record newspaper staff. The newspaper, based in Fairfield, Illinois, ran from 1879-1961. John F. Temple and his brother, William, served as co-owners of the semiweekly publication from 1950 through 1961 when they sold the newspaper. After selling the Wayne County Record, John F. Temple went on to serve as editor of the Illinois Rural Electric News. Photographs in this collection include images of people, places, and events in southern and central Illinois. Several photographs highlight life in Fairfield, Wayne City, and Mill Shoals including blood drives, holiday celebrations, and local school events. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data commercial print b&w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 21 x 26 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 401639 Temple Collection T-797 Title A name given to the resource Gambling Raid Description An account of the resource Illinois State Police officers load a truck full of material confiscated from a business accused of running illegal gambling operations. Beginning in the early 1950s, newly elected Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II, 1949-1953, began a campaign to crack down on corruption and illegal gambling located in businesses across the state. He ordered Illinois State Police officials to raid businesses suspected of running gambling operations, and the confiscation of devices and machines used in the illegal activities. Controversy arose because the raids never reached the most prestigious private clubs, yet in 1960, private residences were included. Subject The topic of the resource Illinois State Police Gambling--Law and legislation Trucks Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Temple Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-02-XX Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/d428724ca05887089dc2d6f485e2bdc0.jpg 0cbe1ac264b6698064a9f10936910ec6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Temple Collection Subject The topic of the resource Newspapers Illinois--Wayne County Temple, William R. Temple, John F. Illinois--Fairfield Description An account of the resource The Temple Collection features images taken by the Wayne County Record newspaper staff. The newspaper, based in Fairfield, Illinois, ran from 1879-1961. John F. Temple and his brother, William, served as co-owners of the semiweekly publication from 1950 through 1961 when they sold the newspaper. After selling the Wayne County Record, John F. Temple went on to serve as editor of the Illinois Rural Electric News. Photographs in this collection include images of people, places, and events in southern and central Illinois. Several photographs highlight life in Fairfield, Wayne City, and Mill Shoals including blood drives, holiday celebrations, and local school events. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data commercial print b&w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 21 x 26 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 401640 Temple Collection T-795 Title A name given to the resource Gambling Raid Description An account of the resource A side view shows Illinois State Police officers loading a truck behind a building with material confiscated from a business accused of running illegal gambling operations. Beginning in the early 1950s, newly elected Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II, 1949-1953, began a campaign to crack down on corruption and illegal gambling located in businesses across the state. He ordered Illinois State Police officials to raid businesses suspected of running gambling operations, and the confiscation of devices and machines used in the illegal activities. Controversy arose because the raids never reached the most prestigious private clubs, yet in 1960, private residences were included. Subject The topic of the resource Illinois State Police Gambling--Law and legislation Trucks Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Temple Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-02-XX Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/fb77bddae5dc3acf9f67b9de67bca4ca.jpg 9529d9a13c6e6c8e48d2c5b40e0def7a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Denver Post Historical Collection Subject The topic of the resource Denver post Newspapers Description An account of the resource Photographs in this collection include photos featuring several Illinoisians in the news including victorious United States Senate candidate James Hamilton Lewis, Harold McCormick, Ganna Walska McCormick, and Lillian Mitchell. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data commercial print b&w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 19 x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 405267 Denver Post Historical Collection Title A name given to the resource Ganna Walska McCormick Arrives in New York Description An account of the resource Photo caption: "Mme. Ganna Walska McCormick, who has not been in the U.S. for the past five years, shown on her arrival in New York Oct. 31 aboard the Ile de France. She is here to rejuvenate and repair her Park Avenue home. She denied coming to be a witness for her former husband, Harold F. McCormick, in the action brought against him by Mrs. Rhoda Tanner Doubleday for $1,500,000 breach of promise." Subject The topic of the resource Walska, Ganna, 1887-1984 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Associated Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933-10-31 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/a5112e77ebe09ee433069aefece0bca7.jpg e4915bd095ac0a92cb322ba2ed8badd5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dan Reeves Collection Subject The topic of the resource Reeves, Dan Flooding Flood damage Ohio River Valley Ohio River Watershed Floods Flood control Natural disasters Disaster relief Illinois--Cairo Illinois--Shawneetown Illinois--Harrisburg Illinois--Mounds Illinois--Mound City Description An account of the resource Images in this collection document the aftermath of the 1937 Ohio River flood. The flood, caused by high rain levels in January and February, devastated several southern Illinois cities including Shawneetown, Cairo, and Harrisburg. Images in this collection include Works Progress Administration director Harry Hopkins's visit to the flooded areas. