Funeral oration in Union Square
Subtitle: eloquent eulogy of Lincoln by the Hon. George Bancroft pronounced during Lincoln obsequies fifty years ago
By: by Hon. George Bancroft
Published: 1915
Language: eng
Subjects: Death and burial; Funeral orations; Newspapers
Other titles: New York times magazine
Notes: Detached from New York Times magazine, Sunday, April 11, 1915.

George Bancroft (1800-1891) was an American historian and statesman who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. During his tenure as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, he established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1845. He was a senior American diplomat in Europe. In 1866, he was chosen by Congress to deliver the special eulogy on Lincoln.