The Lincoln assassination : the evidence / edited by William C. Edwards and Edward Steers, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edwards, William C., 1947-

Steers, Edward, Jr., 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Assassination--United States--History--19th century.

Assassination.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination--Sources.

Lincoln, Abraham.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1489 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On April 22, 1865, Brevet Colonel H. L. Burnett was assigned to head the investigation into the murder of President Abraham Lincoln and the attempted murder of Secretary of State William H. Seward. Burnett orchestrated the collection of thousands of documents for the Military Commission's trial of the conspirators. This deep archive of documentary evidence--consisting of letters, depositions, eyewitness accounts, investigative reports, and other documents--provides invaluable insight into the historical, cultural, and judicial context of the investigation. Only a fraction of the information presented in these documents ever made its way into the trial, and most of it has never been readily accessible. By presenting an annotated and indexed transcription of these documents, this volume offers significant new access to information on the events surrounding the assassination and a vast new store of social and political history of the Civil War era. "With tears in my eyes I think it your duty to hang every rebel caught. I feel as bad as if was my own mother or father & will be one to volunteer to try & shoot every Southern man. May God have mercy on the man's soul that done such a deed. With much Respect for our Country, I remain Weeping" --Anonymous letter, New York, April 15, 1865 "I know Booth. He was in the habit of coming to my place to shoot.... He shot well, and practiced to shoot with accuracy in every possible position.... He was a quick shot; always silent, reticent." --Deposition of Benjamin Barker, Pistol Gallery proprietor

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""List of Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Editorial Note""; ""THE DOCUMENTS""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613895424

9781283582971

128358297X

9780252091070

0252091078

OCLC:

811410293