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Medill, Joseph, 1823-1899 Chicago tribune. [Vol. 28, no. 280 (April 15, 1865)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00339.03 Author/Creator: Medill, Joseph, 1823-1899 Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Newspaper Date: 15 April 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : newspaper Height: 72 cm, Width: 55.2 cm Order a Copy

Reports that president Lincoln has been assassinated and that an attempt was made on Secretary Seward's life. Also reports that Jefferson Davis has issued an edict at Danville. Article about reconstruction in Virginia on second page.

Medill, Joseph, 1823-1899
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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