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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Foreword, by Allen Weinstein; Preface; Acknowledgments; I The Story; II The Letterb ook: Transcribed and Annotated; Appendix: Reproductions from the Letterbook; Hartranft's Appointment and the Rules of the Prison; A Typical Two-Page Spread from the Letterbook; Hartranft's Response on Charges Mudd Was Given SpecialTreatment; The Execution Order from Major General Hancock; Hartranft's Report of the Execution; Index.

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