Illinois Daily State Journal, April 15, 1865

Full Title

Illinois Daily State Journal, April 15, 1865

Description

Interior page report in the Illinois Daily State Journal providing details on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the attempted assassination of Secretary William Henry Seward. The article contains a 1:30 a.m. official dispatch from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to Major General John A. Dix advising him of the attack. Known as "mourning rules," the wide vertical lines between the newspaper columns represent grief over the loss of an important person.

Source

HN-1865-011062B

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.

Tags

• assassination details

• first news

• untranscribed: printed

Cite this Item

Baker & Phillips. "Illinois Daily State Journal, April 15, 1865". Baker & Phillips. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/624

Item Type

Newspaper

Creator

Baker & Phillips

Publisher

Baker & Phillips

Date

April 15, 1865

Material

Newspaper

Region

Union states