from Apr. 29, 1865
"More Particulars of the Tragedy at Washington"
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"The Assassination of the President! More Particulars of the Tragedy at Washington! Andrew Johnson President."
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Dispatch from Secretary of War Stanton on April 16, 1865, originally published in the Atlanta Intelligencer on April 25 (reprinted here in the Montgomery Daily Mail on April 29). This official statement announces the death of President Lincoln, the attempted assassination of Secretary of State Seward, and the pending inauguration of Vice President Andrew Johnson. The introduction to the dispatch condemns the murder: "A more appalling tragedy has not transpired in centuries...This sad event will cast a universal gloom over the nation, and North and South, this cowardly assassination will excite the most intense indignation."
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Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, book number ADVCOL39. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Montgomery Daily Mail. ""The Assassination of the President! More Particulars of the Tragedy at Washington! Andrew Johnson President."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/199
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Montgomery Daily Mail
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April 29, 1865
from Apr. 29, 1865
"The Assassination of the President! More Particulars of the Tragedy at Washington! Andrew Johnson President."
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Dispatch from Secretary of War Stanton on April 16, 1865, originally published in the Atlanta Intelligencer on April 25 (reprinted here in the Montgomery Daily Mail on April 29). This official statement announces the death of President Lincoln, the attempted assassination of Secretary of State Seward, and the pending inauguration of Vice President Andrew Johnson. The introduction to the dispatch condemns the murder: "A more appalling tragedy has not transpired in centuries...This sad event will cast a universal gloom over the nation, and North and South, this cowardly assassination will excite the most intense indignation."
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Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, book number ADVCOL39. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Montgomery Daily Mail
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April 29, 1865
from Apr. 28, 1865
"The Reported Assassination."
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"The Reported Assassination."
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Report about the assassination of President Lincoln, published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on April 28, 1865. This update draws its details from an account given by a man who had read "Eastern papers which differ in some respects from those we published some days ago."
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Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, book number ADVCOL39. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Montgomery Daily Mail. ""The Reported Assassination."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/198
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Montgomery Daily Mail
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April 28, 1865
from Apr. 28, 1865
"The Reported Assassination."
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Report about the assassination of President Lincoln, published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on April 28, 1865. This update draws its details from an account given by a man who had read "Eastern papers which differ in some respects from those we published some days ago."
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Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, book number ADVCOL39. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Montgomery Daily Mail
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April 28, 1865
from Apr. 24, 1865
Reports and editorial comments
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Reports and editorial comments about the assassination of President Lincoln.
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The first item discusses John Wilkes Booth, particularly his theatrical career (Booth had once performed at the Montgomery Theatre). The second item mentions newspapers received from other cities, demonstrating the interdependent nature of journalism at this time and place; the local paper had not yet definitely announced Lincoln's death, but it often published these accounts from other places. The third item is an excerpt from an editorial in the Meridian Clarion, condemning the assassination: "We hope, however, that the crime was not perpetrated by a Southerner, whom its very barbarity would disgrace. Such deeds could never do honor to the case we espoused..." These reports were published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on April 24, 1865.
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Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, book number ADVCOL39. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Montgomery Daily Mail. "Reports and editorial comments about the assassination of President Lincoln.". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/197
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Montgomery Daily Mail
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April 24, 1865
from Apr. 24, 1865
Reports and editorial comments about the assassination of President Lincoln.
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The first item discusses John Wilkes Booth, particularly his theatrical career (Booth had once performed at the Montgomery Theatre). The second item mentions newspapers received from other cities, demonstrating the interdependent nature of journalism at this time and place; the local paper had not yet definitely announced Lincoln's death, but it often published these accounts from other places. The third item is an excerpt from an editorial in the Meridian Clarion, condemning the assassination: "We hope, however, that the crime was not perpetrated by a Southerner, whom its very barbarity would disgrace. Such deeds could never do honor to the case we espoused..." These reports were published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on April 24, 1865.
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Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, book number ADVCOL39. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Montgomery Daily Mail
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April 24, 1865
from Apr. 24, 1865
"The Assassination of Lincoln."
