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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06107.28 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Union Occupation Newspapers |
| Title | Richmond Whig. [Vol. 1, no. 16 (April 21, 1865)] |
| Date | 21 April 1865 |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Includes news on the raising of the flag at Fort Sumter and surrender of Gen. Johnston in North Carolina. Also contains news concerning the arrest of the Lincoln assassination conspirators. Prints a letter from Edwin Booth concerning the assassination. An inscription on the upper right-hand corner of the first page reads Maj. L.H. Warren Commander. 38th U.S. Inft C'ald." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Lincoln Assassination Assassination President Fort Sumter Confederate States of America Surrender Confederate General or Leader Prisoner Criminals and Outlaws Fortification |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Booth, Edwin (1833-1893) Johnston, Joseph Eggleston (1807-1891) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Health & Medicine; Law |
| 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 |