The re-election of President Abraham Lincoln in 1864

The Colonel Matthew Rogers family had its first family reunion since the Civil War in Athens, Illinois. During the Civil War, part of the family were Union and part of the family were Confederates. Phil Wagner hosted a reunion in 1978. Lincoln borrowed books, picked up mail and visited the Colonel Rogers family home on many occasions. They donated a trunk filled with memorabilia from the family's days in Athens, Illinois. Phil Wagner, Bob Church and John Throsen drove to Centrallia, Kansas and picked up the materials. At the time, Phil Wagner was the Chairman of the board of the Long Nine Museum, which was housed in the Colonel Rogers General Store and Post Office on Main Street in Athens, Illinois. The trunk was given to the Long Nine Inc. who in turn donated the materials to the State of Illinois, with the Rogers Family being the honorees at the transfer of documents. Before the State of Illinois received the original items, Phil Wagner made negatives and positives of the four rare broadside posters.

First half of a double poster. The printing presses at that time could only print a maximum of 20" x 24" poster.

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Subject: Paying tribute & respect at the tomb of Lincoln, October 11, 1866.

Description: Framed 20" x 24" broadside poster. Positive. It reads: THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 1866. Let all the Loyal People of the State of Illinois unite in doing honor to men who have risked their lives and lost their fortunes in defense of the Old Flag, and who were faithful in the midst of brutal persecutions during all the years of rebel power. These Eminent Patriots will arrive at Springfield October 10th, 1866, and proceed to Oak Ridge, there to pay their tribute of respect at the TOMB OF LINCOLN! The Grand Reception and Ovation will be on Thursday, October 11th, 1866, at WRIGHT'S GROVE one mile west of the State House, where the people will be addressed by a number of following distinguished SOUTHERN UNIONISTS! Gov. Brownlow, Rev. Herman Bacom, Judge N. A. Patterson, Hon. J. S. Fowler, Hon. W. B. Stokes, Gen. J. W. Smith, of Tennessee; Col. P. A. Fennerty, of Arkansas; Col. Chas. E. Morse, Hon. C. H. Branscomb, Col. J. H. Woodworth, of Missouri; Col. Jesse Stancel, Gov. A. J. Hamilton, Hon. Lorenzo Sherwood, Gen. E. G. Davis of Texas; Hon. Albert Griffin, Hon. D. H. Brigham, of Alabama; Judge H. C. Warmouth, of Louisiana; Rev. J. W. Hunnicut, Hon. Geo Tucker, of Virginia.

The following well known Patriots and Orators have been invited and will be present and address the people: His Excellency, R. J. Oglesby, Hon. Wm. Bross, Hon. Lyman, Trumbull, Hon. Richard Yates, Gen. John A. Logan, Gen. John M. Palmer, Hon. Gustavus Koerner, Hon. Carl Schurz, Maj. Gen. Ben Butler, Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Hon. S. W. Moulton, Gen. B. H. Grierson, and many others of Illinois; his Excellency O. P. Morton, Hons. Schuyler Colfax, Henry S. Lane, G. S. Orth, Richard Thompson, of Indiana; His Excellency Thos. C. Fletcher, Hons. Chas. D. Drake, B. Gratz Borwn, of Missouri; His Excellency Lucien Fairchild, Hons. Timothy O. Howe, Mat. Carpenter of Wisconsin, and many other distinguished and well known Patriots from other States.

Positive: 20" x 24" 50.00 Print: 8 1/2" x 11" 5.00