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Notes on the circumstances attending the assassination of Abraham Lincoln : ... as witnessed by me / Charles Sabin Taft

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 108

Abstract

Contains a copy made by David Rankin Barbee for Major General Merritte W. Ireland in 1935.

Dates

  • Creation: 1865

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite.

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Restrictions

Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.

Copyright

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Biographical Note

Charles Sabin Taft, 1835-1900, was born in New York State. He learned medicine at Carroll College in Wisconsin. After enlisting as a U.S. Army assistant surgeon in 1861, Taft served at various hospitals in the District of Columbia during the Civil War, including the Signal Corps Camp of Instruction at Red Hill, Georgetown, the Colored Orphans Asylum, Church Hospital, and Judiciary Square Hospital. He died in Mount Vernon, New York.

Collection Summary

Contains a copy made by David Rankin Barbee for Major General Merritte W. Ireland in 1935. "The original of this diary is or was in the possession of the Rosenbach Company ... "
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