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data photographic print sepia 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 9 x 12 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 404219 Dan Reeves Collection Title A name given to the resource Gap in Mound City Description An account of the resource Floodwater drains from Mound City through a gap in the levee cut by Works Progress Administration men. Subject The topic of the resource United States. Works Progress Administration Floods Flood damage Ohio River Valley Illinois--Mound City Disaster relief Flood control Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1937-02-25 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/d3f8706b10243c42917e8edc0f15079f.jpg f1f2a74d89f017ef7bf44f7417d309d2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dan Reeves Collection Subject The topic of the resource Reeves, Dan Flooding Flood damage Ohio River Valley Ohio River Watershed Floods Flood control Natural disasters Disaster relief Illinois--Cairo Illinois--Shawneetown Illinois--Harrisburg Illinois--Mounds Illinois--Mound City Description An account of the resource Images in this collection document the aftermath of the 1937 Ohio River flood. The flood, caused by high rain levels in January and February, devastated several southern Illinois cities including Shawneetown, Cairo, and Harrisburg. Images in this collection include Works Progress Administration director Harry Hopkins's visit to the flooded areas. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data photographic print sepia 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 9 x 12 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 404241 Dan Reeves Collection Title A name given to the resource Gap in South Levee Description An account of the resource A general view looking north shows the gap cut into the south levee at Mounds. Subject The topic of the resource United States. Works Progress Administration Flood damage Ohio River Valley Illinois--Mounds Disaster relief Levees Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1937-02-25 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/83ec342f940a277acc85f62a73d0ca10.jpg 268c5f538cf8155ec6be61a3908b8088 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/91bfd13f99e93e141d4b3adf34392bcd.jpg eb3575f053f2276418f9fd61a41f30a3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Miscellaneous Collection Description An account of the resource A selection of photographs from a wide range of collections. Images in the Miscellaneous Collection include broadsides, oversized photographs, cased photographs, and images of persons from individual files in the Audio Visual Collection. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum holds all rights and permissions. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data postcard b&w 2 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 9 x 14 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 404024 Miscellaneous Collection Postcard Collection Title A name given to the resource Garage Description An account of the resource Several men stand next to automobiles in a mechanic's garage. Sign at back reads: "We sell Goodyear automobile tires." Subject The topic of the resource Automobiles Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Garages Automobile repair shops Automobile mechanics Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/77c442e42688158aba54d8b3ce25c45f.jpg a5ed1254aefd8b3a531048dcaaa5cd33 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Purcell Family Collection Subject The topic of the resource McFerson, Willian H., 1893-1969 Purcell, Charles E., 1862-1920 Illinois--Kewannee World War (1914-1918) Battleships Description An account of the resource The Purcell Family Collection contains images of Charles E. Purcell of Kewanee, Illinois, and his son in law, William H. McFerson of Quincy, Illinois. Purcell and McFerson lived in Illinois until the 1900s when they relocated with their families to Boulder, Colorado. McFerson served in the Field Artillery during World War I. Photographs in this collection also include images of the U. S. S. Minnesota transporting soldiers during World War I and daily life in Kewanee, Illinois. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data photographic print b&w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 10 x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 400818 Purcell Family Collection Title A name given to the resource Gardening Description An account of the resource A bearded man and two young girls prepare a garden. Subject The topic of the resource Children Gardening Shovels Rakes Gardens Fences Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/b10b7c4b39c1b36b7ea6d35b8b3a4927.pdf d635bec68d0aad0542c5da73df4670f6 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Boston, U. S., April 17, 1865 Dear Mrs. Alexander: I had this pleasure a week ago, when everything appeared bright and promising and all were in bouyant, exultant spirits, but in a moment everything has been changed. Thinking that you and Mr. Alexander might at first feel apprehensive and despondent, I write to endeavor to persuade you to take a more cheerful view of our prospects; not that I am the less appalled or grieved by the shocking calamity which has deprived the nation of the Services of a true and honest patriot at a moment when he was so much needed. I participate with almost all in the feeling of rage at this most atrocious act; but the nation does not depend upon the life of any one man or set of men and I think you will be convinced upon reflection that we shall proceed equally prosperously under the new administration as we should under the old. The effect of this murder will be, not only greater union throughout the North, which was not needed, but it will intensify the resolution for energetic action and will cause the new administration to be sustained in carrying out and vindicating the supremacy of the Laws. Perhaps good Mr. Lincoln had too much of the milk of human Kindness, and many fear that in pardoning indiscriminately nearly or quite all the leaders and participants in the rebellion, he would have done much toward encouraging another attempt at some future day when we might be engaged in a foreign war, and at the moment of our greatest need. Numerous acts of clemency which did not appear in the newspapers were circulated in private and commented upon, and while all respected the kindness of heart manifested they could not but have grave doubts of their expediency and fears for the results. There is no cause for appre- <hr /> hensions that Johnson will err in exercising too much clemency. He will doubtless punish the leaders of the rebellion, and for one I sincerely hope he will. I consider it mistaken mercy on the part of Gen. Grant to have permitted that cold, calculating traitor Lee to escape so easily when he was in his power. You have doubtless shared in the mortification occasioned by the manner in which Johnson disgraced himself and the Country on the 4th of March. That