On April 15, 1861, after Fort Sumter fell to Confederate Army forces, President Abraham Lincoln issued his call to arms for 75,000 volunteers to serve for three months. Five volunteer companies from ...
Historic Architecture Program (United States. National Park Service. National Capital Region) Washington (D.C.) Ford's Theatre National Historic Site (Washington, D.C.) ...
The Ford’s Theatre Society and the National Park Service have planned activities to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was mortally wounded by ...