Contemporary copy of telegram of J.B. Montgomery, Navy Yard, Washington, to Hon. Secretary of the Navy [Gideon Welles], Washington, D.C., April 30, 1865
States, "Telegram received at 9 O'Clock last night. Eight Prisoners delivered to General Hancock at 10.30 P.M. & Military guard left the yard at 11 O'Clock. . . ." Refers to the capture of suspected conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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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], Washington, D.C., April 30, 1865". . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 5, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/669
Montgomery, John Berrien, 1794-
April 30, 1865
Document from Apr. 30, 1865
States, "Telegram received at 9 O'Clock last night. Eight Prisoners delivered to General Hancock at 10.30 P.M. & Military guard left the yard at 11 O'Clock. . . ." Refers to the capture of suspected conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
This item is in the public domain.
Montgomery, John Berrien, 1794-
April 30, 1865