was a terribly unfortunate accident but it certainly was an accident. I have the best authority for saying that he is not a drunkard. During the last two or three years his troubles and anxieties have been great, and he has taken stimulants, but not to excess. He has now signed the pledge and made a solemn oath that if he is ever intoxicated again he will immediately afterwards resign his position. I have no fears, therefore, of his habits. He is a man of great strength of mind and of course possesses great natural ability, or he never could have obtained his present position. He is much esteemed and respected by those who have been with him a long time in the Senate, and they have no fears so far as his habits are concerned. I admit that it is possible he may err in too great severity, but he will have able advisers in Mr. Seward (if his life is spared as I think it will be,) and others, and I do not believe he will commit any rash or imprudent act, but that on the contrary our affairs, both foreign and domestic, will be conducted with the greatest prudence and skill. You will see the newspapers and therefore I will not comment upon the feeling which universally pervades the Community; but there is one remarkable feature---the most bitter opponents of Mr. Lincoln now deplore his loss even more, if possible, than his friends. Even Mr. Hillard, formerly one of the Editors of the Courier, <hr /> who was hissed and not permitted to speak last Monday because he advocated clemency especially for Lee, could not restrain his tears when conversing with my brother on Saturday. To be sure he always was and is a kind hearted man, but it is so universally; the most bitter Copperheads feel as badly as the most staunch Republicans. You will perceive that, as I predicted last week, Mobile has fallen. Perhaps before you read this, the telegraph will announce to you that Johnson's army has surrendered. At all events this is sure to occur. The confidence of the community in the change in the head of the Executive is shown by the absence of any change in the unerring thermometer, the gold market. It will be difficult for you to realize the manifestations of grief. Almost every place of business and dwelling house, no matter how humble, has some emblem of mourning, and the stores and houses of the more wealthy vie with each other in the elaborateness of the display. The only limit seems to be obtaining sufficient black material which is nearly exhausted. I enclose newspaper slips which I thought you would find interesting supposing you may receive them before newspapers come to hand. Some of which may not meet your eye. I would call your attention particularly to "Corletons" account of the surrender of Lee, and I hope the places named may be found upon your maps. Your kind note sent through Mr. Wales was received a few days since and he very kindly permitted me to read your exceedingly interesting letter to him. Mrs. Brewer, Carrie and myself feel very grateful for your kind sympathy. You can hardly imagine how deep was our anxiety when it seemed as though we had scarcely any ground for hope. You perhaps may judge how critical the case was when I tell you that Dr Warren visited Mrs. B three <hr /> times a day and Dr Holmes every other day in consultation, he having attended her mother and sister as well as his own wife Mrs. Brewer's niece all of whom died of different internal maladies; and Dr Holmes especially took the gloomiest possible view. He not only gave me no encouragement, but so far as it was possible to gain an opinion it was decidedly that he had no hope. Dr Warren on the contrary, in the outset stated his theory, which he always adhered to, and which in the end proved correct, qualifying it however by saying that it was impossible for human sagacity to determine positively the cause. She is now so well as to be able to walk into the next room and sit up three or four hours every day. The first mild pleasant day she is to be carried down stairs to take a short drive. We leave for Newport the middle of June and we hope that by passing a very quiet Summer her health may be perfectly restored. You may expect a great rush of travellers from this side. Almost every one is going. Nearly all the state rooms in the Steamers are engaged for two or three months. But I must conclude; and with kindest regards to yourself and Mr. Alexander and your daughter I am Very respectfully and sincerely, Your friend, Gardner Brewer April 18th Gold on Friday (14th) 145 today 146 3/4 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lincoln Assassination Letters Collection Description An account of the resource Read contemporary accounts of the assassination of President Lincoln and the mourning and political uncertainty that gripped the nation following his death.  These letters and documents are contained in manuscript collections in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. Subject The topic of the resource Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents--Assassination Ford's Theatre (Washington, D.C.) Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865 Grief Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 41 x 27 cm 4 SC 168 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gardner Brewer to Alexander Description An account of the resource Wealthy Boston merchant Gardner Brewer writes to a "Mrs. Alexander" about Lincoln's assassination and its impact on the nation. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Brewer, Gardner, 1806-1874 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Gardner Brewer Letters Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-04-17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Language A language of the resource eng Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516580 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Boston, Massachusetts Subject The topic of the resource Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents--Assassination American Civil War (1861-1865) Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Boston, U. S., April 17, 1865 Dear Mrs. Alexander: I had this pleasure a week ago, when everything appeared bright and promising and all were in bouyant, exultant spirits, but in a moment everything has been changed. Thinking that you and Mr. Alexander might at first feel apprehensive and despondent, I write to endeavor to persuade you to take a more cheerful view of our prospects; not that I am the less appalled or grieved by the shocking calamity which has deprived the nation of the Services of a true and honest patriot at a moment when he was so much needed. I participate with almost all in the feeling of rage at this most