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Southern Confederacy Death Certificate
- Creator:
- James B. Rogers
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1865-1870
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 7 in x 8 11/16 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.2552
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This lithograph is a fake death certificate for the Confederate States of America. The text in various sized fonts reads "Died, near the south-side rail road, on Sunday, April 9th, 1865, The Southern Confederacy, aged four years. Conceived in sin, born in iniquity, nurtured by tyranny, died of a chronic attack of punch." The certificate lists Abraham Lincoln as Attending Physician, U. S. Grant as Undertaker, and Jeff Davis as Chief Mourner. A two-verse epitaph is at the end. A dark line border with decorative corners frames the text. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum