"Further Particulars of the Washington Tragedy."

Full Title

"Further Particulars of the Washington Tragedy."

Description

Dispatches reporting events after the assassination of President Lincoln. They give details about the attacks on the presidents and Secretary of State Seward; Lincoln's death and Seward's recovery; the inauguration of President Johnson; the surrender of Confederate forces to General Sherman; and the capture of John Wilkes Booth. The reports were reprinted in the Montgomery Daily Mail on May 1, 1865.

Source

Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, book number ADVCOL39. Catalog record for this title is available here.

Rights

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Tags

• conspirator

• arrest

• assassination details

• body

• funeral

• funeral planning

• funeral rites

• grief

• latest news

• manhunt

• mourning

• untranscribed: printed

Cite this Item

Montgomery Daily Mail. ""Further Particulars of the Washington Tragedy."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/210

Item Type

Newspaper

Creator

Montgomery Daily Mail

Date

May 1, 1865

Region

Confederate states