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Civil War Photographs:
Abraham Lincoln


Lincoln During the War

Lincoln with General McClellan and others at Antietam
Lincoln seated with McClellan in tent
Lincoln with Allan Pinkerton and General McClernand - Close View
Lincoln with Pinkerton and McClernand - Side View

Assassination

Rocking chair used by Lincoln at Ford's Theater
Lincoln's Box at Ford Theater
Lincoln's Funeral Procession

Execution of the Conspirators

Empty scaffold with crowd before execution
Condemned conspirators on scaffold - Mrs. Surratt, Lewis Payne, David Herold, and George Atzerodt
Death warrant being read to the criminals
Adjusting the ropes for hanging
Hanging bodies, crowd leaving
Hanging bodies, closer view
Coffins and graves ready for conspirators
Men responsible for securing conspirators
Conspirator - Lewis Payne
Conspirator - David Herold
Conspirator - George Atzerodt

Emancipation Proclamation
Here are the original images of the Emancipation Proclamation as written by Abraham Lincoln. Scroll to the bottom to go to the next page.

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