Hawley, Joseph Rosewell (1826-1905) The Hartford evening press. [Vol. X, no. 89, whole no. 2813 (15 April 1865)]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08428.02 Author/Creator: Hawley, Joseph Rosewell (1826-1905) Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Newspaper Date: 15 April 1865 Pagination: 4 p. ; 60 x 47 cm Order a Copy
Covers General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox including an account of the events leading up to the surrender, an interview between Ulysses S. Grant, and military information. Another article is on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Announces that John Wilkes Booth was the assassin and that he has been caught. Most other items are local news, advertisements, or public announcements.
The Hartford Evening Press was a partisan newspaper established by Gideon Welles, the Secretary of the Navy under Lincoln, in 1856. Hawley became editor in 1857. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant at Appomattox on 9 April 1865.
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