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The day before Lincoln would be murdered...
The day before Lincoln would be murdered...
Item # 706600
April 13, 1865
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 13, 1865
* Confederates lost the war
* Various fighting still going on
* Eve of Abraham Lincoln's assassination
Despite the great news from the closing days of the Civil War, no one could have believed what would happen the next day: the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
The front page column heads include: "MORE GOOD NEWS" "Capture Of Lynchburg" "Gen. Lee En Route to Richmond" "Selma and Montgomery, Ala., Also Taken" "Forrest & Roddy Prisoners" "GEN. SHERIDAN and more.
Eight pages, minor loss at the top not affecting text, nice condition.
Category: 1861-1865















