Materials of the Martyr: Items That Lincoln Carried the Night That He Was Shot

On the early morning of April 15, 1865 — Lincoln died across the street from Ford’s Theatre where he had been shot the following evening. While every American knows the tragic story of Lincoln’s demise, not many know what he had in his pockets at the time. But thanks to the Library of Congress, we are able to see Lincoln in a strikingly more humanizing way through the items he had on his person that fateful night.

Justin McCullochApril 15, 2021Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, Willie Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Ford's Theater, Civil War, American Civil War, Library of Congress, Civil War BattlefieldsComment