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On the Lincoln assassination & funeral...
Item #643400
April 20, 1865
THE SUN, Baltimore, April 20, 1865 The front page has a black-bordered item: "The Obsequies" - Remains of the Latte President", followed by a full column: "Letter of John Wilkes Booth - Proof that he Meditated His Crime Months Ago--Confesses that he was Engaged in a Plot to Capture & Carry off the President..." with more. The letter is signed in type: J. Wilkes B... See More
Trial of the Lincoln conspirators... Assassination plot...
Item #643292
May 27, 1865
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, May 27, 1865 The ftpg. has: "What the Freedmen Say of Gen. Banks". Pg. 2 has: "The Assassination Plot- The Rebel Chiefs, Captured & Otherwise--The Great Review at Washington--Southern & Reconstructive--Military Personal--Closing Acts of the War...". Page 6 has column heads: "Trial Of The Conspirators" "What the... See More
Confederates pardoned... Lincoln's assassination trial...
Item #639719
May 30, 1865
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, May 30, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln - trial of the conspirators
* Rebels pardoned by Andrew Johnson
Page 2 has: "Amnesty & Reconstruction" "Proclamation By The President" "Full Pardon for the Rebel Masses" "The Leaders, Officers, Raiders & Pirates Excepted" "Reconstruction of North Carolina" an... See More
Lincoln's thoughts on political assassination...
Item #637609
May 31, 1865
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, May 31, 1865
* President Abraham Lincoln
* Thoughts on political assassination
* Trial of the conspirators - assassins
The front page has an interesting item: "President Lincoln's Opinion About Assassination" which includes: "...do you think the Richmond people would like to have Hannibal Hamlin here any better than myself...I... See More
News of Lincoln's assassination in a Richmond newspaper...
Item #637469
April 20, 1865
RICHMOND WHIG, Virginia, April 20, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln assassination
* Prior Confederate capital
Once the capital of the Confederacy fell to the North in early April the Yankees also took over the press and continued printing newspapers. This is an early issue (#12) of this "union occupation" newspaper with page 4 coverage of Lincoln's assassination.
As noted in the... See More
First Southern newspaper to report Lincoln's assassination...
Item #637454
April 17, 1865
RICHMOND WHIG, Virginia, April 17, 1865 Once the capital of the Confederacy fell to the North in early April the Yankees also took over the press and continued printing newspapers. This is an early issue (#12) of this "union occupation" newspaper with page 4 coverage of Lincoln's assassination.
According to the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (see hyperlink), the ... See More
Trial of Lincoln's assassination conspirators...
Item #636797
May 18, 1865
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, May 18, 1865
* re. Abraham Lincoln assassination
* Trial of the conspirators - assassins
Page 2 has: "Trial of the Assassins" taking half a column, plus a related editorial on this as well. Another column has: "Trial of the Conspirators" "Full Details of the Testimony!" "The Testimony Which was Kept Secret... See More
On the Lincoln assassination trial...
Item #622134
May 16, 1865
THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 16, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln Murder - Trial of the Assassins
* Indictment of the assassins
The front page has many first column heads concerning the trial of the conspirators involved in Abraham Lincoln's assassination, including: "THE TRIAL" "The Indictment Against the Assassination Conspirators" "Booth's Intimacy with Arnold & O... See More
Lincoln is assassinated... A first report... He is still alive !
Item #619277
April 15, 1865
CLEVELAND MORNING LEADER, Ohio, April 15, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln assassination (1st report)
* Ford's Theater - John Wilkes Booth
The top of the front page has dramatic one column heads: "ASSASSINATION!" "Of PRESIDENT LINCOLN!!!" "He is Shot Through the Head While in the Theater" "Wound Pronounced Mortal!" "Secretary SEWARD Also &q... See More
Great detail on the capture & death of John Wilkes Booth...
Item #618957
April 28, 1865
BOSTON DAILY JOURNAL, April 28, 1865
* Assassin John Wilkes Booth
* Found at Garrett's Farm & shot dead
* re. Abraham Lincoln's assassination
Nearly two columns of the back page are taken up with an extremely detailed account concerning the capture & death of John Wilkes Booth. The heads: "News from Washington" "Interesting Narrative of the ... See More
Lincoln's assassination: a first report...
Item #617156
April 21, 1865
THE CALEDONIAN, St. Johnsbury, Vermont, April 21, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln assassination (1st report)
* Ford's Theater - John Wilkes Booth
Being a weekly newspaper this issue has a first report of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Pages 2 and 3 have all column black-bordered with a rather dramatic one column headline: "President Lincoln ASSASSINATED ! " "Attempt T... See More
First report of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln...
Item #614858
April 15, 1865
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, April 15, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln assassination (1st report)
* Ford's Theater - John Wilkes Booth
This newspaper had already set their front page Civil War reports when the news of Lincoln's assassination came in causing them to report the tragic news on an inside page.
The photos show the page four column heads stating that President Lincoln had been shot. I... See More
Assassination of President Lincoln...
Item #613720
April 15, 1865
THE SCHENECTADY DAILY EVENING STAR, New York, April 15, 1865 Both the first and fourth columns have nice heads on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln including: "Assassination Of PRESIDENT LINCOLN!!!" "He Is Shot through The Head" "His Assassin Escapes" "The President Insensible" "All Hope Gone" "Sec. Seward Stabbed" and: "THE... See More
Lincoln is assassinated... A first report... He is still alive !
Item #608204
April 15, 1865
CLEVELAND MORNING LEADER, Ohio, April 15, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln assassination
* Ford's Theatre - John Wilkes Booth
* Early report when he was still alive
The top of the front page has dramatic one column heads: "ASSASSINATION!" "Of PRESIDENT LINCOLN!!!" "He is Shot Through the Head While in the Theater" "Wound Pronounced Mortal!" &qu... See More
Terrific display issue on Lincoln's assassination...
Item #604866
April 16, 1865
THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 16, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln's assassination
* John Wilkes Booth
* Ford's Theatre
This date was a Sunday, and only rarely were Sunday newspapers bound into volumes held by libraries. As such, this date is arguably more scarce than the issue of April 15.
And when it comes to graphic appeal, I would argue that this edition of the 16th surpasses that of... See More
Death of Abraham Lincoln, surrender of Lee, so much more...
Item #604728
April 22, 1865
ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, April 22, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln assassination (1st report)
* Ford's Theater - John Wilkes Booth
* Surrender of Robert E. Lee's army
Subtitled: "Gazette Of The Regular And Volunteer Forces", this 16 page issue is simply filled with military reports, almost entirely on the Civil War at this time.
Certainly the most significan... See More
Events from just after the war's end...
Item #604283
May 13, 1865
ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, May 13, 1865
* Jefferson Davis hunted
* re. Abraham Lincoln assassination
* Civil War ending
As noted in the masthead this was the: "Gazette of The Regular & Volunteer Forces" and as such is replete with military news of all sorts. The entire front page is taken up with: "The Military Situation" giving reports fro... See More
Graphic issue on Lincoln's assassination...
Item #172880
April 29, 1865
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 29, 1865 The frontpage has a large and dramatic illustration of "J. Wilkes Booth" plus a lengthy article headed: 'The Murder Of The President' making this a nice display issue.
Inside text articles are entitled "Abraham Lincoln", "President Johnson", "Mr. Seward", "Great Pan Is Dead" and "The Folly... See More
Great & graphic issue on Lincoln's funeral...
Item #172882
May 6, 1865
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 6, 1865 This issue remains one of the most desired of the Civil War era, if not the 19th century, as much of it deals with the assassination and funeral of President Abraham Lincoln.
The entire front page is a print captioned: "President Lincoln At Home" showing him reading a book to his son. This very image was made into a postage stamp by the U... See More
The Assassination... President Lincoln's funeral...
Item #172886
May 20, 1865
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 20, 1865 The front page has an article: "The Assassination" and another "President Lincoln's Funeral" and also includes illustrations of: "Ruins of Garrett's Barn...Where Booth Was Shot: and "Garrett's House, Where Booth Died" and: "Harold's House, Near the Washington Navy-Yard".
Inside has a ful... See More
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