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Navy Department
16th April 1865
On Monday fire a gun in honor of the late President each half hour from sunrise to sunset. Keep all flags at half mast until after the funeral. Officers will wear crape. General orders by mail.
Gideon Welles
Secretary of the Navy
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Citation: Gideon Welles (1802-1878), document signed. [Washington, D.C.]; 16 April 1865. AMs 476/19