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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02095.36 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection relating to Charles Sumner |
| Title | Note on the remains of violets from Charles Sumner's funeral service |
| Date | 16 March 1874 |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | In folded paper with note: "Violets from the coffin of the Hon. Chas. Sumner, March 13/74 deceased Mar 11. 74. [10]. m. to 3 pm." Violets are no longer intact; only brittle pieces remain. |
| Subjects | Abolition Politics Death |
| People | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Religion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | When he died in 1874, Sumner's funeral was conducted in the Senate Chamber and he lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda. Individual states competed for the honor of having his body displayed in their capitols. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |