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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01545.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865 |
| Title | William E. Park to Mr. Newton on his feelings regarding Lincoln's assassination |
| Date | 21 April 1865 |
| Author | Park, William E. (fl. 1855-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his cousin about the Union soldiers' reaction to the assassination of Lincoln. States that "the boys are in for exterminating the Rebels altogether". He also writes that there are many men who would re-enlist now that would not have done so a week ago. Expresses his hope that President Andrew Johnson is capable of conducting public affairs and doesn't show any mercy to the traitors. Also appends a short note to his cousin Mollie stating that since the death of Lincoln, he feels like re-enlisting and "help exterminate those accursed Rebels". |
| Subjects | Assassination Lincoln Assassination Union Forces Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Recruitment Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter President Treason Death Criminals and Outlaws |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Fort Spanish, Alabama |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Children & Family; Law |
| 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 |