Newspaper from Jul. 3, 1865

"Mr. Davis and the Assassination."

  • Full Title

    "Mr. Davis and the Assassination."

  • Description

    Brief report of Jefferson Davis's response to the death of President Lincoln: "Mr. Davis said that he deplored the event, and trusted that an investigation would prove that no Southern man had any connection with it." Originally published in the Lynchburg Virginian; reprinted in the Montgomery Daily Post on July 3, 1865.

  • Source

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

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    Montgomery Daily Post. ""Mr. Davis and the Assassination."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/211