Telegram of J.B. Montgomery, April 27, 1865

Full Title

Contemporary copy of telegram of J.B. Montgomery, Navy Yard, Washington, to Hon. Secretary of the Navy [Gideon Welles], Navy Dept., April 27, 1865

Description

States, "Danl. C. Herold [David Herold], prisoner, & remains of J. Wilkes Boothe delivered here at 1.45 this morning. The latter is changing rapidly. What disposition shall be made of the body. . . ."

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• navy: Union

• arrest

• manhunt

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Montgomery, John Berrien, 1794-. "Contemporary copy of telegram of J.B. Montgomery, Navy Yard, Washington, to Hon. Secretary of the Navy [Gideon Welles], Navy Dept., April 27, 1865". . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/665

Item Type

Document

Creator

Montgomery, John Berrien, 1794-

Publisher

Date

April 27, 1865

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Region

District of Columbia