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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06680 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865 |
| Title | The President is Dead |
| Date | 15 April 1865 |
| Author | Stanton, Edwin McMasters (1814-1869) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | A dramatic printed version of Stanton's announcement of Lincoln's death to General John A. Dix, U.S. Military Commander of the Department of the East, headquartered in New York. In full: "The President is Dead! [rule] War Department, Washington, April 15, 1865. To Maj. Gen. Dix. Abraham Lincoln died this morning at 22 minutes after seven o'clock. E.M. Stanton, Sec. of War." Black bordered. Matted dimensions: 71 x 79 cm. |
| Subjects | President Civil War Death Lincoln's Cabinet Government and Civics Lincoln Assassination Assassination |
| People | Stanton, E. M. (Edwin McMasters) (1814-1869) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | 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 |