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Civil War echoes linger in July 1865 and beyond
July 7 1865 marks Mary Surratt among four conspirators executed for Lincoln’s assassination at Fort Lesley J. McNair. Circa past events include Wirz’s hanging and the 13th Amendment, with Grant rising to prominence. Postwar economy, railroads, and presidents formed by Reconstruction, while Bowers and Rawlins deaths prompted wide tributes.
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Mary Surratt
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Fort Lesley
J. McNair
D.C
Arsenal
Old Penitentiary
Hartranft
Surratt
Fort Jefferson
Key West
Florida
Henry Wirz
Andersonville
Georgia
U.S
South Carolina
Alabama
North Carolina
Oregon
Texas
Congress
Missouri River
Pacific Ocean
Brigham City
Utah
U. S. Grant
Grant
George Washington
Confederate States
Republican Party
McLean House
Appomattox Court House
T. S. Bowers
John Rawlins
Seth Williams
West Point
Bowers
New York Times
Adj
Washington Chronicle
Cairo
War Department
Lee
Washington, D.C
Adjutant General’s Department
William T. Sherman
Springfield
Illinois
Washburne
Washington
Col. Bowers
Mt. Carmel