United States President (1861-1865 : Lincoln) Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 7; Color: Color ; Size: 12w x 7.5h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper
Type:
Paper
Document
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Date:
April 15-26, 1865
Civil War, 1861-1865
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
For the fully digitized diaries see negative numbers SIA2013-02704 through SIA2013-02816 (Diary 1858-1863) and negative numbers SIA2013-01937 through SIA2013-02126 (Diary 1864-1868).
These diary entries are pages 107-119 in the actual diary.
Summary:
Entry from the diary of Mary Henry, daughter of Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, recording her experiences when she heard that President Abraham Lincoln had been shot and then died. She also recorded the reminiscences of Lincoln's deathbed scene as recounted to her by the family's minister, Rev. R. R. Gurley, who had been at Lincoln's bedside. She expresses her concerns over the fate of the nation without Lincoln's guidance.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7001, Box 51, Folder: 2
