{"product_id":"the-lincoln-assassination-the-evidence-9780252033681","title":"The Lincoln Assassination: The Evidence","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn April 22  1865  Brevet Colonel H. L. Burnett was assigned to head the investigation into the murder of President Abraham Lincoln and the attempted murder of Secretary of State William H. Seward. Burnett orchestrated the collection of thousands of documents for the Military Commissions trial of the conspirators. This deep archive of documentary evidence--consisting of letters  depositions  eyewitness accounts  investigative reports  and other documents--provides invaluable insight into the historical  cultural  and judicial context of the investigation. Only a fraction of the information presented in these documents ever made its way into the trial  and most of it has never been readily accessible. By presenting an annotated and indexed transcription of these documents  this volume offers significant new access to information on the events surrounding the assassination and a vast new store of social and political history of the Civil War era. With tears in my eyes I think it your duty to hang every rebel caught. I feel as bad as if was my own mother or father \u0026amp; will be one to volunteer to try \u0026amp; shoot every Southern man. May God have mercy on the mans soul that done such a deed. With much Respect for our Country  I remain Weeping --Anonymous letter  New York  April 15  1865 I know Booth. He was in the habit of coming to my place to shoot. . . . He shot well  and practiced to shoot with accuracy in every possible position. . . . He was a quick shot; always silent  reticent. --Deposition of Benjamin Barker  Pistol Gallery proprietor\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665834795061,"sku":"ByrdShop_025203368X","price":152.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780252033681.jpg?v=1782409339","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-lincoln-assassination-the-evidence-9780252033681","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}