1865-05-23 The Philadelphia Inquirer Box 8, Folder 1

Object Type: Folder
In Folder: Maurice Jacobs Baker Collection

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1865-05-23 The Philadelphia Inquirer Box 8, Folder 1

Item Data

Title: 1865-05-23 The Philadelphia Inquirer Newspaper

Collection Number: MS 2015-180

Scope and Content: The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper dated May 23, 1865. The newspaper contains articles that cover the events following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and capture of John Wilkes Booth, as well as the status of the war.

Language: English

Type of Resource: Text

Genre: Newspaper Clipping

Digital Origin: Reformatted Digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: assassination

Subject: Abraham Lincoln

Subject: newspaper

Subject Name: Baker, L.B.

Subject Name: Baker, Luther Byron

Subject Name: Booth, John Wilkes

Inclusive Dates: May 23, 1865

Location of Originals: Archives of Michigan

Use Restrictions: Please contact the Archives of Michigan for permission to publish.

Access Restrictions: To preserve the original items, this collection is only available online.

Notes

Biography or Historical Note: Baker, Luther Byron. Mustered in First Lieutenant/Quartermaster of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment District of Columbia Cavalry. Mustered out of service as a Second Lieutenant/Regimental Quartermaster, 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment District of Columbia Cavalry. Entered the Secret Service in 1865 under the command of his cousin, General Lafayette C. Baker, chief of the United States Secreet Service.

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