The spy who tracked down John Wilkes Booth...
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May 06, 1865
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, May 6, 1865.
* Lafayette C. Baker print
* The spy who tracked down John Wilkes Booth
The front page has a nice portrait headed: "Colonel Lafayette C. Baker" with a short biography of him as well. Baker was a United States spy in the Union Army during the Civil War. Baker's exploits are mainly known through his book "A History of the Secret Service" published in 1867. During the war he spied for General Winfield Scott on Confederate forces in Virginia. He eventually took over the Union Intelligence Service from detective Allan Pinkerton. Baker was involved in searching for the conspirators after the assassination of President Lincoln. Within two days of his arrival in Washington, Baker's agents made four arrests and had the names of two more conspirators, including John Wilkes Booth. Before the month was out Booth along with David Herold were found holed up in a barn and Booth was shot and killed by Sgt. Boston Corbett. Baker was promoted to brigadier general and received a generous share of the $100,000 reward offered to the apprehender of the president's killer.
The balance of this issue has content on events just after the end of the Civil War & some text on the "Trial of the Conspirators (see photos). Eight pgs., narrow binding slits at the blank spine, great condition.
* Lafayette C. Baker print
* The spy who tracked down John Wilkes Booth
The front page has a nice portrait headed: "Colonel Lafayette C. Baker" with a short biography of him as well. Baker was a United States spy in the Union Army during the Civil War. Baker's exploits are mainly known through his book "A History of the Secret Service" published in 1867. During the war he spied for General Winfield Scott on Confederate forces in Virginia. He eventually took over the Union Intelligence Service from detective Allan Pinkerton. Baker was involved in searching for the conspirators after the assassination of President Lincoln. Within two days of his arrival in Washington, Baker's agents made four arrests and had the names of two more conspirators, including John Wilkes Booth. Before the month was out Booth along with David Herold were found holed up in a barn and Booth was shot and killed by Sgt. Boston Corbett. Baker was promoted to brigadier general and received a generous share of the $100,000 reward offered to the apprehender of the president's killer.
The balance of this issue has content on events just after the end of the Civil War & some text on the "Trial of the Conspirators (see photos). Eight pgs., narrow binding slits at the blank spine, great condition.
Category: Post-Civil War