atrocious act; but the nation does not depend upon the life of any one man or set of men and I think you will be convinced upon reflection that we shall proceed equally prosperously under the new administration as we should under the old. The effect of this murder will be, not only greater union throughout the North, which was not needed, but it will intensify the resolution for energetic action and will cause the new administration to be sustained in carrying out and vindicating the supremacy of the Laws. Perhaps good Mr. Lincoln had too much of the milk of human Kindness, and many fear that in pardoning indiscriminately nearly or quite all the leaders and participants in the rebellion, he would have done much toward encouraging another attempt at some future day when we might be engaged in a foreign war, and at the moment of our greatest need. Numerous acts of clemency which did not appear in the newspapers were circulated in private and commented upon, and while all respected the kindness of heart manifested they could not but have grave doubts of their expediency and fears for the results. There is no cause for appre- <hr /> hensions that Johnson will err in exercising too much clemency. He will doubtless punish the leaders of the rebellion, and for one I sincerely hope he will. I consider it mistaken mercy on the part of Gen. Grant to have permitted that cold, calculating traitor Lee to escape so easily when he was in his power. You have doubtless shared in the mortification occasioned by the manner in which Johnson disgraced himself and the Country on the 4th of March. That was a terribly unfortunate accident but it certainly was an accident. I have the best authority for saying that he is not a drunkard. During the last two or three years his troubles and anxieties have been great, and he has taken stimulants, but not to excess. He has now signed the pledge and made a solemn oath that if he is ever intoxicated again he will immediately afterwards resign his position. I have no fears, therefore, of his habits. He is a man of great strength of mind and of course possesses great natural ability, or he never could have obtained his present position. He is much esteemed and respected by those who have been with him a long time in the Senate, and they have no fears so far as his habits are concerned. I admit that it is possible he may err in too great severity, but he will have able advisers in Mr. Seward (if his life is spared as I think it will be,) and others, and I do not believe he will commit any rash or imprudent act, but that on the contrary our affairs, both foreign and domestic, will be conducted with the greatest prudence and skill. You will see the newspapers and therefore I will not comment upon the feeling which universally pervades the Community; but there is one remarkable feature---the most bitter opponents of Mr. Lincoln now deplore his loss even more, if possible, than his friends. Even Mr. Hillard, formerly one of the Editors of the Courier, <hr /> who was hissed and not permitted to speak last Monday because he advocated clemency especially for Lee, could not restrain his tears when conversing with my brother on Saturday. To be sure he always was and is a kind hearted man, but it is so universally; the most bitter Copperheads feel as badly as the most staunch Republicans. You will perceive that, as I predicted last week, Mobile has fallen. Perhaps before you read this, the telegraph will announce to you that Johnson's army has surrendered. At all events this is sure to occur. The confidence of the community in the change in the head of the Executive is shown by the absence of any change in the unerring thermometer, the gold market. It will be difficult for you to realize the manifestations of grief. Almost every place of business and dwelling house, no matter how humble, has some emblem of mourning, and the stores and houses of the more wealthy vie with each other in the elaborateness of the display. The only limit seems to be obtaining sufficient black material which is nearly exhausted. I enclose newspaper slips which I thought you would find interesting supposing you may receive them before newspapers come to hand. Some of which may not meet your eye. I would call your attention particularly to "Corletons" account of the surrender of Lee, and I hope the places named may be found upon your maps. Your kind note sent through Mr. Wales was received a few days since and he very kindly permitted me to read your exceedingly interesting letter to him. Mrs. Brewer, Carrie and myself feel very grateful for your kind sympathy. You can hardly imagine how deep was our anxiety when it seemed as though we had scarcely any ground for hope. You perhaps may judge how critical the case was when I tell you that Dr Warren visited Mrs. B three <hr /> times a day and Dr Holmes every other day in consultation, he having attended her mother and sister as well as his own wife Mrs. Brewer's niece all of whom died of different internal maladies; and Dr Holmes especially took the gloomiest possible view. He not only gave me no encouragement, but so far as it was possible to gain an opinion it was decidedly that he had no hope. Dr Warren on the contrary, in the outset stated his theory, which he always adhered to, and which in the end proved correct, qualifying it however by saying that it was impossible for human sagacity to determine positively the cause. She is now so well as to be able to walk into the next room and sit up three or four hours every day. The first mild pleasant day she is to be carried down stairs to take a short drive. We leave for Newport the middle of June and we hope that by passing a very quiet Summer her health may be perfectly restored. You may expect a great rush of travellers from this side. Almost every one is going. Nearly all the state rooms in the Steamers are engaged for two or three months. But I must conclude; and with kindest regards to yourself and Mr. Alexander and your daughter I am Very respectfully and sincerely, Your friend, Gardner Brewer April 18th Gold on Friday (14th) 145 today 146 3/4 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/b022ffba7794d029f8e6c01f2f642e7f.pdf bb1ac74012016aba5614352363c1b6d4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The World Mourns for Abraham Lincoln (1865) Subject The topic of the resource Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 <a>Presidents--Assassination</a> <a>Condolence notes</a> International relations--Social aspects Description An account of the resource <a href="http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/browse?collection=219" target="_self">Browse items in The World Mourns for Lincoln</a> These letters of condolence were sent to the United States from throughout the world in the months after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper and ink 5 p. 15.25x23 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RG59E177-416 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Garibaldian Mutual Aid Society of Naples Title A name given to the resource Garibaldian Mutual Aid Society to Andrew Johnson Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, 1763-2002, Entry 177: Foreign Messages on the Death of Abraham Lincoln, 1865, National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-04-30 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Subject The topic of the resource Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents--Assassination Condolence notes Labor unions Has Version A related resource that is a version, edition, or adaptation of the described resource. