Lincoln "A Nation Mourns For An Honest Man" Memorial Ribbon, 1865 Collection: Cornell University Collection of Political Americana, Co...

Lincoln "A Nation Mourns For An Honest Man" Memorial Ribbon, 1865 Collection: Cornell University Collection of Political Americana, Co...

A note included with this object reads: “Badge worn at the funeral of / President Abraham Lincoln / by National Union Club / property of Jacob Laudenslager / one of the organizers and a Captain of / the First Regiment National Guards of Pennsylvania / that was equipped by the Union League / presented by his grandson Jacob Laudenslager Read.” The National Union Club, unrelated to the Union League, was headquartered at 1105 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. These silk ribbons were printed for members to wear during President Lincoln’s funeral procession. The silk ribbon is embellished with black metal stars and black, white, and blue ribbons. There is a second silk ribbon in the collection that was donated by the same individual.

Lincoln "A Nation Mourns For An Honest Man" Memorial Ribbon, 1865 Collection: Cornell University Collection of Political Americana, Co...

A cream-colored silk ribbon with a black border and an image of Lincoln. The words "A Nation's Loss" appear over the image, with the text "Died April 15, 1865" below the image.

Lincoln "We Mourn the Nation's Loss" Memorial Ribbon, 1865 Collection: Cornell University Collection of Political Americana, Cornell ...

As Americans hit the polls, we celebrate every U.S. president, one artifact at a time.

Ribbon printed with a head-and-shoulders portrait of Abraham Lincoln, above an image of his signature, and the dates, "1861-1865."