Steps of the Petersen House
Why didn’t soldiers take President
Lincoln back to the White House if
they knew he was dying?
How would you have felt if you were
in the theatre that night?
Did you know?
Even though there were no telephones or TV, news
of the assassination spread fast. Thousands of
people crowded onto Tenth Street and kept vigil
throughout the night.
Image credit: Petersen House photo circa 1920 by Theodor Horydczak, courtesy of Library of Congress LC-H824-L05-105
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