The Lincoln Assassination Conspirators : Their Confinement and Execution, as Recorded in the Letterbook of John Frederick Hartranft /

On May 1, 1865, two weeks after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, recently inaugurated president Andrew Johnson appointed John Frederick Hartranft to command the military prison at the Washington Arsenal, where the U.S. government had just incarcerated the seven men and one woman accused of comp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Holzer, Harold, Steers, Edward, Hartranft, John F., 1830-1889
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Hartranft, John F., > 1830-1889.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Assassination > Sources.
Hartranft, John F., > 1830-1889 > Diaries.
Washington Arsenal (Washington, D.C.)
Washington Arsenal (Washington, D.C.) > History > Sources.
Justice, Administration of.
Imprisonment.
Hanging.
Generals.
Executions and executioners.
Assassins.
Assassination.
HISTORY.
Pendaison > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 19e siecle > Sources.
Emprisonnement > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 19e siecle > Sources.
Generaux > États-Unis > Journaux intimes.
Justice, Administration of > United States > History > 19th century > Sources.
Hanging > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century > Sources.
Imprisonment > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century > Sources.
Assassins > United States > History > 19th century > Sources.
Executions and executioners > Washington (D.C.) > Diaries.
Generals > United States > Diaries.
Washington (D.C.)
United States.
Sources.
History.
Diaries.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:On May 1, 1865, two weeks after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, recently inaugurated president Andrew Johnson appointed John Frederick Hartranft to command the military prison at the Washington Arsenal, where the U.S. government had just incarcerated the seven men and one woman accused of complicity in the shooting. From that day through the execution of four of the accomplices, the Pennsylvania-born general held responsibility for the most notorious prisoners in American history. A strict adherent to protocol, Hartranft kept a meticulously detailed account of his experiences in the form of a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (208 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780807135044

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