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Lincoln Assassination Account and Aftermath Told
A dramatic April 14 1865 account of President Lincoln being shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre. The narrative covers the attack on the box, Rathbone’s efforts, Lincoln’s death at 7 22 am, and the nationwide mourning and funeral procession from Washington to Springfield.
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Union
Ford
Washington
Laura Keene
Abraham Lincoln
Major Rathbone
Ford’s Theater
Mrs. Lincoln
Rathbone
Charles Peterson
President Lincoln
Peterson
Ford’s
Executive Mansion
Augur
White House
Gen. Grant
Philadelphia
Mr. Lincoln
George Ashman
Sherman
Lincoln
James G. Blaine
Congress
South
Canada
Confederate States
Capitol
Illinois
Georgetown
Carl Sandburg
Harcourt, Brace and Company
God
Israel
Lebanon
Christ
John Wilkes Booth
Harper’s Weekly