Contemporary copy of telegram of J.M. Berrien, Commandant Naval Station, Norfolk, to The Honorable Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C., April 17, 1865

States, "Telegram of yesterday ordering a gun to be fired every half hour during this day, received at Six, forty five (6.45') A.M. to day. . . ." Refers to orders for the day of Abraham Lincoln's funeral.Title: Contemporary copy of telegram of J.M. Berrien, Commandant Naval Station, Norfolk, to The Honorable Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C., April 17, 1865