Abraham Lincoln Assassination
Published June 22, 2026Updated August 15, 2026
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$100,000 Reward! War Department broadside (April 20, 1865)
Library of Congress, Rare Book & Special Collections Division
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The Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial of the Conspirators (official stenographic record, 1865) — Benn Pitman
Library of Congress, Law Library (Alfred Whital Stern Collection)
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Argument of John A. Bingham, Special Judge Advocate (June 27–28, 1865)
Library of Congress
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Trial of John H. Surratt in the Criminal Court for the District of Columbia (June–August 1867)
Library of Congress
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Investigation and Trial Papers Relating to the Assassination of President Lincoln (Microfilm Publication M599)
National Archives and Records Administration
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Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), April 15, 1865 — first reports
Library of Congress, Chronicling America
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