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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Trial of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators

For Students 9th - 10th
Follows the events leading to the trial of those accused of conspiring to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Historical documents and primary sources describe the events.
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Other

Memories of the Lincoln Assassination Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
A first-hand account written by Brigadier-General Henry Lawrence Burnett of the investigation and trial of Booth and his accomplices.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Prints and Photographs Reading Room: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected images of the Ford Theater, James Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators, and Lincoln's funeral procession.
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Other

Mr. Lincoln's White House: Maps of Lincoln's Assassination

For Students 9th - 10th
Features three detailed maps of Abraham Lincoln's assassination; "The Night of April 14th", "Booth Flees Washington", and "Booth Travels April 14th-26th".
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Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: The Death of President Lincoln, 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of Lincoln's last day with an eyewitness account of the assassination. Includes information on the trial of Booth's conspirators.