My Collection
from Apr. 21, 1865
"Glorious News. Lincoln and Seward Assassinated! Lee Defeats Grant. Andy Johnson Inaugurated President."
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Description
Erroneous dispatch originally published in the Demopolis Herald on April 19, 1865 (shown here reprinted in the Alabama Beacon on April 21). While correctly announcing the death of Lincoln and the inauguration of Johnson as president, it reports that Secretary of State Seward was killed as well; in fact, that assassination attempt was not successful. The piece also mentions a rumor from Selma, Alabama, "that Lee and Johnston had effected a junction and whipped Grant soundly. Passengers, wounded soldiers and officers confirm this." The news was sent by the telegraph operator in Meridian, Mississippi.
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Source
Excerpt from the Alabama Beacon, book number 33.0010. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Rights
Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
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Date
April 21, 1865
from May. 1, 1865
Abraham Lincoln: Memorial Print
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Description
This image depicts an obelisk to President Lincoln, while Columbia looks on in a dress of blue and red, weeping at the loss of the President. An American covers the top of the obelisk while a wreath surrounds Lincoln's name and rests over the inscription: Born Feby. 12 1809/ Ours the Cross/ His the Crown/ Assassinated April 14, 1865. Additionally, broken shackles are noticeable near the base of the obelisk.
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Source
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Rights
Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact Huntington Digital Library, San Marino, Ca.
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Publisher
H. H. Lloyd & Co.
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Date
May 1, 1865
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Dimensions
48 x 36.5 cm (18 7/8 x 14 3/8 in.)
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Region
48 x 36.5 cm (18 7/8 x 14 3/8 in.)
from May. 1, 1865
The Apotheosis
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Description
This memorial card bears an image of Lincoln being ushered into heaven by two angels, one of whom has taken him by the hand. A third angel's hand places a laurel wreath on Lincoln's head, and Washington is above Lincoln with outstretched arms. This is one of many such images popularized in the period shortly following Lincoln's assassination; Lincoln was often depicted meeting Washington in death and undergoing glorification.
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Source
Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum of Lincoln Memorial University
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Rights
Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum of Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN.
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Date
May 1, 1865
from Apr. 20, 1865
Charleston Courier, April 20, 1865
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Description
The front page of this Union-occupation newspaper from South Carolina provides details of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the attempted assassination of Secretary William Henry Seward. The Courier received this information via the steamer Fulton which arrived at Hilton Head on April 18, carrying New York newspapers of April 15. Included are dispatches from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to Major General John A. Dix and a special dispatch to the New York Times. Known as "mourning rules," the wide vertical lines between the newspaper columns represent grief over the loss of an important person.
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Source
HN-1865-011099
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Rights
Use of this item for research, teaching, and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution as follows: Courtesy, Newseum Collection. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast, or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Newseum.
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Publisher
Whittemore & Johnson
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Date
April 20, 1865
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Material
Newspaper
from Apr. 19, 1865
Willie Clark to Ida Clark
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Description
Willie Clark, the Petersen House boarder who lived in the room in which President Lincoln died, wrote to his sister four days after Lincoln's death. He described the scene in Washington, including funeral preparations, the hunt for the killers, and, most notably, souvenir hunters who daily came into his room. Clark himself kept some souvenirs, and sent others to his sister.
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Source
National Park Service, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site; transcription by Richard Sloan, Surratt Courier, April 1991
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Rights
This item is in the public domain and may be reproduced and used for any purpose, including research, teaching, private study, publication, broadcast or commercial use, with proper citation and attribution.
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Date
April 19, 1865