The Lincoln assassination : the evidence / edited by William C. Edwards and Edward Steers, Jr.

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780252091070
0252091078
9786613895424
6613895423

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Lincoln assassination.DDC classification:

973.7092 22

LOC classification:

E457.5 .L737 2009eb

Other classification:

15.87
NP 6020
7,26

Online resources:

Click here to access online

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""List of Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Editorial Note""; ""THE DOCUMENTS""; ""Index""

Summary: On April 22, 1865, Brevet Colonel H. L. Burnett was assigned to head the investigation into the murder of President Abraham Lincoln and the attempted murder of Secretary of State William H. Seward. Burnett orchestrated the collection of thousands of documents for the Military Commission's trial of the conspirators. This deep archive of documentary evidence--consisting of letters, depositions, eyewitness accounts, investigative reports, and other documents--provides invaluable insight into the historical, cultural, and judicial context of the investigation. Only a fraction of the information presented in these documents ever made its way into the trial, and most of it has never been readily accessible. By presenting an annotated and indexed transcription of these documents, this volume offers significant new access to information on the events surrounding the assassination and a vast new store of social and political history of the Civil War era.

Item type:

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic-Books	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	E-Books EBSCO			Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

On April 22, 1865, Brevet Colonel H. L. Burnett was assigned to head the investigation into the murder of President Abraham Lincoln and the attempted murder of Secretary of State William H. Seward. Burnett orchestrated the collection of thousands of documents for the Military Commission's trial of the conspirators. This deep archive of documentary evidence--consisting of letters, depositions, eyewitness accounts, investigative reports, and other documents--provides invaluable insight into the historical, cultural, and judicial context of the investigation. Only a fraction of the information presented in these documents ever made its way into the trial, and most of it has never been readily accessible. By presenting an annotated and indexed transcription of these documents, this volume offers significant new access to information on the events surrounding the assassination and a vast new store of social and political history of the Civil War era.

Print version record.

""Cover""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""List of Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Editorial Note""; ""THE DOCUMENTS""; ""Index""

English.

eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.