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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Abraham Lincoln entering Richmond, April 3, 1865

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05866 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Print Date: 1866 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w Height: 15.3 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Engraving by J. C. Buttre from a drawing by L. Hollis. Published by B.B. Russell & Co., Boston. Shows Lincoln with his son Tad on a visit to Richmond. African American men, women, and children are rejoicing around him.

Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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