Interview With A Man Who Saw Lincoln Shot

Samuel J. Seymour, the last surviving attendant at Ford’s Theater the night of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, shares his story on “I’ve Got a Secret” back in 1956.

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Source: The Atlantic  /  via: theatlantic.com

2. He was 5 when he witnessed the shooting.

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      It is totally surreal how few generations separate us from The Civil War, which can seem like very distant history sometimes.  Albert Woolson, the last surviving man to have fought in the Civil War, died in 1956. My Dad was six years old then. So technically between me, my Dad and Albert Woolson, only three generations separate us from The Civil War. Crazy!

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      wow. our house was built in around 1860 - i always imagine the original owners picking up a newspaper with the headline “President Lincoln Shot” and then I think how young a country we are and how connected to history we all are.

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