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Late President of the United States of America, and the Attempted Assassination of William H. Seward, Secretary of State (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1866), 454. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Late President of the United States of America, and the Attempted Assassination of William H. Seward, Secretary of State (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867), 595-96. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 40.8333, 14.2500 Naples Italy Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. [Translation.] Garibaldian Mutual Aid Society, Naples, August 30, 1865. Sir: In execution of the resolution passed to-day by our assembly, legally convocated, I have the honor to offer you, in the name of our society, the most sincere and heartfelt condolence for the great loss the American nation has sustained in the death of the late President Lincoln. Alas! the noble and generous republic, and together with her all the European nations, have received a cruel wound. We Garibaldians were profoundly afflicted by the sad news, and can only compare our present affliction to that we have felt when our chief and father, Garibaldi, was wounded at Aspromontie. Abraham Lincoln was the true and tried friend of liberty. His virtues and undaunted courage were about to achieve a great work, when the hand of an assassin deprived him of life. But we despair not. We still hope in the sublime mission of the American nation. The effulgent spark of true liberty shall yet come to us through the American republic. Italy mingles her tears with America, and all deplore the sad event, but place strong reliance upon the happy results which your renowned talents and patriotism are certain to produce, the re-establishment of the glorious Union, so long the admiration of the world. With sentiments of high esteem, I have the honor to be, most respectfully, yours, GIUSEPPE DASSI, President. EUGENIO MONTINI, Secretary. <div class="tei-postscript"> The President of the United States of America. </div> Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/1451af5a54163f664b012f8a465555a9.jpg b87769228022c7527231df262fde2a05 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Temple Collection Subject The topic of the resource Newspapers Illinois--Wayne County Temple, William R. Temple, John F. Illinois--Fairfield Description An account of the resource The Temple Collection features images taken by the Wayne County Record newspaper staff. The newspaper, based in Fairfield, Illinois, ran from 1879-1961. John F. Temple and his brother, William, served as co-owners of the semiweekly publication from 1950 through 1961 when they sold the newspaper. After selling the Wayne County Record, John F. Temple went on to serve as editor of the Illinois Rural Electric News. Photographs in this collection include images of people, places, and events in southern and central Illinois. Several photographs highlight life in Fairfield, Wayne City, and Mill Shoals including blood drives, holiday celebrations, and local school events. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data commercial print b&w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 21 x 26 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 402156 Temple Collection T-15188 Title A name given to the resource Garment Factory Description An account of the resource Several women work at sewing machines inside a large garment factory. Subject The topic of the resource Illinois--Fairfield Clothing factories Women employees Sewing Sewing machines Clothing workers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Temple Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/dd65e0ef40d63c3c29e905180fbb8549.jpg 377f22e4c170459b065b987110b15e58 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/874d7810ca9bce238b39f687a960491e.jpg 8dbd449468fdb70259943343aa5cb3bf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Goforth Collection Subject The topic of the resource Goforth, Helen Boomer, 1877-1971 Teacher Description An account of the resource The Goforth Collection contains images of Helen Boomer Goforth and her family. Helen Cecile Boomer Goforth was born May 31, 1877, one of four children born to George Bollman Boomer, a teacher, and Martha Jane “Mattie” Boomer of Buncombe, in Johnson County in southern Illinois. She had one sister, Nola, and two brothers, Cincinnatus (“Nat”) and Simeon (“Sim”). Helen attended the Southern Illinois Normal University at Carbondale, Illinois (later SIU). Goforth worked as as a teacher in Tonica and Westfield, Illinois, and Denver, Colorado.  She married James Gill Goforth of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, formerly of Buncombe, in 1909. They moved to Denver, Colorado in 1911 or 1912. They had two children, Millicent Helen (1913-1963) and Nola Elena (1917- ). James Gill Goforth was a teacher in Illinois and Arkansas, a traveling salesman in Texas, and a laborer and stationary engineer at the Ft. Smith & Western Railroad in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. The finding aid for the Helen Boomer Goforth Papers, 1855-1942 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum may be found at <a title="Helen Boomer Goforth Papers, 1855-1942" href="http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/253" target="_blank">http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/253</a>. Photographs in this collection include images of Helen Boomer Goforth and the Boomer and Goforth families. