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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07543 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865 |
| Title | Shuyler Colfax to unknown regarding the assassination of Lincoln |
| Date | 26 April 1865 |
| Author | Colfax, Schuyler (1823-1885) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that he deeply regrets not having gone to the theatre with President Lincoln as he was asked to. Also feels that his habit of constant vigilance may have prevented Lincoln's murder. States that he will give a speech on President Lincoln in Chicago and will go to Springfield with the remains of the president. |
| Subjects | Lincoln Assassination Lincoln's Cabinet Assassination President Death |
| People | Colfax, Schuyler (1823-1885) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | South Bend, Indiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |