JOHN WILKES BOOTH FOUND AND SHOT

booth-killed-half-page.jpg“DEATH of the MURDERER of Lincoln!”

The Philadelphia Enquirer
April 28, 1865

Front page stacked headlines scream: “BOOTH THE ASSASSIN. He is Traced to his Hiding Place. HE REFUSES TO SURRENDER. THE BARN SET ON FIRE. Death of the Murderer of Lincoln! HOW BOOTH WAS DISCOVERED. Loyal Negroes Guide His Pursuers. Full Particulars of the Pursuit and Capture.” Incredible front page map titled: “DEATH SCENE OF THE ASSASSIN. Map Showing the Place where Booth was Killed and Harold Captured.” Full reports on the hunt and killing of John Wilkes Booth make for incredible historic reading you won’t find in a textbook!

Other end-of-war news includes Lincoln’s funeral cortege arriving in Buffalo, a conference between Generals’ Sherman and Johnston in North Carolina to discuss terms for the vanquished Confederates, and rounding up other Southern portions of armies still on the loose.

Eight pages, some wear at the spine along fold, an inside transparent archival tape repair, otherwise in clean, white condition. A prize for the finest Civil War collection!

$750

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Posted by mmitchell | Filed Under All Historic Newspapers, The Civil War