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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05603.03.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters, clipped signatures, and news clippings from Lincoln's cabinet members |
| Title | W.J. Ferguson, actor, dies; saw Lincoln shot |
| Date | 14 April 1825 |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Newspaper clipping announcing the death of W.J. Ferguson, the last living actor to have witnessed the assassination of President Lincoln. Ferguson played the part of Lieutenant Vernon in "Our American Cousin." The actor and Laura Keene were in the wings when Booth shot the president. Ferguson always insisted that Booth never shouted "sic semper tyrannies!" |
| Subjects | Lincoln Assassination Assassination Civil War President Death Art, Music, Theater, and Film Journalism |
| People | Booth, John Wilkes (1838-1865) Keene, Laura (1826-1873) Ferguson, William Jason (1845-1930) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |