Diary from Apr. 19, 1865

Journal – DC Journal Sunday April 16 to Friday 21

  • Full Title

    Journal – DC Journal Sunday April 16 to Friday 21

  • Description

    Pages of a journal dating from Sunday, April 16, 1865, to Friday, April 21, 1865. Most of the entries are blank. The Wednesday, April 19, 1865, entry notes that “President Lincoln was carried to the Capitol to day” and discusses the procession.

  • Transcription

    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1865.


    President Lincoln was
    carried to the Capitol to day
    the procession was very large
    probably 10,000 persons in it and
    many more on the streets


    THURSDAY 20


    [[No Notes]]


    FRIDAY 21


    [[No Notes]]




    [Transcription team: Jaeger K., Gabriel Z., Dwight S.]


    [New Hampton Middle School, New Hampton, Iowa]



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    Tucker Collection care of Museum of the Grand Prairie

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    Unknown. "Journal – DC Journal Sunday April 16 to Friday 21". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/399