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Assassination of Lincoln alters US leadership and memorials
A historical notice recounts Lincoln's assassination at Ford's Theatre in Washington on April 14 1865 and the swift succession of events. It notes Booth's capture, executions of accomplices, and enduring artifacts and figures linked to the tragedy. It also records obituaries, local notices, medicine endorsements, and community updates from Waynesboro and Warren County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Ford
Washington
Seward
United States
Mr. Stanton
Charles Francis Adams
England
Abraham Lincoln
Major Rathbone
Warris
Major
Boston
Miss Warrig
California
Booth
Whit
Payne
Atz- Tott
Harrold
Surratt
Edward Spangler
Baltimore
Maryland
John T. Ford
James B. Ford
James KB
Por
Laura Keene
James Ford
John Z. Ford
Mr. Ford
Oulat
Ford Boys
J. N.C