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Lincoln's Last Hours:
"His wound is mortal; it is impossible for him to recover."
-- Dr. Charles A. Leale
On the evening of April 14, 1865, Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln with a Deringer pistol at Ford's Theatre. Army physicians and staff from the Army Medical Museum cared for the president through the night, helping him breathe more regularly and making him more comfortable. Lincoln died at 7:20am the following morning.
These iconic artifacts tell the story of Lincoln's final hours, and provide context for the medical, historical, and legal investigation of his death. |