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"The Assassination of Lincoln."
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Editorials published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on April 24, 1865, discussing the reported deaths of President Lincoln and Secretary of State Seward. The first editorial denounces the assassinations, while still hoping "the entire story is a pure fabrication": "...we unconditionally condemn violence of this kind at any time, but at this peculiar juncture, we deplore it, as a calamity to the country at large...And we hope and insist that the South will not be held responsible for this unmanly act." Though several dispatches have been received confirming the assassinations (with "an air of plausibility about the whole"), the paper has not yet definitively stated the news as fact.
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Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, book number ADVCOL39. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Montgomery Daily Mail. ""The Assassination of Lincoln."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/196
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Montgomery Daily Mail
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April 24, 1865
from Apr. 24, 1865
"The Assassination of Lincoln."
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Editorials published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on April 24, 1865, discussing the reported deaths of President Lincoln and Secretary of State Seward. The first editorial denounces the assassinations, while still hoping "the entire story is a pure fabrication": "...we unconditionally condemn violence of this kind at any time, but at this peculiar juncture, we deplore it, as a calamity to the country at large...And we hope and insist that the South will not be held responsible for this unmanly act." Though several dispatches have been received confirming the assassinations (with "an air of plausibility about the whole"), the paper has not yet definitively stated the news as fact.
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Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, book number ADVCOL39. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Montgomery Daily Mail
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April 24, 1865
from Apr. 22, 1865
"Late Northern News!"
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"Late Northern News!"
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Reports from Memphis, Tennessee, giving details and updates about the death of President Lincoln (published in the Montgomery Daily Advertiser on April 22, 1865). They also state that Secretary of State Seward has been killed, but that assassination attempt was actually unsuccessful. Near the end of the piece is a note describing the reaction of some southerners to the event: "Several citizens were arrested in Memphis on Sunday for expressing joy at the above news."
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Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Advertiser, book number ADVCOL40B. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Montgomery Daily Advertiser. ""Late Northern News!"". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/195
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Montgomery Daily Advertiser
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April 22, 1865
from Apr. 22, 1865
"Late Northern News!"
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Reports from Memphis, Tennessee, giving details and updates about the death of President Lincoln (published in the Montgomery Daily Advertiser on April 22, 1865). They also state that Secretary of State Seward has been killed, but that assassination attempt was actually unsuccessful. Near the end of the piece is a note describing the reaction of some southerners to the event: "Several citizens were arrested in Memphis on Sunday for expressing joy at the above news."
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Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Advertiser, book number ADVCOL40B. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Montgomery Daily Advertiser
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April 22, 1865
from May. 26, 1865
"The Montgomery Meeting."
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"The Montgomery Meeting."
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Resolutions adopted by a meeting of citizens in Montgomery, Alabama, regarding reconciliation with the United States after the end of the Civil War: "Resolved, that we hereby pledge to the Government of the United States our earnest and zealous co-operation in the work of restoring the State of Alabama to her proper relations with the Union, at the earliest practicable moment..." The group also states that the attacks on President Lincoln and Secretary of State Seward "are acts of infamous diabolism revolting to every upright and honest heart." Published in the Alabama Beacon on May 26, 1865.
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Excerpt from the Alabama Beacon, book number 33.0010. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Alabama Beacon. ""The Montgomery Meeting."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/194
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Alabama Beacon
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May 26, 1865
from May. 26, 1865
"The Montgomery Meeting."
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Resolutions adopted by a meeting of citizens in Montgomery, Alabama, regarding reconciliation with the United States after the end of the Civil War: "Resolved, that we hereby pledge to the Government of the United States our earnest and zealous co-operation in the work of restoring the State of Alabama to her proper relations with the Union, at the earliest practicable moment..." The group also states that the attacks on President Lincoln and Secretary of State Seward "are acts of infamous diabolism revolting to every upright and honest heart." Published in the Alabama Beacon on May 26, 1865.
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Excerpt from the Alabama Beacon, book number 33.0010. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Alabama Beacon
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May 26, 1865
from May. 12, 1865
"Death of Lincoln. Great Tragedy in Washington."
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"Death of Lincoln. Great Tragedy in Washington."
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Dispatches originally published in the Atlanta Intelligencer on April 21 (shown here reprinted in the Alabama Beacon on May 12). These reports from Secretary of War Stanton, all dated April 15, give details and updates about the events surrounding President Lincoln's assassination. The following statement appears after the official accounts: "The investigation into the late conspiracy, shows that Mr. Lincoln's death had been attempted by poison."
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Excerpt from the Alabama Beacon, book number 33.0010. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Alabama Beacon. ""Death of Lincoln. Great Tragedy in Washington."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/193
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Alabama Beacon
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May 12, 1865
from May. 12, 1865
"Death of Lincoln. Great Tragedy in Washington."
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Dispatches originally published in the Atlanta Intelligencer on April 21 (shown here reprinted in the Alabama Beacon on May 12). These reports from Secretary of War Stanton, all dated April 15, give details and updates about the events surrounding President Lincoln's assassination. The following statement appears after the official accounts: "The investigation into the late conspiracy, shows that Mr. Lincoln's death had been attempted by poison."
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Excerpt from the Alabama Beacon, book number 33.0010. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
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Alabama Beacon
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May 12, 1865
from Apr. 21, 1865
"Glorious News. Lincoln and Seward Assassinated!"
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"Glorious News. Lincoln and Seward Assassinated! Lee Defeats Grant. Andy Johnson Inaugurated President."
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Erroneous dispatch originally published in the Demopolis Herald on April 19, 1865 (shown here reprinted in the Alabama Beacon on April 21). While correctly announcing the death of Lincoln and the inauguration of Johnson as president, it reports that Secretary of State Seward was killed as well; in fact, that assassination attempt was not successful. The piece also mentions a rumor from Selma, Alabama, "that Lee and Johnston had effected a junction and whipped Grant soundly. Passengers, wounded soldiers and officers confirm this." The news was sent by the telegraph operator in Meridian, Mississippi.
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[From Demoplis Herald, 19th]
GLORIOUS NEWS.
Lincoln and Seward Assassinated!
LEE DEFEATS GRANT.
Andy Johnson Inaugurated President.
We have been favored with the following private dispatch , which we hasten to lay before our readers, with the hope that it may prove true:
DEMOPOLIS, April 18, 1865 —TO COL. GARNER:—SIR—The operator at Meridian has just telegraphed me that Memphis papers state, over the signature of Secretary Stanton, that Lincoln and Seward were both assassinated the same night at Washington City. Lincoln was shot through the head in the theatre: Seward slain while sick in bed.
Andy Johnson was inaugurated as President of the United States on the 15th.
This is said to be true beyond a doubt.
I inquired particularly from the operator as to whether from the operator as to whether there was anything more in regard to Lee’s capitulation, and he said nothing at all from Northern papers.
A gentlemen just from Selma says it is believed in Selma that Lee and Johnson had effected a junction and whipped Grant soundly. Passengers, wounded soldiers and officers confirm this.
This is given on the authority of the operator at Meridian.
JOHN W. HENLEY, Operator.
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Excerpt from the Alabama Beacon, book number 33.0010. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Alabama Beacon. ""Glorious News. Lincoln and Seward Assassinated! Lee Defeats Grant. Andy Johnson Inaugurated President."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/192
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Alabama Beacon
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April 21, 1865
from Apr. 21, 1865
"Glorious News. Lincoln and Seward Assassinated! Lee Defeats Grant. Andy Johnson Inaugurated President."
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Erroneous dispatch originally published in the Demopolis Herald on April 19, 1865 (shown here reprinted in the Alabama Beacon on April 21). While correctly announcing the death of Lincoln and the inauguration of Johnson as president, it reports that Secretary of State Seward was killed as well; in fact, that assassination attempt was not successful. The piece also mentions a rumor from Selma, Alabama, "that Lee and Johnston had effected a junction and whipped Grant soundly. Passengers, wounded soldiers and officers confirm this." The news was sent by the telegraph operator in Meridian, Mississippi.
