THE LINCOLN ASSASSINATION - EXECUTION OF THE CONSPIRATORS

harpers-1865-linc-assass-mh.jpgGRAPHIC SKETCHES OF THE EXECUTION AND VICTIMS!!


Harper’s Weekly, New York
July 22, 1865

This highly sought-after issue of Harper’s contains incredible sketches of the hangings of Mrs. Surratt, Lewis Payne, David Harold, and J.W. Atzerott, all convicted in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Illustrations show three of the conspirators, adjusting the ropes, the house of Mrs. Surratt in Washington, and finally the graphic scene with the four bodies hanging by their necks! Other full page sketches include the interior of a bombed out Fort Sumter after its surrender, and a superb sketch taken from a photo of Gen. O.O. Howard, eventual founder of Howard University in Washington, DC. Finally, there is an extraordinary scene of the Battlefield at Gettysburg, just two years after the decisive struggle.

16 pages, complete and in very fine condition. I have but one issue, so please call if you want to reserve this famous original illustrated newspaper from the Civil War era.

$450

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