Lincoln's Last Days

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Just days before Lincoln’s death he uttered the words, “With malice toward none…” but those words didn’t move John Wilkes Booth. Discover the last days of the Lincoln Presidency.

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Between The Lines

Lincoln’s Last Days

Manuscripts Related To This Article

“I Will Take Care of Myself,” Abraham Lincoln Wires Stanton as He Follows the Troops

On the Last Full Day of His Life, Abraham Lincoln Makes an Important Appointment

The Day He Dies, Lincoln Writes a Pass to Richmond for Wife of the Doctor Who Would Attend His Death-Bed

“With Malice Toward None,” Abraham Lincoln’s Words, In His Own Hand, From His Second Inaugural Address

Unused Ticket for Ford’s Theatre April 14, 1865 – The Night Lincoln Was Assassinated There

Abraham Lincoln’s Family Physician Describes the President’s Final Hours

Gideon Welles is Summoned to Abraham Lincoln’s Last, and Prophetic, Cabinet Meeting

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Lincoln Asks Grant, Not As President But As a Friend, For a Favor: Find a Place For His Son, Robert, on His Staff

Lincoln Assassination at Ford’s Theatre: First Responder Reports

With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 1963