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Sixth corps. [Vol. 1, no. 6 (May 3, 1865)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06107.34 Author/Creator: Place Written: Danville, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 3 May 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 46 cm, Width: 32 cm Order a Copy

News of Lincoln's assassination and the capture and death of John Wilkes Booth. Also includes an article on opening trade with the south once all rebels have been overthrown, and the text of the "President's favorite poem."

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865

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