from Jul. 7, 1865

Execution of the Conspirators

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    Execution of the Conspirators

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    In the Capitol Prison, Washington DC

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    Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum of Lincoln Memorial University

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    Alexander Gardner. "Execution of the Conspirators". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/264

from Jul. 7, 1865

Execution of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators

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    Execution of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators

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    Enlargements from the Meserve Collection

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    Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum of Lincoln Memorial University

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    Alexander Gardner. "Execution of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators ". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/263

from Apr. 29, 1865

Funeral Car of Abraham Lincoln

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    Funeral Car of Abraham Lincoln

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    Lithograph depicting the state capitol of Ohio with Lincoln's funeral car in foreground.

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    80.1609

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    Albert Ruger.. "Funeral Car of Abraham Lincoln ". Ehrgott Forbriger and Co. Lith., Cincinnati. Published by S. Selleck and Company of Columbus, OH. . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/262

from Jan. 8, 2015

Reconstruction of Lincoln's Tomb

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    Reconstruction of Lincoln's Tomb

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    Photos of the reconstruction of Lincoln's Tomb in Springfield, IL

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    2008.012.1-.9

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    Guy Mathis and unknown photographer. "Reconstruction of Lincoln's Tomb ". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/261

from Apr. 21, 1865

"The president's death"

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    The president's death

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    This clipping includes Special Orders No. 91 by Sammel B. Lawrence, A.A.G., detailing a lockdown of the city following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Also included is General Orders No. 25 by T. H. Harris, Assistant Adjutant General, giving details of the assassination.

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    Georgia Historical Society newspaper collection

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    Savannah Republican. "The president's death".

    Savannah Republican

    . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/260

from Apr. 19, 1865

"President Lincoln assassinated"

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    President Lincoln assassinated

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    This clipping includes an official news dispatch from Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, with information about President Abraham Lincoln's assassination, and injuries to Secretary of State William Seward and Frederick Seward. Also included is news of the assassination from two separate telegraph communications.

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    Georgia Historical Society newspaper collection

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    Savannah Republican. "President Lincoln assassinated".

    Savannah Republican

    . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/259

from May. 6, 1865

Savannah Daily Herald

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    Savannah Daily Herald

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    This is the front page of the Savannah Daily Herald newspaper dedicated to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and shooting of John Wilkes Booth. Articles titles include: "The Assassination", "The Grand Funeral Pageant in New York City…", and "Another Account of the Shooting of Booth".

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    Georgia Historical Society newspaper collection.

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    Savannah Daily Herald. "Savannah Daily Herald". S.W. Mason & Co.. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/258

from Apr. 15, 1865

Horace Averill Crane letter

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    Horace Averill Crane letter

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    Letter from Horace Averill Crane to his brother-in-law, Thomas Jackson Charlton regarding President Abraham Lincoln's assassination and the state of the nation.

    Dr. Thomas J. Charlton, II (1833-1886) graduated from the Savannah Medical College in 1856. In 1857, he was appointed as a surgeon in the United States Navy. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Charlton resigned his commission and joined the Confederate States Navy, serving aboard the commerce raider Florida.

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    Thomas J. Charlton Family Papers, MS 132

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    Horace Averill Crane. "Horace Averill Crane letter". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/257

from Apr. 20, 1865

The assassination

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    The assassination

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    This clipping includes news dispatches regarding the identification of John Wilkes Booth as one of the assassins and the official announcement of President Abraham Lincoln's death. Printed "from the Herald Extra, of Yesterday".

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    Georgia Historical Society newspaper collection

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    Savannah Republican. "The assassination". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/256

from May. 1, 1865

A nation mourns her martyr'd son

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    A nation mourns her martyr'd son

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    Created to mourn the death of Abraham Lincoln. Apparently the music is based upon "An Honest Man's the Noblest Work of God."

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    80.0390

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    words by Alice Hawthorne, lyrics by Sep. Winner. "A nation mourns her martyr'd son". printed by Auner's Printing Officer, N.E. Corner of Eleventh and Market, Philadelphia, PA. Distributed by Sep. Winner's Music Store, No. 933, Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA. . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/255

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