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data postcard b&w 2 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 9 x 14 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 404489 Goforth Collection Title A name given to the resource Garrett Biblical Institute Description An account of the resource A view shows the church-like building of the Garrett Biblical Institute at Northwestern University in Evanston. The school, founded in 1853, was the first Methodist seminary in the Midwest. Subject The topic of the resource Garrett Biblical Institute Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) College buildings Methodist theological seminaries Theological seminaries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/7d3736e6892d3896120955e9bb643e6e.jpg cee205a52b5a7354bfcd4046ebaaa951 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilson and Gross Collection Subject The topic of the resource Wilson, Charles Wesley, 1865-1934 Families Description An account of the resource The Wilson and Gross Collection contains several family photographs including group and individual portraits of members of both the Wilson and Gross Families. Members of this family include Charles Wilson who served as the Garrett Township (Illinois) Supervisor. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data albumen print b&w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 20 x 25 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 405083 Wilson and Gross Collection Title A name given to the resource Garrett School Children Description An account of the resource Students of a Garrett grade school gather for a class photo, Charles Wilson can be seen at top left. Sign in the foreground reads: "Garrett Un. Dis. 10 Tp. 16 R 7". Subject The topic of the resource Wilson, Charles Wesley, 1865-1934 Students Children School photography Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1891-04-29 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/64c3fbe7f8146f1529f2615c4078d08f.jpg 2cc8f78dae873cc2e5da99fc5d2b302e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Garrison Collection Description An account of the resource The Garrison Collection contains images of the Dr. Peter and Barthena Garrison family of Coles and Clark counties. People featured in this collection are Civil War veteran Alva Curtis Garrison, his wife, Mary Jane, and their children Orrel Marietta Garrison, Charles S. Garrison, and Thomas E. Garrison. Collection donor notes are written by one of Charles S. Garrison's children. Subject The topic of the resource Garrison, Alva C. (Alva Curtis), 1841-1911 Garrison, Mary Jane Ingram, 1844-1930 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data tintype b&w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 11 x 7 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 404479 Garrison Collection Title A name given to the resource Garrison Children Description An account of the resource Orrell Marietta "Rita" Garrison Estep, Thomas Elver Garrison, and Charles Garrison, the children of Alva and Mary Jane Garrison, pose for a portrait. Subject The topic of the resource Estep, Orrell Marietta Garrison, 1866- Garrison, Thomas Elver, 1871-1911 Garrison, Charles, 1868-1910 Brothers and sisters Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/061e7ff118ee9ecd58cee8608bdda06c.jpg 6548b3b807b2209101d37774e6f91ebe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Federal Writers' Project Collection Subject The topic of the resource Federal Writers' Project Farms Greek-Americans Illinois--Chicago Illinois Architecture New Deal (1933-1939) Matsoukas, Nick John Social history Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Illinois Description An account of the resource The Federal Writers' Project began in 1935 as part of the United States Work Progress Administration created under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal program. The Federal Writers' Project provided employment opportunities for historians, teachers, writers, librarians, and other white-collar workers. Initially the project produced guidebooks entitled American Guide on several regions of the country with an emphasis on the the country's scenic, historical, cultural, and economic resources. The Illinois Writers' Project, the state office for the Federal Writers' Project, produced state-wide guidebooks as well as regional publications which included work by Richard Wright, Saul Bellow, Margaret Walker, and Louis "Studs" Terkel. The photographs contained in this collection include images of farm life in southern Illinois, Chicago architecture, Greek-American life in Chicago's Greektown, and historic buildings and architecture throughout the state. Photographer Nick John Matsoukas' images are featured in this collection and appear with their original photo captions. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data commercial print b&w 103 21 x 26 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 401298 Federal Writers Project Title A name given to the resource Garrison Hill Cemetery at Fort Kaskaskia Description An account of the resource The Garrison Hill Cemetery at the old Fort Kaskaskia site stands on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River which is partially obscured from view by the trees. During massive flooding in 1881, the citizens of Kaskaskia relocated 3,000 graves from their original cemeteries to this location. Subject The topic of the resource Illinois--Kaskaskia Mississippi River Cemeteries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Georg, Herbert, 1893-1964 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/259a92ee8089f9b9fcd959db26574071.pdf c95f2b6f1a55c71d90b9d87681549954 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Gov Richard Yates Dr To Gas Lt and Coak Company To Gas bills from 1st April 1861 to the 1st Oct 3 25 Jany 16th 1865 " 1 Two Light Chandalier 10 00 " " " 1 do " " 10 00 " " " 1 [drop?] Lights 4 50 " " " 3 Globes 1 25 3 75 Feby 1 " Gas bill for January 3 20 March 1 " Gas Bill " February 2 80 April 1 " Gas bill " March 2 55 May 1 " Gas bill " April 2 05 38 85 May 10th 1865 $42 10 [illegible] <hr /> Gas Receipt to May 1, 1865- Paid May 1, $42.10. W.1865 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 20, Folder 06 (May 1-31, 1865) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gas, Lt, and Coak Company to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-05-10 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 511934 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Gov Richard Yates Dr To Gas Lt and Coak Company To Gas bills from 1st April 1861 to the 1st Oct 3 25 Jany 16th 1865 " 1 Two Light Chandalier 10 00 " " " 1 do " " 10 00 " " " 1 [drop?] Lights 4 50 " " " 3 Globes 1 25 3 75 Feby 1 " Gas bill for January 3 20 March 1 " Gas Bill " February 2 80 April 1 " Gas bill " March 2 55 May 1 " Gas bill " April 2 05 38 85 May 10th 1865 $42 10 [illegible] <hr /> Gas Receipt to May 1, 1865- Paid May 1, $42.10. W.1865 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/4a7a0e616b5d91e3626df94861b6434e.jpg 2682490daf65a2f4c8293cf68a13dad7 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/055ac884181747af2ba12dc5a9660441.jpg 7dfc479ec89d8176b974e5b4f07180df Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource World War I Collection Description An account of the resource The United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917, when President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany. Illinois contributed over 350,000 men to military service during the war, which ended in an armistice on November 11, 1918. This collection includes photographs from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Chicago as well as several wartime broadsides. