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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08428.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of newspapers related to Lincoln assassination |
| Title | The Hartford evening press. [Vol. X, no. 89, whole no. 2813 (15 April 1865)] |
| Date | 15 April 1865 |
| Author | Hawley, Joseph Rosewell (1826-1905) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Covers General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox including an account of the events leading up to the surrender, an interview between Ulysses S. Grant, and military information. Another article is on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Announces that John Wilkes Booth was the assassin and that he has been caught. Most other items are local news, advertisements, or public announcements. |
| Subjects | Civil War President Government and Civics Lincoln Assassination Death Assassination Union Forces Surrender Appomattox Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Union General |
| People | Hawley, Joseph R (Joseph Roswell) (1826-1905) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) (1807-1870) Booth, John Wilkes (1838-1865) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| Additional Information | The Hartford Evening Press was a partisan newspaper established by Gideon Welles, the Secretary of the Navy under Lincoln, in 1856. Hawley became editor in 1857. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant at Appomattox on 9 April 1865. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |