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War Map of Southern States

Ford's Theatre

Ford's Theatre
Washington, D.C., United States

This map of the Southern States was found in Lincoln assassination conspirator George Atzerodt’s room at the Kirkwood Hotel, where he had planned to murder Vice President Andrew Johnson. He did not follow through. The map is labeled Exhibit No. 12—the number it was given for the military commission trial of Atzerodt and other conspirators.

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  • Title: War Map of Southern States
  • Location: Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
  • Subject Keywords: American Civil War, Map, Map of Southern States, Conspirator, George Atzerodt, Kirkwood Hotel, Trial, Lincoln Assassination Trial, Lincoln Assassination, Lincoln's Assassination, President Lincoln, US President, Assassination, Abraham Lincoln, Ford's Theatre, 1865
  • Type: Document
  • Original Source: Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site, FOTH 3246
  • Photographer: Carol M. Highsmith
Ford's Theatre

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