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20 May 1864
Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918
New York Herald. [Whole no. 10,108 (May 20, 1864)]
War news. Grant, a brisk engagement on Wednesday. Sherman, important successes in Georgia.
GLC08427.11
1865/04/15
Collection of newspapers related to Lincoln assassination [decimalized]
GLC08428
1865/04/20
Harding, William W., 1830-1889
Philadelphia inquirer. [April 20, 1865]
Includes a detailed account of the Lincoln funeral procession in Philadelphia. Provides decriptions of the coffin, funeral car, and catafalque, lists of important attendees, and engravings of the coffin. The newspaper columns have dark black...
GLC08428.01
15 April 1865
Hawley, Joseph R., 1826-1905
The Hartford evening press. [Vol. X, no. 89, whole no. 2813 (15 April 1865)]
Covers General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox including an account of the events leading up to the surrender, an interview between Ulysses S. Grant, and military information. Another article is on the assassination of President Abraham...
GLC08428.02
1865/04/22
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7502 (April 22, 1865)]
Includes various accounts from special correspondents of the Lincoln funeral pageant in Baltimore, Denver, and California. Reports of the arrest of George Andrew Atzerodt, conspirator to kill Secretary Seward. Paper has uncut pages.
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New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7496 (April 15, 1865)]
Reports (on page four) that President Lincoln has been shot and Secretary Seward injured. Also includes two anonymously published letters under the headline "letters from rebels." The paper is uncut along the top edge.
GLC08428.04
1865/04/17
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7497 (April 17,1865)]
Reports on the murder of President Lincoln, the improved condition of Secretary Seward and critical condition of Frederick Seward, Secretary Seward's son. The paper is uncut.
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1865/04/21
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7501 (April 21, 1865)]
News of the capture of George Atzerodt, John W. Booth seen in Pennsylvania, and Secretary Seward and son recooperating. Also reports on the death of Richard Cobden.
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1865/04/19
Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869
New-York times. [Vol. 14, no. 4233 (April 19, 1865)]
News of the funeral preparations for Lincoln in New York. Also includes reports of the capture of Raleigh by Sherman. Two letters, one between Edwin Booth and Judge Edmonds, the other between Booth and Mr. Henry Jarrett are published. Edwin Booth...
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1865/04/18
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7498 (April 18, 1865)]
Reports on the improving condition of Secretary Seward and his son Frederick Seward. New York prepares for Lincoln's funeral as the city mourns the loss of the president. A reprint of a letter originally printed in The Selma (Alabama newspapaper)...
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