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To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...

Awful Event: President Lincoln Shot by an Assassin – 2-4
The Siege of Mobile: Fierce Bombardment of the Spanish Fort – 4
Gen. Lee in Richmond-The Oath of Allegiance – 4
The Events of Last Night . . . – 4
Editorial: The Change to Peace – The First Movement – 4-5
Editorial: Treatment of Foreign War Vessels – The President’s Proclamation – 5
Richmond – Mischief-Makers – 5
Editorial: The Hopes of the South and Its Fate – 5-6


3 posted on 04/15/2025 7:09:44 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation gets the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

I had forgotten about the Sewards.


6 posted on 04/15/2025 7:14:32 AM PDT by Doctor Congo
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
It looks like they did not know the identity of the assassin when they went to press.

John Wilkes Booth was not a "rebel"--he was a Marylander. Maryland did not secede and he never fought for the Confederacy.

28 posted on 04/15/2025 11:06:51 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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