Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Marshall Phillips of the 5th Maine Regiment, wrote from Washington, D.C., to his wife, Diana, in Auburn on April 21, 1865, about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
He called it "the most horrible Murder that ever was committed in the United States."
Phillips had enlisted in May 1861 and served until 1865.
Transcription
About This Item
- Title: Marshall Phillips on Lincoln assassination, Washington, 1865
- Creator: Marshall S. Phillips
- Creation Date: 1865-04-21
- Subject Date: 1865
- Location: Washington, DC
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 20.3 cm x 12.5 cm
- Local Code: Coll. S-166, Misc. Box 6/8
- Collection: Marshall S. Phillips correspondence
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Letters
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination
- Phillips family
- Phillips, Diannah--Correspondence
- Phillips, Marshall S., b. ca. 1822--Correspondence
- Shoemakers--Maine--Auburn
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1864)
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