Title

We're Coming! Father Abraham

Creator

Files

Description

The canvas banner features the phrase "We're coming! Father Abraham." The phrase is probably a reference to the poem "We Are Coming, Father Abra'am" written by James S. Gibbons in response to Abraham Lincoln's 1 July 1862 call for volunteers to fight for the Union cause in the American Civil War. The banner is mounted inside a brown frame behind glass.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Earliest

1862

Latest

1865

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1860s

Measurement

27 1/2 X 32 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

cloth

Inscription

recto: WE'RE COMING! / FATHER / ABRAHAM

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Work Type

banner

Class

textiles

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

8335

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.