Abraham Lincoln was assassinated ... “Screams of Mrs. Lincoln first disclosed the fact to the audience that the President had been shot, when all present rose to their feet, rushing towards ...

The “Lincoln’s Legacy” collection up for auction features 144 items chronicling Lincoln’s personal and political life, from ...

Treasured artifacts associated with President Abraham Lincoln have been auctioned off, separated from a collection that was ...

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is widely viewed as one of our most effective presidents. Serving from 1861-1865 ... Booth shot Lincoln in the back of the head with ...

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Weaver was one of Abraham Lincoln ... On April 14, 1865, Weaver was in Ford’s Theatre in Washington for the play “Our American Cousin” when John Wilkes Booth shot the president.

Following the Civil War and the assassination of the president, Douglas penned a letter that was republished in newspapers of ...

Shortly after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., and fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln.

“The flag was dated April 14, 1865 — the day President Abraham Lincoln was shot, dying early the next morning on April 15,” said Hiser. “These dates and all the original flag ownership ...