Baltimore Clipper, April 15, 1865

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Baltimore Clipper, April 15, 1865
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The Baltimore Clipper newspaper provides extensive details on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the attempted assassination of Secretary William Henry Seward. It contains numerous official dispatches from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to Major General John A. Dix about Lincoln's condition. Known as "mourning rules," the wide vertical lines between the newspaper columns represent grief over the loss of an important person.
Source

HN-1865-011058
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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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Bull & Tuttle. "Baltimore Clipper, April 15, 1865". Bull & Tuttle. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/631

Newspaper from Apr. 15, 1865

Description

The Baltimore Clipper newspaper provides extensive details on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the attempted assassination of Secretary William Henry Seward. It contains numerous official dispatches from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to Major General John A. Dix about Lincoln's condition. Known as "mourning rules," the wide vertical lines between the newspaper columns represent grief over the loss of an important person.
Source

HN-1865-011058
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.
Creator

Bull & Tuttle
Publisher

Bull & Tuttle
Date

April 15, 1865
Material

Newspaper