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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07323 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | D.T. Camenga to Kittie describing an attack on President Johnson |
| Date | 16 September 1866 |
| Author | Camenga, D. T. (fl. 1866) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | A personal letter to his cousin in the Brookfield township region of upstate New York. Describes an attack on President Andrew Johnson in Indianapolis on or about 10 September 1866, and a subsequent melee. "The president... retired in disgust. As soon as he got inside, a shot fired at him, the ball passing within two feet of Genl Grant's head." |
| Subjects | President Assassination Union General |
| People | Camenga, D. T. (fl. 1866) Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Place written | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |