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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08801 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of miscellaneous Civil War-era newspapers |
| Title | The New York Times. [Vol. 14 no. 4255 (May 15, 1865)] |
| Date | 15 May 1865 |
| Author | Raymond, Henry Jarvis (1820-1869) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Includes detailed descriptions of the conspirators in the court room. The testimony of A. W. Lee (military detective), Mr. Floyd, and Robert R. Jones (clerk of Kirkwood House) are also given. Jefferson Davis and his family are captured in Irwin County, Georgia by Col. Pritchard. Davis attempts to escape by disguising himself in his wife's petticoat. Along with Davis and his family, Postmaster General Reagan, Col. Harrison his personal secretary, and others were also captured. |
| Subjects | President Assassination Lincoln Assassination Military Law Prisoner Women's History Prisoner of War Post Office Confederate General or Leader |
| People | Raymond, Henry Jarvis (1820-1869) Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) Surratt, Mary E. (Mary Eugenia) (1820-1865) Spangler, Edward (1825-1875) Herold, David E. (1844-1865) Payne, Lewis (1845-1865) O'Laughlin, Michael (d. 1867) Mudd, Samuel Alexander (1833-1883) Atzerodt, George A. (1835-1865) Arnold, Samuel (1834-1906) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| Additional Information | The first issue of The New York Daily Times was published on September 18, 1851. "Daily" was dropped from the title in 1857. The paper was founded by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |