Tag: Boston Corbett
Thomas P. “Boston” Corbett
Born Thomas P. Corbett, Boston Corbett is known for killing John Wilkes Booth, President Lincoln’s assassin. Less known is that he lived in Camden, NJ.
Abraham Lincoln and Boston Corbett (Digital Book)
A digitally scanned book called “Abraham Lincoln and Boston Corbett”
Religious History of Camden
The religious history of Camden, NJ, from George Reeser Prowell’s History of Camden County, New Jersey, 1886
Camden, NJ, Abraham Lincoln Lore
Honest Abe almost lost Camden City in 1864: 3332 to 2758 votes for McClellan.
The Lincoln Assassin Mystery
He shot and killed the Abraham Lincoln assassin. He was arrested. His sanity became a question.
Mad Hatter
The year was 1870 at 308 Mechanic Street. Camden, NJ. The occupant of the house was a mad hatter — a man who shot the man who shot Abraham Lincoln.
Camden Man Shot Lincoln’s Slayer
Philadelphia Inquirer – February 13, 1903
Boston Corbett, Who Killed Wilkes Booth, Remembered by Many Old Residents of the City.
Harper’s Weekly Excerpt
This is a half-page excerpt of a multi-page article about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, published in Harper’s Weekly. I
First Lieutenant Doherty’s Report
“Sergt. Boston Corbett, Company L, Sixteenth New York Cavalry asked permission to enter the barn alone, which I refused. Booth all this time was very defiant and refused to surrender.”