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum holds all rights and permissions. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data stereograph b&w 2 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 9 x 8 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 400474 World War I Stereographs Title A name given to the resource Gask Mask Practice Description An account of the resource Soldiers in France learn to use gas masks, a device which became essential with the use of chemical warfare during World War I. Subject The topic of the resource World War (1914-1918) Veterans Soldiers France Gas masks Military education Chemical warfare Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Keystone View Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Keystone View Company Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/ed16625cfa8feb94d432e3d37cbb40f9.pdf af6117d49725ed93769d5c117a7697d8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Civil War Song Sheets Collection Description An account of the resource <a href="http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/browse?collection=296" target="_self">Browse items in the Civil War Song Sheets Collection</a> Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 1 21 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 301226 37540000518037 Title A name given to the resource Gay and Happy Description An account of the resource Illustrated seven verse song and chorus. "Composed and sung by Miss Anne Rush, the Philadelphia Vocalist." Lyrics depict female singer maintaining a positive attitude despite political upheaval in the United States. Color cover image depicts woman standing on stage waving and American flag in front of a mountain scene. Subject The topic of the resource Broadsides Songs and music American Civil War (1861-1865) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rush, Anne Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New York Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1861-1867 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Language A language of the resource eng Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Magnus, Charles https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/16667c9a055384bffffd29607f7c7e91.jpg 272dfde387f0e14016bd4f1c6eac78e3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Temple Collection Subject The topic of the resource Newspapers Illinois--Wayne County Temple, William R. Temple, John F. Illinois--Fairfield Description An account of the resource The Temple Collection features images taken by the Wayne County Record newspaper staff. The newspaper, based in Fairfield, Illinois, ran from 1879-1961. John F. Temple and his brother, William, served as co-owners of the semiweekly publication from 1950 through 1961 when they sold the newspaper. After selling the Wayne County Record, John F. Temple went on to serve as editor of the Illinois Rural Electric News. Photographs in this collection include images of people, places, and events in southern and central Illinois. Several photographs highlight life in Fairfield, Wayne City, and Mill Shoals including blood drives, holiday celebrations, and local school events. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data commercial print b&w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 26 x 21 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 401652 Temple Collection T-1265 Title A name given to the resource Geff's New Fire Truck Description An account of the resource Geff fire fighters pose for a group photo in front of their new fire truck. Subject The topic of the resource Fire fighters Fire engines Illinois--Geff Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Temple Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-05-XX Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/b62fbc94f0b0156fd6401672f733b076.jpg 1cbd778a367cccb2c99e280b41c4d28f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Adolph Germer Collection Subject The topic of the resource United Mine Workers of America. Socialist Party of the United States of America. National Committee. Description An account of the resource Adolph Germer (1881 - 1964) was a socialist, miner, union official for the United Mine Workers of America, and National Executive Secretary for the Socialist Party of America. He was also a candidate for the Illinois State House of Representatives and the United States Senate. <span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: 'Ubuntu',sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The resource record for the Adolph Germer Papers (SC2861) at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum may be found at <a href="https://illinoisstaff.as.atlas-sys.com/resources/3756#tree::resource_3756">https://illinoisstaff.as.atlas-sys.com/resources/3756#tree::resource_3756</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881 - 1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image Language A language of the resource English Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data photographic print b&w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 4.7 x 7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 405883 Adolph Germer Collection I-8114 Title A name given to the resource General A. Bradley Headstone Description An account of the resource Photo of General A. Bradley's headstone Subject The topic of the resource Labor leaders Sepulchral monuments Cemeteries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/f72bf81af1fb2c7698f67501043b5093.jpg b1b4f135c3ebd82cbc3ec949679087be Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fifer-Bohrer Collection Subject The topic of the resource Bohrer, Florence Fifer, 1877-1960 Legislators Politicians Female Politicians Illinois. General Assembly. Senate Women--Political activity Women Women legislators--U.S. states Women legislators Political activists Women political activists Fifer, Joseph Wilson, 1840-1938 Description An account of the resource Florence Fifer Bohrer was born in Bloomington, Illinois, on January 24, 1877.  