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The reason Booth assassinated Lincoln ?
The reason Booth assassinated Lincoln ?
Item # 707929
February 25, 1865
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 25, 1865 Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "The Fall of Wilmington" "Official Dispatches to the Navy Dept." "A Large Number of Prisoners Captured" "The Rebels Evacuate the City Tues. Night" "They Are Being Rapidly Pursued" "Late Rebel News" and more.
But perhaps the most intriguing article, which takes almost an entire column, is the report headed: "The Execution of Capt. Beall The Rebel Spy" and "Preparation for the Execution--Scenes at the Scaffold--The Death of Beall". See the web on John Beall which provides much information on his life and work during the Civil War.
To be brief, despite appeals from 91 Congressmen Lincoln would not overturn the sentence of execution. Wikipedia reports that there is a legend that Beall was a friend of John Wilkes Booth, and Booth petitioned Lincoln to have Beall's death sentence overturned. It is believed that Lincoln's inaction to save Beall's life was motivation, at least in part, for Booth to kill Lincoln.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition.
Category: Yankee
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