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Souvenirs
Military and Veterans
American Civil War ➔ Vest Piece, Abraham Lincoln, Assassination
Identifier:
120996Description:
The handwritten note with the vest piece reads: The Enclosed is a Piece of the vest worn by Mr. Lincoln on the night of his assassination. It was obtained by a lady clerk in the Treasury Department who received it from the nurse who cut the vest from the Presidents body at Mr. Petersens opposite Fords Theater where he died.Date:
1865Current Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 1Source:
Gift Of Mrs. Claude HamiltonExhibits/Programs:
O is for Oddities (2005 – 2025)Thank God for Michigan: Stories from the Civil War (June 6 2011 – March 29 2015)
Thank God for Michigan was an exhibition developed by the GRPM to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. The exhibit featured over 150 artifacts from the GRPM's collection and told the story of the Civil War through the lens of soldiers and civilians from Michigan.
Related Entities:
Mrs. Claude Hamilton (donor) Abraham Lincoln (is related to)Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
