"Awful Tidings! The President Assassinated!"

Full Title

"Awful Tidings! The President Assassinated!"

Description

The Buffalo Commercial Advertisement recounts the assassination and reprints a report sent by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton.

Source

Library of Congress, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana, portfolio 5

Rights

This item is in the public domain and may be reproduced and used for any purpose, including research, teaching, private study, publication, broadcast or commercial use, with proper citation and attribution.

Tags

• assassination details

• denunciation: conspirators

• first news

• first reaction

• untranscribed: printed

Cite this Item

Buffalo Commercial Advertisement. ""Awful Tidings! The President Assassinated!"". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/752

Item Type

Newspaper

Creator

Buffalo Commercial Advertisement

Date

April 15, 1865

Region

Union states