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Lincoln Shot 67 Years Tonight
A near seventy year old rancher, E. B. Reynolds of Suver, preserves a copy of the New York Herald from April 15, 1866 recounting Lincoln's assassination. The report details the Ford Theatre scene and Seward attack, with timelines from 8 p.m. to dawn, noting Grant, Colfax, and others.
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New York Herald
E. B. Reynolds
Suver
the Herald
Washington
Lincoln
Ford
Grant
New Jersey
Meners
Sumner
Colfax
Ainaworth
Curtis
Ogernby
Meigs
Hay
Barnes
White House
Seward
Verdi
Frederick Seward
Billy
United States Army
Ha‘isell
State Department
Stanton
Wells
Metropolitan