She was the daughter of Joseph W. Fifer, who later became the governor of Illinois, and Gertrude Lewis Fifer.  Florence was active in family and children’s causes, and she established the Mother’s Club (a precursor to the P.T.A.) and the Lucy Orme Morgan Home for dependent girls.  She also worked with the Booker T. Washington Home for Negro children and the McLean County Tuberculosis Association.  She lobbied for the establishment of Fairview Sanatorium, which was dedicated in Bloomington in 1919. In 1924, after women’s suffrage was passed, Florence was encouraged to run for the State Senate.  She ran as a Republican and won, under the slogan “Law enforcement, Christian citizenship and reduction of taxes”.  Her bills included real estate tax payments in two installments, foster homes for welfare children, registration and standards for public health nurses, regulation of dance halls by county supervisors, control of state parks by the Department of Public Works and Buildings and the adoption of the state song, “Illinois”.  She was re-elected for a second term in 1929. After her terms in legislative office ended she chaired the McLean County Emergency Relief Commission, which distributed aid during the Depression.  She also was the founder and president of the McLean County League of Women Voters, and continued to be a persistent lobbyist, working for permanent voter registration, the Act for Aid to Dependent Children and revised adoption laws. A life-long Unitarian, Bohrer served as president of the board of her church and director of the American Unitarian Association. She received many awards and citations, including the Bloomington Community Service Award (1934), the Illinois Welfare Association Citation (1945) and the Distinguished Service Award from Southern Illinois University (1956). The resource record for the Bohrer-Fifer Family Papers, 1861-1965 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library may be found at <a href="https://illinois.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/49" title="Bohrer-Fifer Family Papers">https://illinois.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/49</a>.  Photographs in this collection include images of Florence Fifer Bohrer throughout her career in the Illinois Senate. There are also several images of her father, Governor Joseph Fifer, as a soldier during the Civil War and during and after his time as Illinois Governor. The resource record for the photographic material at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library can be found at <a href="https://illinois.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/3/resources/443" title="Fifer-Bohrer Collection">https://illinois.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/3/resources/443</a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Manuscripts: MS-BC64 Audiovisual: AV-01-06-010 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data b&w 1 Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 20 x 12.2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 405832 Fifer-Bohrer Collection Title A name given to the resource General Assembly Members Visit Soldier's and Sailor's School Description An account of the resource Members of the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate pose for a photograph during a visit to the Illinois Soldier's Orphan's Home (later known as the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School) in Normal. Joseph Fifer and Florence Fifer Bohrer stand in the front row. Subject The topic of the resource Fifer, Joseph Wilson, 1840-1838 Bohrer, Florence Fifer, 1877-1960 Illinois--Normal Legislators Illinois. General Assembly. House of Representatives Illinois. General Assembly. Senate Politicians Orphanages Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource United Photo Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-xx-xx Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/78cc65db734a866601409313bc9f69ea.jpg 9a052bc88a4983a705d329caa582fe3f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Benjamin Grierson Collection Subject The topic of the resource Grierson, Benjamin H. (Benjamin Henry), 1826-1911 United States. Army. Cavalry United States. Army Texas--Fort Davis Texas--Fort Davis (Fort) Texas--Fort Davis National Historic Site United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 10th (1866-1950) United States. Army Cavalry Regiment, 9th (1866-1950) Texas--Davis Mountains Ranches Ranchers Ranch life Armed Forces--Officers Description An account of the resource Benjamin H. Grierson began his working career as a music teacher in Jacksonville, Illinois, in the 1850s. He enlisted in the Army as a private in the 6th Illinois Cavalry rising via promotions to Brigadier General of Volunteers after leading raids through Tennessee and Mississippi in 1863. He is best known for leading the successful Grierson's Raid during the Battle of Vicksburg in the spring of 1863. After the Civil War, Grierson remained in the Army, receiving an appointment to serve as commander of the 10th Cavalry, or the “Buffalo Soldiers, in 1866. He held several commands in the western United States including the District of the Indian Territory, the Department of Texas, the Department of Arizona, and the District of New Mexico. He retired in 1890 after his appointment to brigadier general. The finding aid for the Benjamin H. Grierson Family Papers may be found here: http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/260. Photographs in this collection include images of Benjamin H. Grierson, Grierson's ranch in Fort Davis, Texas, ranch life in western Texas, and the abandoned Fort Davis. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data carte de visite b&w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 11 x 7 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 403858 Benjamin Grierson Collection Title A name given to the resource General Benjamin H. Grierson Description An account of the resource Benjamin H. Grierson, a cavalry general in the United States Army from 1861-1890, poses for a portrait. Grierson served as a commanding officer during the American Civil War and Indian Wars.  Subject The topic of the resource Grierson, Benjamin H. (Benjamin Henry), 1826-1911 American Civil War (1861-1865) Soldiers United States. Army. Cavalry Armed Forces--Officers United States. Army Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clendenan & Nichols Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng