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Lincoln conspirators hanged, including Mrs. Surratt...
Lincoln conspirators hanged, including Mrs. Surratt...
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July 22, 1865
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 22, 1865
* Hanging of the conspirators
* re. Abraham Lincoln assassination
* Mary Surratt executed
The full ftpg. is taken up with a print captioned: "A British Midshipman Restoring the American Eagle in Front of the United States Legation at Honolulu, Sandwich Islands".
But the prime content in this issue is the somber full page print captioned: "Execution of the Conspirators at Washington" which shows four of them hanging from the gallows (see). The facing page has seven related prints, including those captioned: "Execution of the Conspirators--Clergymen Officiating on the Scaffold" "Execution of the Conspirators--Adjusting the Rope" and "Execution of the Conspirators--Springing of the Trap" which shows the condemned on the scaffold, including Harold, Atzerott, Payne and Mrs. Surratt. There are also prints of "Lewis Payne" "David Harold" & "J.W. Atzerott" as well as a small print of: "The Late Residence of Mrs. Surratt...".
This issue has other end-of-war prints including a dramatic fullpg: "The Harvest of Death--Gettysburg, July 4 1863", a halfpg. of: "Major General Oliver O. Howard", a one-third pg: "Laying the Cornerstone of the Soldier's Monument at Gettysburg". There is also a fullpg: "View of the Interior of Fort Sumter after its Evacuation by the Rebels" and a page with 4 prints concerning returning soldiers.
16 pages in nice condition.
Category: The Civil War
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