University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Trial of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators
Follows the events leading to the trial of those accused of conspiring to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Historical documents and primary sources describe the events.
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Ford's Theatre: The Lincoln Assassination and Its Aftermath
Follow the chronology of events after Lincoln's assassination using this interactive timeline. The timeline begins the night Lincoln was killed and ends with the execution of conspirators. Included are photographs, newspaper columns,...
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Ford's Theatre: Remembering Lincoln
People felt the Lincoln assassination in deeply personal ways. Examine the journal entries and letters from those who were directly affected by his death and worried about the leadership of Andrew Johnson. Included are entries by a free...
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Ford's Theatre: Remembering Lincoln
The Ford's Theatre, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, has curated hundreds of artefacts from the night he was killed to the months of mourning that followed. Primary sources in this collection include newspaper articles, memorial...
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Memories of the Lincoln Assassination Trial
A first-hand account written by Brigadier-General Henry Lawrence Burnett of the investigation and trial of Booth and his accomplices.
Library of Congress
Loc: Prints and Photographs Reading Room: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Selected images of the Ford Theater, James Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators, and Lincoln's funeral procession.
Ibis Communications
Eyewitness to History: The Death of President Lincoln, 1865
A detailed description of Lincoln's last day with an eyewitness account of the assassination. Includes information on the trial of Booth's conspirators.
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Ford's Theatre: Remembering Lincoln
See how different parts of the country responded to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Using this interactive map, students can click on a location to view a primary source document from that city or state. Documents include...
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: The Mask of Lincoln: John Wilkes Booth
The National Portrait Gallery publishes a captioned portrait of John Wilkes Booth in which Booth's animosity toward Lincoln and the events of Lincoln's assassination are recounted.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Ford's Theatre
From the National Park Service, this site provides details on the theatre where Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.