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...

Description complète

Détails bibliographiques
Autres auteurs: Holzer, Harold, Steers, Edward, Hartranft, John F., 1830-1889
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2009.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
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.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Description
Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (208 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780807135044

Documents similaires