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

Dead, White & Blue: Willie Lincoln

The newest installment of Historic America’s YouTube series Dead, White & Blue has been released. In this episode Aaron & special guest Jake Wynn (from the National Museum of Civil War Medicine) spotlight the short life of Abraham Lincoln’s best loved son Willie.

Aaron KillianApril 9, 2021Willie Lincoln, Dead White and Blue, Abraham Lincoln, Death, Funeral, Burial, Oak Hill Cemetery, Oak HillComment