from Apr. 15, 1866
"The Murder of President Lincoln."
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"The Murder of President Lincoln."
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Report published a year after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, suggesting that John Wilkes Booth was not the real murderer of the president. It also speculates that Booth was not killed in Virginia but rather fled the country after the event. The piece, printed in The Selma Morning Times on April 15, 1866, was originally submitted by a Washington correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune.
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Excerpt from the The Selma Morning Times, item number 24.0046. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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The Selma Morning Times. ""The Murder of President Lincoln."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/229
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The Selma Morning Times
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April 15, 1866
from Apr. 15, 1866
"The Murder of President Lincoln."
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Report published a year after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, suggesting that John Wilkes Booth was not the real murderer of the president. It also speculates that Booth was not killed in Virginia but rather fled the country after the event. The piece, printed in The Selma Morning Times on April 15, 1866, was originally submitted by a Washington correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune.
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Excerpt from the The Selma Morning Times, item number 24.0046. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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The Selma Morning Times
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April 15, 1866
from May. 8, 1865
Editorial commenting on a rumor that "the assassination of Mr. Lincoln was planned in Canada and approved in Richmond."
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Editorial commenting on a rumor that "the assassination of Mr. Lincoln was planned in Canada and approved in Richmond."
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Though reluctant to believe that members of the Confederate government were involved, the author of the piece is very critical of their leadership (a "nest of conspirators that ruled this unfortunate section with the iron rod of despotism"). He also suggests that "Union men of the South...are far more deeply interested" in the president's death. Published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on May 8.
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Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, item number LN.1507. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Montgomery Daily Mail. "Editorial commenting on a rumor that "the assassination of Mr. Lincoln was planned in Canada and approved in Richmond."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/203
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Montgomery Daily Mail
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May 8, 1865
from May. 8, 1865
Editorial commenting on a rumor that "the assassination of Mr. Lincoln was planned in Canada and approved in Richmond."
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Though reluctant to believe that members of the Confederate government were involved, the author of the piece is very critical of their leadership (a "nest of conspirators that ruled this unfortunate section with the iron rod of despotism"). He also suggests that "Union men of the South...are far more deeply interested" in the president's death. Published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on May 8.
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Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, item number LN.1507. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Montgomery Daily Mail
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May 8, 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 December 15, 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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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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Montgomery Daily Mail
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April 28, 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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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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Montgomery Daily Mail. ""The Assassination of Lincoln."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 15, 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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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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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 December 15, 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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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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Montgomery Daily Advertiser
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April 22, 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 December 15, 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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Alabama Beacon
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May 12, 1865
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