World. [Vol. 5, no. 1503 (April 17, 1865)]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08428.11 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 1865/04/17 Pagination: 8 p. : Height: 53 cm, Width: 41 cm Order a Copy
Gives detailed account of President Lincoln's assassination, and the last hours of the president. Also includes General Robert Lee's farewell address to the armies of Northern Virginia, a full account of the inauguration of Andrew Johnson, and reports the capture of Mobile with 3,000 prisoners and 300 guns. The paper is uncut.
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