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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08831 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of miscellaneous Civil War-era newspapers |
| Title | Public ledger. [Vol. 59, no. 44 (May 15, 1865)] |
| Date | 15 May 1865 |
| Author | Childs, George William (1829-1894) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Reports the capture of Jefferson Davis on 10 May 1865 in Georgia. Also contains an article on the Abraham Lincoln assassination trial. There is also local news, financial news, and stories from New York and Europe, as well as many advertisements and announcements. Childs edited the Public Ledger. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Prisoner Prisoner of War Confederate States of America Union Forces Assassination Lincoln Assassination President Military Law |
| People | Childs, George William (1829-1894) Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; The Presidency; Law; Banking & Economics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |