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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Detail: US map of 1856 shows free and slave states and populations. Reynolds's Political Map of the United States

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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 Final Hours, Death, and Autopsy Report Documented by Dr. Robert Stone

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

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