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Excerpt from the Alabama Beacon, book number 33.0010. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Alabama Beacon
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April 21, 1865
from Apr. 29, 1865
Abraham Lincoln funeral obsequies
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Abraham Lincoln funeral obsequies
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Carte de visite of the funeral obsequies of Abraham Lincoln in Columbus, Ohio, April 29, 1865. Lincoln's body began the trip from Washington D. C. back to his hometown of Springfield, Illinois, on April 21, 1865. The funeral train generally followed the route that Lincoln took when he traveled to Washington as President-elect in 1861. On Saturday, April 29, 1865, the train arrived in Columbus at 7:30 A.M. Lincoln's casket was taken to the Ohio Statehouse where he laid in state in the rotunda. The Statehouse was draped in black crepe for the occasion. Thousands of visitors came throughout the day to honor the fallen President.
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Use of this item for research, teaching, and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Collection . Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast, or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please see this web page
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Witt, M.. "Abraham Lincoln funeral obsequies". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/191
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Witt, M.
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April 29, 1865
from Apr. 29, 1865
Abraham Lincoln funeral obsequies
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Carte de visite of the funeral obsequies of Abraham Lincoln in Columbus, Ohio, April 29, 1865. Lincoln's body began the trip from Washington D. C. back to his hometown of Springfield, Illinois, on April 21, 1865. The funeral train generally followed the route that Lincoln took when he traveled to Washington as President-elect in 1861. On Saturday, April 29, 1865, the train arrived in Columbus at 7:30 A.M. Lincoln's casket was taken to the Ohio Statehouse where he laid in state in the rotunda. The Statehouse was draped in black crepe for the occasion. Thousands of visitors came throughout the day to honor the fallen President.
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Use of this item for research, teaching, and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Collection . Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast, or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please see this web page
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Witt, M.
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April 29, 1865
from Apr. 15, 1865
"Horrible! President Lincoln Assassinated"
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St. Paul Press Extra - Horrible! President Lincoln Assassinated - April 15, 1865
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This single sheet of the St. Paul Press, dated April 15, 1865, announces the assassination of President Lincoln. There are several odd things about this; it was found in a manuscript collection, not in the run of the newspaper. There is no extra in that; was this a contemporary commemorative piece? Was it something done late that very day? Its size is not standard paper newspaper size either; this is 12.5" x 9.5" The whole of the page is included here to show that even in the midst of the Nation's sorrow, ads were included.
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Joseph A. Wheelock and Family Papers, 1719, 1756, 1803 - 1906. P334, box 4, Minnesota Historical Society
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Use of this item for research, teaching, and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as Joseph A. Wheelock and family papers, Minnesota Historical Society. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast, or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please see this web page.
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St. Paul Press. "St. Paul Press Extra - Horrible! President Lincoln Assassinated - April 15, 1865". St. Paul Press. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 2, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/190
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St. Paul Press
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St. Paul Press
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April 15, 1865
from Apr. 15, 1865
St. Paul Press Extra - Horrible! President Lincoln Assassinated - April 15, 1865
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This single sheet of the St. Paul Press, dated April 15, 1865, announces the assassination of President Lincoln. There are several odd things about this; it was found in a manuscript collection, not in the run of the newspaper. There is no extra in that; was this a contemporary commemorative piece? Was it something done late that very day? Its size is not standard paper newspaper size either; this is 12.5" x 9.5" The whole of the page is included here to show that even in the midst of the Nation's sorrow, ads were included.
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Joseph A. Wheelock and Family Papers, 1719, 1756, 1803 - 1906. P334, box 4, Minnesota Historical Society
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Use of this item for research, teaching, and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as Joseph A. Wheelock and family papers, Minnesota Historical Society. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast, or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please see this web page.
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St. Paul Press
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St. Paul Press
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April 15, 1865